How bad was the crack era?

[detcatinva]

I'm fortunate. Everybody in my family is successful on both my mom and dad side. The crack baby term we always joked about when we were young but never had someone close to us who was one.

Recently my cousin was jumped by his own cousins. His cousins and I aren't blood but we played together as kids etc. They were always fighting but we never thought of it as kids.

They're mom was strung out on crack when she gave birth to them. She has 3 kids. The oldest she was clean. He the only one with his shit together. Went to college got his career married his high school sweet heart.

The other 2 crack babies. Shit, the boy is a fucking faggot sniffing cocaine picking up trannies of back page. The girl I think is bi polar always fighting especially starting fights with niggas. Both been in and out of jail.

You can really see the difference one not a crack baby the other 2 crack babies.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Hip Hop alone can attest to how big a factor crack was. I mean Hip Hop basically came along with the Crack Era. So as one got into full swing, so did the other. It's not an accident that by the 90s, rap songs were littered with references to the drug. The problem is that at first, you got a little accountability with it. Take something like OB4CL, which is seen by many as the pinnacle of the drug rap. Sure, if you listen to the album you're going to hear them talking about the money they are making and the high life they are living because they are selling drugs. However, you also get the other side. There are a lot of references to going to jail and being shot and killed because of living the drug life. Hell, the intro of the album involves them saying they don't want to sell drugs anymore and are tired of dealing with that madness. The album doesn't romanticize being a crack dealer, it just gives a depiction of it. At some point though, rap got away from that. Now you might hear some drug oriented rap, all you see is a portrayal of the drug dealer as some big boss that has everything in the world a person could want. That is what's dangerous about rap sometimes.

 

[numbaz...80's baby]

Lol no comment

 

[damobb2deep]

Hip Hop alone can attest to how big a factor crack was. I mean Hip Hop basically came along with the Crack Era. So as one got into full swing, so did the other. It's not an accident that by the 90s, rap songs were littered with references to the drug. The problem is that at first, you got a little accountability with it. Take something like OB4CL, which is seen by many as the pinnacle of the drug rap. Sure, if you listen to the album you're going to hear them talking about the money they are making and the high life they are living because they are selling drugs. However, you also get the other side. There are a lot of references to going to jail and being shot and killed because of living the drug life. Hell, the intro of the album involves them saying they don't want to sell drugs anymore and are tired of dealing with that madness. The album doesn't romanticize being a crack dealer, it just gives a depiction of it. At some point though, rap got away from that. Now you might hear some drug oriented rap, all you see is a portrayal of the drug dealer as some big boss that has everything in the world a person could want. That is what's dangerous about rap sometimes.

I'm sure a good 80 percent of the time now they still reference going to jail or being killed because of the drug game..

 

[desertrain10]

Do you want to know why young niggas lack respect and are savages......why so many young niggas and Bitches are gay......why too many niggas and bitches don't want to be parents to their kids.........

The answer is the crack era.

It is still destroying the black community. People now in their 50s were once addicted, which effected people now in their 40s, which effected people that are now in their 30s, which effected people that are now in their 20s, which currently effects teens and adolescent children.

Yea

The reason for the breakdown of the blk family was drugs and subsequently the war on drugs

It wasn't feminism, blk culture, rap music...

They funneled drugs into our communities and than a short time later declared a war on drugs

Which only compounded the effects of institutionalized racism

And we are still paying the consequences

I lost 3 loved ones to herion overdoses

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Hip Hop alone can attest to how big a factor crack was. I mean Hip Hop basically came along with the Crack Era. So as one got into full swing, so did the other. It's not an accident that by the 90s, rap songs were littered with references to the drug. The problem is that at first, you got a little accountability with it. Take something like OB4CL, which is seen by many as the pinnacle of the drug rap. Sure, if you listen to the album you're going to hear them talking about the money they are making and the high life they are living because they are selling drugs. However, you also get the other side. There are a lot of references to going to jail and being shot and killed because of living the drug life. Hell, the intro of the album involves them saying they don't want to sell drugs anymore and are tired of dealing with that madness. The album doesn't romanticize being a crack dealer, it just gives a depiction of it. At some point though, rap got away from that. Now you might hear some drug oriented rap, all you see is a portrayal of the drug dealer as some big boss that has everything in the world a person could want. That is what's dangerous about rap sometimes.

I'm sure a good 80 percent of the time now they still reference going to jail or being killed because of the drug game..

That's not true. Listen to Jeezy and Ross, and all you get is the glitz and none of the grime. I'm not saying they never reference the possibility of being killed or going to jail. I'm saying the that the perception the music gives off is that the rewards of living that life far outweigh the risks. You're not to get that from listening to people like Kool G Rap, Rae & Ghost, or Biggie.

 

[skpjr78]

I have some young cousins that are just dumb as hell. They just do stupid shit that don't make sense. One of them dropped out of high school then went to jail for breaking into that same high school trying to steal. He has a sister who was cute as a button but started having kids as a teenager. Idk how many she has now. And there are some younger siblings who bounce around between their mom and grandmother.

Shit didn't make sense to me but i recently found their mother was smoking for years inluding when she was pregnant. Those kids were crack babies and even if the drugs themselves didnt affect them the lifestyle their mother lived certainly did. Those kids didn't have much of a chance smh.

 

[damobb2deep]

Hip Hop alone can attest to how big a factor crack was. I mean Hip Hop basically came along with the Crack Era. So as one got into full swing, so did the other. It's not an accident that by the 90s, rap songs were littered with references to the drug. The problem is that at first, you got a little accountability with it. Take something like OB4CL, which is seen by many as the pinnacle of the drug rap. Sure, if you listen to the album you're going to hear them talking about the money they are making and the high life they are living because they are selling drugs. However, you also get the other side. There are a lot of references to going to jail and being shot and killed because of living the drug life. Hell, the intro of the album involves them saying they don't want to sell drugs anymore and are tired of dealing with that madness. The album doesn't romanticize being a crack dealer, it just gives a depiction of it. At some point though, rap got away from that. Now you might hear some drug oriented rap, all you see is a portrayal of the drug dealer as some big boss that has everything in the world a person could want. That is what's dangerous about rap sometimes.

I'm sure a good 80 percent of the time now they still reference going to jail or being killed because of the drug game..

That's not true. Listen to Jeezy and Ross, and all you get is the glitz and none of the grime. I'm not saying they never reference the possibility of being killed or going to jail. I'm saying the that the perception the music gives off is that the rewards of living that life far outweigh the risks. You're not to get that from listening to people like Kool G Rap, Rae & Ghost, or Biggie.

i give you ross... jeezy actually references police... feds.. haters.. jail and getting killed more often... but again you have to listen for the references to get them... but besides them niggas like boosie... t.i... webbie.. Kevin gates.... starlito.. ect all give you both sides more in depth... and honestly out side of t.i all the people I named are lesser known to the mainstream... which means hood niggas check for them more...

 

[Stiff]

Hip Hop alone can attest to how big a factor crack was. I mean Hip Hop basically came along with the Crack Era. So as one got into full swing, so did the other. It's not an accident that by the 90s, rap songs were littered with references to the drug. The problem is that at first, you got a little accountability with it. Take something like OB4CL, which is seen by many as the pinnacle of the drug rap. Sure, if you listen to the album you're going to hear them talking about the money they are making and the high life they are living because they are selling drugs. However, you also get the other side. There are a lot of references to going to jail and being shot and killed because of living the drug life. Hell, the intro of the album involves them saying they don't want to sell drugs anymore and are tired of dealing with that madness. The album doesn't romanticize being a crack dealer, it just gives a depiction of it. At some point though, rap got away from that. Now you might hear some drug oriented rap, all you see is a portrayal of the drug dealer as some big boss that has everything in the world a person could want. That is what's dangerous about rap sometimes.

I'm sure a good 80 percent of the time now they still reference going to jail or being killed because of the drug game..

That's not true. Listen to Jeezy and Ross, and all you get is the glitz and none of the grime. I'm not saying they never reference the possibility of being killed or going to jail. I'm saying the that the perception the music gives off is that the rewards of living that life far outweigh the risks. You're not to get that from listening to people like Kool G Rap, Rae & Ghost, or Biggie.

i give you ross... jeezy actually references police... feds.. haters.. jail and getting killed more often... but again you have to listen for the references to get them... but besides them niggas like boosie... t.i... webbie.. Kevin gates.... starlito.. ect all give you both sides more in depth... and honestly out side of t.i all the people I named are lesser known to the mainstream... which means hood niggas check for them more...

you make a point but I wouldn't put jeezy in the same category as boosie, gates, or lito

jeezy and ross aren't what I'd call "real-life" rappers.

The drug game ain't as glitzy as jeezy makes it seem..but then again that may be due to his perspective..he actually WAS running with BMF in some capacity when they were in their prime..but most niggas selling drugs today ain't living anywhere near that BMF lifestyle

 

[TayGettem]

My uncles use to slang that shit bck when it 1st started

Says he killed a few niggas

Got shot a few times (bullet wounds to prove it)

Fckd alot of fine bitches just cuz they needed a fix

Him and his crew ran 3 blocks 3 of his crew dead and gone 1 in jail and two living nice

He pretty well off to nigga actually got 3 out dated cars (Atleast to me they are) but they was brand new bck when they dropped and he lives in a 6 room house with a pool

I use to love playing there as a kid

 

[TayGettem]

My uncles use to slang that shit bck when it 1st started

Says he killed a few niggas

Got shot a few times (bullet wounds to prove it)

Fckd alot of fine bitches just cuz they needed a fix

Him and his crew ran 3 blocks 3 of his crew dead and gone 1 in jail and two living nice

He pretty well off to nigga actually got 3 out dated cars (Atleast to me they are) but they was brand new bck when they dropped and he lives in a 6 room house with a pool

I use to love playing there as a kid

 

[desertrain10]

Man... some of the shit yall are talkin about could easily give someone PTSD... thanks for having the strength to share for real.

They did a study recently and a lot of ppl in chicago especially the young are showing signs of having PTSD...which can help to explain their behavioral issues and the violence
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/health/urban-ptsd-problems/

 

[king hassan]

Young cats nowadays can't compare to the money that was being made back then, crack was now, now it's oversaturated, I don't see the glitz just the downside of it now. But I remember the cats that were really ballin

 

[damobb2deep]

Young cats nowadays can't compare to the money that was being made back then, crack was now, now it's oversaturated, I don't see the glitz just the downside of it now. But I remember the cats that were really ballin

crack ain't profitable like is was then either... now it's coke... pills... or if you got a connect on lean you REALLY can come up off that...

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Hip Hop alone can attest to how big a factor crack was. I mean Hip Hop basically came along with the Crack Era. So as one got into full swing, so did the other. It's not an accident that by the 90s, rap songs were littered with references to the drug. The problem is that at first, you got a little accountability with it. Take something like OB4CL, which is seen by many as the pinnacle of the drug rap. Sure, if you listen to the album you're going to hear them talking about the money they are making and the high life they are living because they are selling drugs. However, you also get the other side. There are a lot of references to going to jail and being shot and killed because of living the drug life. Hell, the intro of the album involves them saying they don't want to sell drugs anymore and are tired of dealing with that madness. The album doesn't romanticize being a crack dealer, it just gives a depiction of it. At some point though, rap got away from that. Now you might hear some drug oriented rap, all you see is a portrayal of the drug dealer as some big boss that has everything in the world a person could want. That is what's dangerous about rap sometimes.

I'm sure a good 80 percent of the time now they still reference going to jail or being killed because of the drug game..

That's not true. Listen to Jeezy and Ross, and all you get is the glitz and none of the grime. I'm not saying they never reference the possibility of being killed or going to jail. I'm saying the that the perception the music gives off is that the rewards of living that life far outweigh the risks. You're not to get that from listening to people like Kool G Rap, Rae & Ghost, or Biggie.

i give you ross... jeezy actually references police... feds.. haters.. jail and getting killed more often... but again you have to listen for the references to get them... but besides them niggas like boosie... t.i... webbie.. Kevin gates.... starlito.. ect all give you both sides more in depth... and honestly out side of t.i all the people I named are lesser known to the mainstream... which means hood niggas check for them more...

I'll give you that some of the more underground people might not fall in line with what I'm saying, but those people aren't really portrayed as the hallmarks of Hip Hop. And their music isn't what's being promoted the most. And T.I. is kind of a middle ground. I'd say he gives you more realism than someone like Ross, but ultimately his music still gives the impression that "trappin" is the thing to do. Sure he talks about the negative sides, but only as in that they are minor speed bumps along the way. If anything, TI is the worst, because from time to time he kinda promotes the message of "I'm rich and don't to do it, but I'll still do it just to let you know I can."

 

[PapaDoc223]

When you think about it the crack era didnt end not too long ago. A generation has been wreaked by it. What you guys describing was a depressing time. My pops said the misery you see was just sad. Im 24 so that means maybe when i am in my 50s or 60s we might see the black community recover from the crack epidemic.

 

[skpjr78]

the shit that bothers me most was the total destruction of what were beautiful, strong, respected and clean communities. i dont mean rich neighborhoods im talking about strong, respectable, clean and safe middle class communities with regular everyday working people who looked out for each other and their kids.

in my lifetime i remember adamsville in west atl being a great community. collier heights to. my grandparents lived in collier heights and their kids and grandkids played and had fun all up and down the neighborhood streets without many problems. but now my grandfathers old house has supposedly become a trap house and the people who lived across the street since the 60s problem free got robbed at gun point in their own freaking driveway a few years ago. adamsville has been run through something awful and its a shame. the same fields and parks where i played little league baseball has been taken over by dope fiends and it is no unsafe to go to anymore.

 

[(Nope)]

Crackheads used to party on the roof of the building across the street from us, that shit was condemned tho. Always looked like they were having fun, then they started breaking into houses and tried to break into ours. Scared the shit out of me.

My mother found my little brother with a grip of viles when we were kids. He thought they were toys.

There was an older woman on our street who was always trying to get rides and would chase our car down. I didn't understand why until years later.

Had a neighbor get cracked up and jump off the balcony of her apartment, never saw her again, don't know if she ever came home.

Every time a car backfired my mother would turn the lights off and get down.

This was all late 80's and throughout the 90's. There was so many condemned buildings around then, things were just different. The same drug-strips still exist, but they are selling dope and pills now instead of crack.

My current roommates uncle is a crackhead. He just shows up randomly every now and then and asks for a thousand favors then scans the house for shit. I have to just walk by him when I see him in the street, and we try not to let him inside the house, but if it's raining or something and we do, you have to stay up and keep an eye on him.

I ended up selling the shit and their is a huge difference between people who sniff and those that base. The people who smoke it have no inhibitions regarding what they will do to get it. It's something completely different.

 

[R.D.]

Hip Hop alone can attest to how big a factor crack was. I mean Hip Hop basically came along with the Crack Era. So as one got into full swing, so did the other. It's not an accident that by the 90s, rap songs were littered with references to the drug. The problem is that at first, you got a little accountability with it. Take something like OB4CL, which is seen by many as the pinnacle of the drug rap. Sure, if you listen to the album you're going to hear them talking about the money they are making and the high life they are living because they are selling drugs. However, you also get the other side. There are a lot of references to going to jail and being shot and killed because of living the drug life. Hell, the intro of the album involves them saying they don't want to sell drugs anymore and are tired of dealing with that madness. The album doesn't romanticize being a crack dealer, it just gives a depiction of it. At some point though, rap got away from that. Now you might hear some drug oriented rap, all you see is a portrayal of the drug dealer as some big boss that has everything in the world a person could want. That is what's dangerous about rap sometimes.

I'm sure a good 80 percent of the time now they still reference going to jail or being killed because of the drug game..

That's not true. Listen to Jeezy and Ross, and all you get is the glitz and none of the grime. I'm not saying they never reference the possibility of being killed or going to jail. I'm saying the that the perception the music gives off is that the rewards of living that life far outweigh the risks. You're not to get that from listening to people like Kool G Rap, Rae & Ghost, or Biggie.

So Jeezy and make The Recession ?

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

New Jack City was NOT an exaggeration