You aint hood unless you come from the East Side, East St. Louis....LOL. Just fuckin around. I would say that North St. Louis is the Notorious Hood in STL.
If I am not mistaken.......last year St. Louis was named the most Dangerous City in America.
But I never heard about any Gang Affiliation with Nelly, The Tics, and Chingy. But I don't follow them or their music.