I'm from a very small town (about population 350) so honestly I've never encountered a true gangster. But what I have seen is the people who think they are gangsters. This pisses me off. So much. Not because they're "posers" but because no one ever stops and wonders WHY you would DESIRE to be a gangster? True gangs are formed for a method of protection, survival, and ensuring you'll make it to tomorrow (or at least thats the root plan). They arent fun. They arent a way of acting tough. Its a difficult lifestyle. Hip-hop and rap have glamorized and glorified gangsters to the mainstream which is perpetuating violence even when its unnecessary.
Street gangs are not formed to be cool. Theyre formed out of necessity.
Street gangs are not formed to be cool. Theyre formed out of necessity.