Why is the Allure of Street cred so Strong?

[gho3st]

you ever hung around a street nikka that was truly making some real money? or have you been that yourself?

little to no work involved, go to sleep and wake up when you please, you can eat out for breakfast lunch and brunch wherever you want all day, buy whatever u want with out mentally budgeting, go wherever you want with out getting approved for PTO

its the definition of freedom

until u get caught

dog my cousin used to slang cocaine. Nikka always had money. Dude bought and brother our first video game with a gang of gms. It aint snitchin now bc dude did 15 years in jail. He got deported back to haiti where he now riding around in a bulletproof car. He legitimate now tho.

my other cousin got killed , dumped in a garbage bin and lit on fire in miami.

my other cousin doing a bid in georgia.

Me, im right now in a office making 125k per year. Its not a lot but better than what would happen if my mother didnt move us out of florida .

 

[gho3st]

Gillie was probably on the road a lot and wasn’t making $ like we think to shield his son from that influence

The thing is with some of these rappers is that they’re so psychologically broken that they raise their children heavily around the element even if they live in upscale communities. A lot of them raise their sons to be their mini mes. U see it with G Herbo, Young Thug, Finesse2Tymes, Meek, etc. That’s gonna lead to negative outcomes

Basically you're saying by the time Gillie came into money is son was already old ?

 

[ISO]

Basically you're saying by the time Gillie came into money is son was already old ?

Gillie just really start seeing bread with the podcasting

 

[Bonk]

Gillie’s son was a rapper (most likely a street rapper based on his name) & in his chosen profession, street cred is a necessity. That’s the career he chose & sadly, “street cred”, is the “qualification”, you need to be “real” in that field. So, there was always a high probability he’ll end up the way he did.

Anyway, I don’t see the correlation between this & black masculinity. People need to stop blurring the lines: there are violent thugs in every race. And if these bad eggs don’t define the masculinity of other races - it shouldn’t define black masculinity.

Let’s be honest: majority of people who end up in the so-called “street” are victims of circumstance & disenfranchised people who’re at the bottom of the totem pole & looking for a way to out. So, there’s no “allure” in whatever they use as a tool for survival & most would likely switch places with people living a decent. Poverty is the primary reason for their predicament & that’s the truth.

Perhaps, you’re alluding to the crash dummies (who’re in the minority) who have no reason to be in the lifestyle but chose to engage in it. Well, they need to carry their own cross(es) cos the street is a lie. And if they end up surviving it - they’ll learn the hard way.

 

[El Bombi]

Another Dog Whistling thread #64328765 on the Coli.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

dog my cousin used to slang cocaine. Nikka always had money. Dude bought and brother our first video game with a gang of gms. It aint snitchin now bc dude did 15 years in jail. He got deported back to haiti where he now riding around in a bulletproof car. He legitimate now tho.

my other cousin got killed , dumped in a garbage bin and lit on fire in miami.

my other cousin doing a bid in georgia.

Me, im right now in a office making 125k per year. Its not a lot but better than what would happen if my mother didnt move us out of florida .

125k a year aint nothing to look down on. You making more than most people outchea. What do you do?

Is your cousin in Haiti in politics now?

I can't imagine doing 15 years in prison. I would be depressed

 

[Iceson Beckford]

Gillie was probably on the road a lot and wasn’t making $ like we think to shield his son from that influence

The thing is with some of these rappers is that they’re so psychologically broken that they raise their children heavily around the element even if they live in upscale communities. A lot of them raise their sons to be their mini mes. U see it with G Herbo, Young Thug, Finesse2Tymes, Meek, etc. That’s gonna lead to negative outcomes

You’re the only other person I’ve seen notice this

Money does not stop these guys from being hood/criminals. They then in turn raise their kids around others criminals and in that mould as a man.

These kids are raised with “real nikkas” and street guys being their idols but then go to private schools. Must be extremely confusing.

People really thought Boosies kids were gonna be like Carlton just cause he has money, look at how he acts

 

[gho3st]

125k a year aint nothing to look down on. You making more than most people outchea. What do you do?

Is your cousin in Haiti in politics now?

I can't imagine doing 15 years in prison. I would be depressed

Nah he got a few businesses selling goods mainly to the poor.

im a business analyst.

 

[Iceson Beckford]

Anyway, I don’t see the correlation between this & black masculinity. People need to stop blurring the lines: there are violent thugs in every race.

And how many of those other races have kids in the middle class(like these rappers kids) that model themselves around being in the streets or heavily looking like it?

How many have millionaire athletes who are gang affiliated or catching suspensions like Ja Morant?

Rest is facts but we got to be honest, media does have an impact of how alot of Young Black men perceive masculinity and how to carry ourselves.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

Gillie’s son was a rapper (most likely a street rapper based on his name) & in his chosen profession, street cred is a necessity. That’s the career he chose & sadly, “street cred”, is the “qualification”, you need to be “real” in that field. So, there was always a high probability he’ll end up the way he did.

I understand what you're saying but...no you don't. History is replete with industry plants, conscious rappers, and social media stars.

But to the OP's question. You have to understand that admiration is a drug. And unlike social media or sports acolaides you can get street cred starting literally today. No working through school, no making viral posts, nothing. Knock a nikka out or shoot at the opp or something and bam, your legend begins. Couple that with being surrounded by women and OG's who also don't know any better and it's all bad.

And not to get to psycological with it, also you got a lot of young men who don't know what outward expressions of real love actually are. It's part of why you see dudes saying like "fukk hoes...I'm with my nikkas." They feel like by being loved in the streets that it's unconditional. But we all know that isn't true.

 

[semicko82]

Y’all don’t know shyt about the mothafukking streets and y’all more obsessed than these rappers y’all talk about everyday. nikkas in here talking about beating up nikkas for cheating with they homeboy girl smh. Is this what y’all think being a street nikka is?

 

[ItsPeople]

It’s admirable when you see people make it outside the system.

They don’t have another person dictating their time and putting food on their family’s table.

I purposely didn’t mention the violent crime that parallels that way of life because that’s a different topic.

When you have to get up early everyday for work and you see some people get up whenever they want while not having to answer to a “boss”, have the same or better material things than you, you can see the allure.

 

[The Fade]

fukk the streets, stop breaking into hardworking peoples cars

 

[Piff Perkins]

Subversive things always appeal to young people, and criminality has been mythologized for even longer. From Jesse James to Capone to the mafia to west coast gangbanging to o-block. Being tough, being cool, not taking any shyt from the cops/parents/etc...all that shyt gets glorified. The question becomes how deeply rooted does it become. Is this something people give up once they hit a certain age, or does it persist well into adulthood? And can you separate enjoying gangster media from pretending to be a gangster in real life.

 

[VoxSphere74]

I'm voting for Trump in 2024, your point? I still like the nxgga, we just got different politics

Trump is a cracka.

And about being a street dude, it's what happened when Black people gave up their own businesses during integration, which shut down a way to succeed legitimately.

So Black men either had to beg cacs for jobs (which was nonsensical) or choose criminal/street behavior for "quick" money.

But many chose the street existence because it had the appeal of quick money and of being socially appealing in the black community because of the independence it allowed even if it was self destructive.