What Does Hood Look LIke

The conversation discusses the desire to appear tough or from a certain background. The speaker believes that people who are actually from the hood don't want to be there, so it's confusing why others would want to emulate that lifestyle. They discuss the idea of being a chameleon, being able to blend into different environments without being defined by one's background. They also mention the TV show Power and how it portrays violence without addressing the consequences. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the importance of not feeling the need to prove oneself physically and the potential scenarios in which it might be necessary to defend oneself. And we're back, right on the Underpumped Malign Doc and Larry P discussing Jama Rant and the desire to be from the hood. My thing is, we was just talking during the break. I think we was just... Sometimes the conversations during the break are equally, if not more insightful than the conversations on the air. What I've been talking about was the perception that people have it all figured out when they don't actually have it all figured out. And I think that also applies to people who want to look like they hood or they tough or they street. Like, people who actually from the hood, they don't want to be there. They don't love the hood. And so the people who didn't grow up there, like, it's very confusing that, why would you want to look like you're from here when we don't even like it here? I actually would rather be a chameleon. You know? Like, I would want to be able to go in the hood and be comfortable enough in the hood to where, like, people would be like, oh, well, you know what I'm saying? I don't know if he hood, but he look like, you know, he from here. And I would also like to be able to step in, like, the corporate America situation and be like, hey, he look black, but, you know what I'm saying, he look like he grew up with two parents in the household. You know? I don't want to be a chameleon where I could be in every situation. Well, like I said, when somebody hood, you know they hood. I would like to be in a position where it don't matter. Like, because here's the thing, you said when somebody hood, you know they hood. I don't necessarily agree with that. There are some people who are truly ingrained in that environment, but they have learned how to navigate in such a way where you would never know the difference. That's a chameleon. Like, they might have connections to the streets. That's a chameleon. But you won't know that until they need to show you. The chameleon is what you want to be. Like I said, if somebody is hood, you know they hood. Like, that person that done served, you know, about 20 years in that jail cell, you look at him and you say, yeah, he's hood. Well, but what's one thing we talked about before this show started? Well, not before, at the very beginning. We were talking about the show power. So you're talking about somebody like James St. Patrick. James St. Patrick is a whole goon. Whole goon. He's an actor. But I mean, on the show he's an actor, but the character he's portraying is a whole goon. But you don't know that when he walks into a bank or a business meeting. I actually do know that because I'm watching the show. Now, the characters in the show don't know he's a whole goon when he walks into a business meeting. They should renew their star subscription. Because let me tell you something. Because for $9.99. The writing's on the wall. You will know what happened to Angela Valdez. Right. You will know right there. But for those who don't have a star subscription, because, you know, who has that type of money? They don't recognize that, hey, this well-spoken individual, well-dressed individual is actually a whole murderer. Like, you don't know that. Some people are good at covering it up. You know, I'm really, I'm always disturbed with how many people they kill on Power or Ghost. Good point. Like, Tariq has killed at least like eight people. You know what I appreciate about the Avengers series? I haven't went into anything after, what was the last one? Endgame? I have not watched a single one since Endgame. But on that Avengers series, one of the plot lines was these superheroes come in and they are destroying buildings and all of this stuff. And who's responsible for the infrastructure and rebuilding all of this stuff? These are very good questions. I be wondering all the time. And I'm glad they pointed that out. So going back to your point about Power. Like, it's a whole bunch of people getting murdered. Is nobody investigating this? Like, I know they be talking like the agents, whatever they is, the CIA, FBI, whatever they are. They be in the back trying to build up these recall cases. Like, who, where's Law and Order, SVU at? Because the regular cops got to be on the street patrolling. The detectives got to be like, oh, well, this is a dead body out here. Not to mention these people got families. Yeah, missing people report. Well, here goes another missing person. Because you know, Angela Valdez, her sister from Orange is the New Black was on the show. And she was trying to like build her case on how James St. Patrick was out there causing all of these troubles for her sister. Like, these people actually exist. Anytime somebody dies, somebody mourns. Like, these ain't just characters on the show. But y'all present it like characters on the show. And see, that's what goes back to our people in real life. Y'all think murder ain't real. Y'all must have actually dealt with somebody actually being murdered. Because it's real. But, uh, what am I going to do? Keep mine. I'm going to keep mine real. When you think about, um, what's the old boy from Memphis? Um, Young Dolph? Dolph! I mean, he just got shot. But he's dead. He is dead. Like, that's the thing. This ain't like, this ain't Grand Theft Auto dead. You're not about to respawn at the hospital. Like, when people die in real life, they die. When you talk about these things, and you talk about living this life, and you talk about, like, I'm about to be out here in these videos with these guns. Just understand what that comes with. When you die, you don't have an extra minute. You don't got an extra life. You can't quit and buy more VCs. What's your Tupac? Oh, yeah, well. Tupac had a lot of little things. Yeah, well, Tupac had a lot of extra life. He had, um, what is him? The Green Mushroom? The Dragon Balls? Oh. He went down Snake Road? Yeah. He went down the Dragon Balls. He went up to Shanghai? Green. Hey, Jada Pinkett went down there. Jada Pinkett went down there? Get out of there, Dragon Balls. What? What do you wish for? Green Man Tupac. Are you willing to sacrifice your husband? Absolutely. What do I need to do? All right. Couldn't get those Dragon Balls last time. Wolfman sitting there at the Oscars like, uh, she got six Dragon Balls. I got to slap Chris Rockmeat with seven Dragon Balls, so she gonna wish Tupac that. Yeah. Here we go. Pinkett got all them damn Dragon Balls. But that's the thing. It's a big difference between real life and what y'all see on social media and on TV. People are dying for real. People are thugging for real. Jada, you cannot be out here acting like you about this and you're not really about this, because what ends up happening is somebody gonna come to you and try to figure out, is he really about this? And then you're gonna look like the baby, like a fool. Let's talk about that. Let's talk about how people wanna be hood, but then when you actually show people that you are hood, you actually look more of a fool that you are hood and you've got money. Because there's no purpose in being hood once you've got money. Yeah. It's like, why, bro? Like, get a bodyguard. Pay somebody to do that for you, bro. Why are you doing this? Why are you out there squabbling with people? Yeah, I'm real, bro. Y'all see. Teaching men how to squabble. I'm at a point in life where I don't have to squabble. Yeah, man. Like, when you at that level, when you famous, like, pay somebody to do that for you. I've not been in a fist fight since grade school. It's not because I can't fight. It's because, why? I'm a grown adult. What is the first, what situation could arise that I would need to be in a fist fight that I'm not paying to be in? There's not one. What if you're in a bar? In a bar fight? What if you were in a bar? Why am I there? Because you're at the bar to have drinks. What if you're at the bar, you're having drinks, a bar fight break out, and then somebody look at you and say, hey, you fit the description, and punch you in the face? First of all, why am I there? Going back to last week's show, why am I at Applebee's? Because that sounds like an Applebee's type of argument. No, you're on vacation. You're on vacation, your friends are like, hey man, let's go out to this bar and let's have a good time. Bar fight break out. I should have paid for a better vacation. No, no, you paid for, you did pay for it. You're having a good time. I'm not having a good time because I'm in a fist fight. You didn't start it. It's not that I didn't start it. It's more about what? The issue is, why on earth am I in a position where I feel the need to prove who I know that I am? So what do you say, you're a fighter? No. I'm saying I know how to fight. If I know how to fight, I don't feel the need to have to prove it though. Because I'm a grown adult. You think that you was a fighter back in the day. You could fight in grade school. I ain't got a fist fight since grade school. You almost 40 now. You think you still got it? Now you do also bring up a good point. You ain't that swift no more now. Them young kids wild now. You bring up a very good point. A lot of people be like that. I know how to fight, bro. I don't know how you get down. I do advocate for everyone to know while in a controlled environment, you need to see where your hands are. I think this is something, this is the message to the men. I know y'all are listening. And I want to advise you in a controlled environment, take your time. Maybe like once every six months to see where your hands are. To see where they at. Them young kids wild now. Because there is a scenario where you might have to. And here's the scenario. You out with your lady. Y'all out chilling. And somebody sees your lady. She dressed up. She looking nice. And they walk over to her and they say something way out the way like, I want some of that. You say to him, hey, bro. You need to chill out. It's obvious you've had too much. Keep it moving. And he look at you. And he look at you and he says, what you about to do? And he pushes you. Why you that close? Oh, he came over to you. Because he was walking by. He saw your lady. He commented. You said something back. And now he pushes you. What if he don't say anything back? Boy, now how she looking at you when you go home? Probably say what she looking at you for. You know, Mary, when we were out, it just seems like when that guy made that comment about me, you didn't really, you didn't defend me. I'm a little concerned about that. He said, I want some of that. I want some of that. Are you going to give him some? Because that's the only reason I'm defending him. See, now you're in a, what would you rather be? Have that argument at home or squabble at the movies? Argument at home. Because at the end of the day, we have arguments regardless. We don't argue regardless. We might as well argue about this. I can guarantee, I can guarantee that squabble is going to end with me making it home. Because that's the issue in today's society too. That's why I say controlled environment. In today's society, the job of the world, they going to shoot first and ask questions later. Not because they're shooters, but because they're scared. And that's the thing you got to worry about with today's people. They don't think murder is real. They don't. They look at it and be like, hey man, you know what I'm saying, I got a gun, I'm going to shoot it. I don't trust that. So, but back to my original point though. That might be a scenario where dude run up on you, you might have to fight him. And if a dude is going to run up on you and try to fight you, you got to be prepared for that. Aim for the chance. You can't not know how to fight in front of your old lady. A lot of young boys, they guards though. They don't got a good real guard. A lot of people be fighting, they don't got a good guard. And I also think people let movies fool them. Fights don't last that long. Y'all let boxing fool you too. Fights do not last that long. A real fist fight is somewhere between like 15 and 45 seconds. Just don't get scooped. Don't get scooped, don't get knocked out. If you get scooped, you get knocked out. Oh yeah. Don't get scooped. Your objective in a real life fist fight, this is a game to put y'all on, is to win as fast as possible by any means necessary. And my daddy always told me, ain't no such thing as a fair fist fight. So pick up something to hit him with and don't feel ashamed about it. Speaking of not feeling ashamed, when we come back, we're going to talk about at what point should you be ashamed of your children. It's the Unemployment Law.