Ol’Otis
The Picasso of the Ghetto
I miss Old Los Angeles
Tight knit communities
Everybody now is just dikk riding the Crenshaw District
Tight knit communities
Everybody now is just dikk riding the Crenshaw District
When People Say "There's No Black People In LA"...
- Thread starter murksiderock
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Re-orientating the landmass in juxtaposition with the gen pop just to fit a narrative is disingenuous, in LA it's only ~9% black why you putting in long beach in there? Long beach aint LA
Bingo, wilfully disingenuous post.YOU ALREADY KNEW
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
NOT LA COUNTY
BEFORE YOU MADE THIS THREAD
BUT WENT ON TO LIST
A BUNCH OF PLACES THAT
ARENT THE CITY OF LA.
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murksiderock
Superstar
Notice how the people up in arms in here, are the people who aren't Angelenos 
Not a single Angeleno in here has criticism of the point I'm making because everyone who is actually from Los Angeles understands exactly what I'm saying. News flash, I don't need a lecture on what cities technically are separate jurisdictions from The City
In every city, not just LA, not just Atlanta, the locals delineate who lives in "the city" and who lives outside "the city" or the suburbs. It's city pride shyt, that isn't specific to any one city---->I've seen cats in much smaller cities like Albany NY and Fayetteville NC have these same reactions because while not "major" cities, they are "the city" in their local region to the smaller cities and towns around them...
Everybody everywhere understands the "you ain't from the city, you from ____" shyt. It's local pride shyt...
But at the root we are all Angelenos and all the outta town nikkas bytching in here are yet again proving they don't understand what "contiguous" means...
@Vice Queen @Ol’Otis @ImmaGetJoeClarkArrested @MegaTronBomb! @getmoney310cpt @parallax @Rakim Allah duh, we all know Long Beach is "Long Beach". And Compton is "Compton". And Inglewood is "Inglewood". And so on and so forth...
It be noggas who ain't spent no real time in Los Angeles and have no roots in The City trying to explain the culture and vibe of The Ciry and don't be knowing what the fukk they talking about, which just affirms the premise of my thread in general. There's a long LA-envy here in general and nikkas be wanting to sound smart and be WRONG as fukk when they stereotyping and talking about LA ...
The point remains, there's a Brooklyn/Chicago/Queens sized region of LA that is blacker than most of NY's boroughs and is larger than all but one of NY's boroughs...
Smart dumb nikkas on here don't know what the word contiguous means...
Not a single Angeleno in here has criticism of the point I'm making because everyone who is actually from Los Angeles understands exactly what I'm saying. News flash, I don't need a lecture on what cities technically are separate jurisdictions from The City
In every city, not just LA, not just Atlanta, the locals delineate who lives in "the city" and who lives outside "the city" or the suburbs. It's city pride shyt, that isn't specific to any one city---->I've seen cats in much smaller cities like Albany NY and Fayetteville NC have these same reactions because while not "major" cities, they are "the city" in their local region to the smaller cities and towns around them...
Everybody everywhere understands the "you ain't from the city, you from ____" shyt
. It's local pride shyt...But at the root we are all Angelenos and all the outta town nikkas bytching in here are yet again proving they don't understand what "contiguous" means
...@Vice Queen @Ol’Otis @ImmaGetJoeClarkArrested @MegaTronBomb! @getmoney310cpt @parallax @Rakim Allah duh, we all know Long Beach is "Long Beach". And Compton is "Compton". And Inglewood is "Inglewood". And so on and so forth...
It be noggas who ain't spent no real time in Los Angeles and have no roots in The City trying to explain the culture and vibe of The Ciry and don't be knowing what the fukk they talking about, which just affirms the premise of my thread in general. There's a long LA-envy here in general and nikkas be wanting to sound smart and be WRONG as fukk when they stereotyping and talking about LA
...The point remains, there's a Brooklyn/Chicago/Queens sized region of LA that is blacker than most of NY's boroughs and is larger than all but one of NY's boroughs...
Smart dumb nikkas on here don't know what the word contiguous means...
OP is just going to play goofy. When he really knows this is what people meant.
It’s a simple concept…it’s nikkas everywhere out here if u really out here…I’ve lived all over LA…from the valley to Long Beach and it’s nikkas everywhere lol…let’s not even talk about the IENotice how the people up in arms in here, are the people who aren't Angelenos
Not a single Angeleno in here has criticism of the point I'm making because everyone who is actually from Los Angeles understands exactly what I'm saying. News flash, I don't need a lecture on what cities technically are separate jurisdictions from The City
In every city, not just LA, not just Atlanta, the locals delineate who lives in "the city" and who lives outside "the city" or the suburbs. It's city pride shyt, that isn't specific to any one city---->I've seen cats in much smaller cities like Albany NY and Fayetteville NC have these same reactions because while not "major" cities, they are "the city" in their local region to the smaller cities and towns around them...
Everybody everywhere understands the "you ain't from the city, you from ____" shyt
But at the root we are all Angelenos and all the outta town nikkas bytching in here are yet again proving they don't understand what "contiguous" means
@Vice Queen @Ol’Otis @ImmaGetJoeClarkArrested @MegaTronBomb! @getmoney310cpt @parallax @Rakim Allah duh, we all know Long Beach is "Long Beach". And Compton is "Compton". And Inglewood is "Inglewood". And so on and so forth...
It be noggas who ain't spent no real time in Los Angeles and have no roots in The City trying to explain the culture and vibe of The Ciry and don't be knowing what the fukk they talking about, which just affirms the premise of my thread in general. There's a long LA-envy here in general and nikkas be wanting to sound smart and be WRONG as fukk when they stereotyping and talking about LA
The point remains, there's a Brooklyn/Chicago/Queens sized region of LA that is blacker than most of NY's boroughs and is larger than all but one of NY's boroughs...
Smart dumb nikkas on here don't know what the word contiguous means...
Marc Spector
the 4'11 Cuban
all I’m a say is context matters my guy.
yes by sheer numbers Los Angeles has a lot of Black people but it is not a haven for Black people. It is not somewhere for Black people to move to. It is not somewhere for Black people to go and thrive. In my opinion Black folks are in a last stand situation in Los Angeles, and honestly the West Coast as a whole.
yes by sheer numbers Los Angeles has a lot of Black people but it is not a haven for Black people. It is not somewhere for Black people to move to. It is not somewhere for Black people to go and thrive. In my opinion Black folks are in a last stand situation in Los Angeles, and honestly the West Coast as a whole.
Do u live here??
Dipsey Doo
Superstar
Dipsey Doo
Superstar
I'll always be proud of being from Los Angeles, but just so many opportunities outside of the West Coast for 30 something black folk like me.
I've been in Atlanta for 7 years and just closed on my first home and my career prospects have just accelerated out here, compared to where I was when I left my one bedroom Inglewood apartment working for $22 hourly with a wife.
Outside of entertainment and tech, not a lot of mobility or prospects in California for younger people.
So many people my age have left where I grew up, it's so crazy. My sister routinely complains about the lack of young people around Ladera/Baldwin Hills/Windsor Hills/Leimert Park/North Inglewood. I went back earlier this year, and it's crazy how many older black homeowners are just hanging on. Their children and grandchildren probably waiting to inherit the windfall and get out of dodge to Georgia, Texas and Vegas.
When my mother passes our childhood house to my sister and I, it's going to be tough not to cash out.
I've been in Atlanta for 7 years and just closed on my first home and my career prospects have just accelerated out here, compared to where I was when I left my one bedroom Inglewood apartment working for $22 hourly with a wife.
Outside of entertainment and tech, not a lot of mobility or prospects in California for younger people.
So many people my age have left where I grew up, it's so crazy. My sister routinely complains about the lack of young people around Ladera/Baldwin Hills/Windsor Hills/Leimert Park/North Inglewood. I went back earlier this year, and it's crazy how many older black homeowners are just hanging on. Their children and grandchildren probably waiting to inherit the windfall and get out of dodge to Georgia, Texas and Vegas.
When my mother passes our childhood house to my sister and I, it's going to be tough not to cash out.
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Baldwin hills/plaza was my place when I was younger. My grandma used to take me to the plaza all the time and we would just spend time in bookstar and Barnes and noble. The magic Johnson theater bought a lot of people into the area, especially since it was the closest theater not in the valley or the Southbay. But sadly, the dynamics of the theater changed the mall and I haven't been back there in more than 20 years
Dipsey Doo
Superstar
I remember what a big deal it was when Magic Johnson theatre opened. Saw so may movies at that place. My grandmother was living in the Village Green at the time, so Magic theatre's was our summer babysitter for my cousin, sister and I on the regular. Used to see Magic and EJ (when he was 4-5 year old, so before his
) all the time, just hanging out catching a movie with us regular people. I always appreciated Magic, because he is so down to earth and approachable.Magic always used to be at the Friday's at the Ladera Center when it first opened as well. Saw Sinbad randomly one day as well. This all around 99-2000.
Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw Plaza was cool, but every seemed to gravitate towards the Fox Hills Mall. Fox Hills back in the 90s and 00s before Westfield killed it was the place to be. All the urban stores you could ask for.
I remember what a big deal it was when Magic Johnson theatre opened. Saw so may movies at that place. My grandmother was living in the Village Green at the time, so Magic theatre's was our summer babysitter for my cousin, sister and I on the regular. Used to see Magic and EJ (when he was 4-5 year old, so before his
Magic always used to be at the Friday's at the Ladera Center when it first opened as well. Saw Sinbad randomly one day as well. This all around 99-2000.
Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw Plaza was cool, but every seemed to gravitate towards the Fox Hills Mall. Fox Hills back in the 90s and 00s before Westfield killed it was the place to be. All the urban stores you could ask for.
I still call it fox hills. And then have to correct myself for people that don't know it as such. That mall was definitely more booming than the plaza though i agree. The burger King that was in there was so damn packed you would think they were either giving something away or selling shyt out the back.