Tre-8 said:
The question is being a gangsta something to brag about?
I 'll answer you like this homie is being a cook something to be proud about?
Running a Supermarket?
Owning your own Studio?
Being a Lawyer?
being a Doctor?
Are those things to be proud of why or why not?
First i must ask you what is your definition of a gangster since the term is used so loosely when its refering to us in the urban communities..
I could and will never be ashamed of who i am. I am a Loving Father a resonsible adult, I protect my own. I refuse to be disrespected and i give respect. When i walk in the street I'm labeled a 'gangsta" a "thug' these are your terms not my own. The only reason i use them is because its the only way to let you know who I am!(I saying over the mic)
I'm that loud talkin, pants saggin, speak my mind whenever i feel the need muthafucka, and in peoples loose term I'm a 'gangsta' and i Love it!
I'll answer your question more thourough when yu answer mine!
I'm not trying to define what a 'gangster' is. I'm directing the question to the cats that refer to themselves as "gangstas". All that shit you said about a cook, doctor, lawyer or whatever is irrelevant.
"When i walk in the street I'm labeled a 'gangsta" a "thug' these are your terms not my own." - These are who's terms? I don't follow that one. You seem to think that this post is aimed at you directly. This is a general question and you seem to be taking it to heart. Again, my question is referring to those that point to themselves and say "Fuck what you talkin about, I'm a gangsta".
You seem to be takin this one personally for whatever reason. I just asked a general question and I related it to the music, you're trying to turn this into a debate about urban economics or something. Maybe I got to you on that last post about Jay-Z. At least you didn't call me out of my name this time. That shows a lil progress.