Multiple things can be true.
Nkkas DO be in the way, of themselves. We're not tryin to build together. You will have two nkkas (from two separate cliques), on two separate sides of the street,
who BOTH know how to get money. Instead of coming together, they would rather beef, go to war, or go at it alone. We're our own worse enemies. Sad shyt is, the nkkas who will beef, like the SAME women, the same clothes, the same hobbies, etc. Yet won't come together, to build. Jealously and envy, runs deep with us. Nkkas will say "hello" to a cac, then mean-mug a breh.
The oy yays get on my nerves, but I'll always respect, how they come into an area, and setup shop. They'll open their own notaries, beauty salons, check cashes, markets, mechanics, tire shops, etc and won't fukk wit the cacs for shyt.
Next thing you know...they've infiltrated the entire area, and took it over. Rinse and repeat. Nkkas had these same opportunities, in the 70s and 80s. I don't necessarily wanna hear "crack" as an excuse, cuz the Fetty is around NOW, and I don't see a bunch of Hispanics, throwing it all away to get high. Maybe they learned from our mistakes, but either way, I'm just callin a spade a spade.