I Rep My City

Some blacks are like "I Rep My City", which usually means they rep the hood side of their city: Violence & drugs, poverty, police presence, etc. Many times, some blacks never represent the good aspects of their city because to them that's boring. There's no excitement in representing Stop The Violence movements, or famous inner-city residents who come back to their old hood to give back. That wouldn't draw as much attention as gang warfare, drug pushing, and assault rifle fire. Little do they realize all that negative attention is drawing potential investment away from black neighborhoods because no one wants to invest in a violence & drug-ridden community. These are the same blacks that complain about having to drive far to get what they need. Maybe if some inner-city blacks started taking pride in their hoods, that maybe commercial investment would come. Part of that involves working together to get the criminal element out, and showing support for positive initiatives designed to bring light into distressed areas of their city.