Let’s settle this: Was ‘Martin’ a hood show or not?

[valet]

Keylolo, Sheneheh always gave me vibes. Look how they act in this clip. So no. Nowhere near a hood show.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

I think the closest was Roc. He was in B-More and was a garbage collector. He was fighting drug dealers and his brother was a bum. Truth be told we didn’t need hood shows. We had too many hood movies, plus the music. Everybody was “keeping it real”.

Mannnn used to love Roc when I was a little kid.

Low-key Fox was slaying with In Living Color, Martin, Living Single, Roc, NY Undercover etc.

They always had them 2-part "on a special episode of...." shyts like when Clifton Powell guest-starred and Roc was tryna get him out the neighborhood because he had the yung bois in the dope game.

 

[Taadow]

So there aren’t people who grew up in the hood who moved into nicer neighborhoods? Martin worked at the radio station and Gina was making a decent wage in her office job. They were middle class. So I assume Shanaynay who lived next door was making decent money too. And I assume Bruh Man wasn’t doing too bad for himself either.

That’s why I asked you how are you defining hood?

Bruh…lettuce take a closer look at some of the commerce that took place on Martin:




- Hustle Man was selling roasted pigeons on a stick that was marinated in molasses and Pork & Beans Juice.

- Bruh Man had Martin helping him sell bootleg Whitney Houston (misspelled) concert t-shirts.

- Sheneneh had to use power tools to give a customer a pedicure at her salon.

- “Marty Mart’s Meat Loaf & Waffles”. Nuff said.

 

[Taadow]

This seems like an appropriate time to discuss this:


We got to have a talk about Buckwhite.


Buckwhite was only on a few episodes of Martin, but I think his inclusion alone establishes the ‘hoodness of the show.

 

[UpAndComing]

Living Single was upper middle class

Martin was not lol

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[LevelUp]

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[El_Mero_Mero]

It was definitely a "hood" show.

The fact that the poll results don't agree is just indicative of a group of people who don't want to see things for what they are.

 

[8WON6]

Yes. People think hood means criminals and gangs. The majority of hood people were/are normal like the cast of Martin. Living in some middle class apartment, next to a Shenanay, dealing with a hustle man, a bruh man, a goofy ass security guard like Otis, and an OG like Jerome.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

It was definitely a "hood" show.

The fact that the poll results don't agree is just indicative of a group of people who don't want to see things for what they are.

Martin was a hood show.

How I know?

Because even the most pro-Black, BBC-loving, hood pawgs never watched Martin. Martin is like the TV version of a racial purity test. You couldn't really be Black-adjacent and watch it. Quintessential Black show....rarely hear any other race quoting it.

 

[Red Money]

Lol...I'm surprised people don't see the sarcasm. Raj don't fucck with Martin...he been on his head calling him arrogant and not really reaching back for a good while...check YouTube.


Unless something changed....he really taking a shot

 

[Red Money]

Lol...I'm surprised people don't see the sarcasm. Raj don't fucck with Martin...he been on his head calling him arrogant and not really reaching back for a good while...check YouTube.


Unless something changed....he really taking a shot