You Can Take The Nigga Out The Hood, But Not the Hood Out The Nigga.

 I have lived for quite some time. And like my grandmother would say.."I'm a little seasoned now." Mary J Blige said in one of her songs "if you looked at my life and seen what i've seen." I am 34 yrs old and i have seen soo much. I have lived in so many states and cities that would make you head swim. But I would not change my experiences for the world because it made me a better man. Look at it this way, your life is nothing more then a slide show of experiences. In the end God is going to review your life and judge you acordingly.....simple. As for me? I'm nothing more then an educated thug.  I was raised around some of the worst people that Cincinnati had to offer. I was raised around a drug addicted mother, drug dealers, pimps and gangsters. Whats even worse is that I talk to one of them everyday and thats my cousin.

I had a convo on xmas with my cousin and we got really deep. We talked about the old days, had a couple of laughs, but then we got serious. He told me that back then they more looked up to me then me looking up to them. The reason why is because I was smart and there was somthing in me that just said I wasnt like every nigga on the block. Dont get it twisted, I have somethings mentally that I need to talk to God about, because my temper is unforgiving. My mother raised her sons to be men, and excuse me for saying, she could not have pussys in her house.......she was a rough woman. So bad to the fact to this day th "hood" still knows my mother. I told my cousin about my ventures around the world and this country of ours, and he was amazed at me. This is why...

I am a Crip (roll'n duds)  and I am also a memeber of (KAP) in college. What makes me different is that no matter where I am in this world, due to Navy and the Hood, I know how to make a no end situation better then most people. Look at it this way, a homie of mine gave me $200, I went from Florida to Las Vegas and made it happen in a little under 2wks. I can go any where and make it happen. But its not me that does it.....its God. I shared this because I know people out there that are doing way worse that dont have a way to make a way. I have always "keep it real" wit yall. I mean really why should I lie. I have done things for my "set" that I could never put on paper or type. But low and be hold there is a God when the homies in my old hood look up to me, when the whole time I thought I was a "square". All I can say is this, with some education and a little street knowledge, you can affect peoples life forever. This is not much, but really you dont have to always look over your shoulder and look for a black man when your at the ATM. If my wife trust me...then why dont you?  Peace and Love