I was mad young back then but the whole northeast down to DC was different
Yeah the marsupial was 7ish in human years but I remember how live and lit the simplest of places was at the time. The mall felt like you are going to a different country, downtown was thriving, and heads actually chilled on the porch. The whole "it waz daNgEroUs BaK DeN" argument is a joke and a half because heads were aware of the danger, but kept it trucking. Yes, there was crime and murder, but you could still go to places without the fear of getting your skull split.
Versus now, when there's not even a reason to go outside of running errands. Hell, I don't even know what youngins think is fun anymore because it's either clout chasing or staring at phones.
I remember folks taking pictures of their fun times and having a date and marking of that exact moment. My uncle (RIP), would DJ block parties, had the most lit rides, and bad ones coming through. Man...I wanna go back breh