Yeah, I’m From New York
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Miss Jenkins: I’m from Strong Island, New York. Hempstead to be exact. And no, I didn’t grow up in the Hamptons where Diddy has his birthday bashes, or around those people you see prancing around with the Real Housewives of NYC. I lived in the hood, partied and chilled in different parts of the city, and went to school in upstate NY. So I’d say I’ve seen much of the best and worst of what New York has to offer. And after living in another city for almost 3 years, I can say hands down…New York is better than your state. Period. Food, parties, shopping, and men…we got it locked. Yeah yeah, I’ve been to other cities where people wave and smile all friendly like. Nah. Can’t roll like that where I’m from. Lest you want to get got. This my friends, is a New York state of mind.
Seattle Washington: I’m from Queens, New York. No need to get into specifics as far as the area. I don’t like people knowing where I live. I’m from NYC. I don’t trust you. Just know I’m from an area about 5 minutes away from Jamaica. Yeah, yeah, yeah, the part 50 Cent is from. I too have done the gamut. I’ve chilled out around Flatbush & Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, drank liquor on the beach front bars of Long Island and partied on the rooftop clubs of Manhattan. That’s the beauty of my city, yeah I said my city, I can do in one day what it takes folks from other places do on a week long vacation. And that’s why everyone wants to come here. Do folks want to move to your city and shell out $2000 to live in a shoebox within the janitor’s closet that’s within a building that happens to be somewhat near Midtown? No. But they will in NYC. Why? Because my city is better than yours.
MJ: You know, I’m not sure if its being from New York per se, or if its the ideas that people have about what New York is and stands for that gets New Yorkers so much respect. Actually it’s just being from New York. We’re dope. New York City, for example, is probably unlike most other cities in this country. It never sleeps. You can find pretty much anything you could want or need there. And then there is the reality that you have to have a toughness about you to make it on the day to day. If you don’t believe me, try doing one of the following with that Mid Western/West Coastal/Southern naive smile on your face: Walk through Time Square; hail a cab; try to cut some obnoxious taxi driver off; sit on the subway; walk past bums on the streets. Get my point?
SW: Damn right. You think you can walk down a city street with someone trying to sell you some shit off their mat, another cat rhyming for no reason and fellow pedestrians ready to trample you with a smile on your face? F*ck no. And to those folks outside of New York who’ve interacted with a New Yorker and think we’re mean – f*ck you. You’re just soft.
MJ: Word. That’s why people love New Yorkers. We keep the mean mug on like its our job, but we know when to soften up (pause) and chill when necessary. That goes for women and men. While the women may look stank at times, the dudes…man, to do I love New York dudes. There is just something about him that makes me feel like I will be safe, no matter what pops off. And no, I won’t call it swag. But he wears his Yankees fitted like no other. Tims be clean and creaseless. Jeans fall just right. And he says ”Son,” “Yo,” and “Mad” all the time just like me? ::swooning::
SW: Yeah Tiff, I know you like it. Most chicks do. Doesn’t matter if you’re a laid back Cali Chick or a lovely Southern Belle. Wherever I go, I get love. Don’t know how many times I’ve been outside of New York, talking to a woman only for her to ask me, “You’re not from here. Where are you from?” The mere mention of being from NYC gets the eyes glistening. We get love. With or without the NY fitted. It’s the aura that people are attracted to. I can’t describe it, it just is what it is. You don’t question why the Earth revolves around the sun do you? Exactly. And that right there is that cocky New York ish that you love.
Sowhatiff – Son. My Mean Mug is Mad Fly, Yo - Jenkins
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Seattle – B/c Jamaica Queens Wasn’t a Good Pen Name - Washington
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*Sniff* This post is so beautiful!
BX, wat up!!!
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Nyela Goodness Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Uhm…stop frontin, CVal. You know you from Connecticut…
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CVal Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Hey, relocation doesn’t change the heart Nyela…Loving the burbs tho!
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BULLET BULLET! ::in my NY slang:: Big ups to Harlem! 212 what’s good?! (continue to shout out streets and shops and yadda yadda yadda)
As a fellow New Yorker I feel the same exact way. Its just somethin’ about my city, man! So what, when I’m chillin with my people (outside of work/classroom of course) we tend to finish our sentences with the word “son” or “yo” (i.e.: #1 – Man it’s hot outside son! #2 – Yeah for real yo!). That’s just how we are. Everything from Hot 97, to the way we talk, the gum drop stained sidewalks, and our aura makes us NYC. We have a culture that can not be summed up in words. It just IS WHAT IT IS!
When we walk down the street and brush shoulders with someone, we don’t stop and apologize we keep it movin that’s just our nature…son!
Love the post! Much love Miss Jenkins and SW!
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I could dig this convo. I grew up in Crown Heights, slapped a few Jewish kids and pissed on a few Haitian kids too. Fuck it, I’m just a Trini kid who left a small island and lived in a big city.
I’ono how to act.
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Although I do admire how NYers rep the city, and how you guys always have something to do, and how cultured it is, and countless other things, I’ve never had a desire to live there… or even visit for that matter.
NYers are something else… lol. And I can say that, one of my girls is a NYer, so I have personal experience. I was on the phone with her once and she was yelling at the tourists bc they were walking to slow. I knew right then- I was no fit.
I like living where I can smile at people and start a conversation randomly. Plus, I’m more of a cruiser. NY is so fast paced.
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Reign Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Nicki, Its that southern belle in us. We have to people when we drive past, smile at others when walking by. New York is just mean lol.
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Exactly! LOL.
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I agree w/ Nicki Sunshine. I love Atlanta because it’s friendly and chill. One of my girls is from NY and I love her but she works my nerves sometimes because what she calls being upfront & assertive, I call rude and obnoxious. NY is a totally different world…one that I prefer to stay far away from. LOL
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:07 am
“and I love her but she works my nerves sometimes because what she calls being upfront & assertive, I call rude and obnoxious”
U and me both.. I definitely can’t talk to her all of the time. She is a little unreasonable.
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I’m from NY…Upstate NY. Like reallly Upstate NY. Albany to be exact. Though I don’t rep my city reckless, I’d still prefer it compared to NYC any day. Every time I’ve been to NY, I have gotten a serious headache. I considered arriving there intoxicated just so that I could be relaxed, but then I would get robbed or bodied in an alley. Instead, I have opted just to take advil/ibuprofen before I get there. I love my peoples from NYC, but I don’t love NYC. I just can’t…I just can’t.
Upstate Slim
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RightCoastLexSteele, Coughin Up a Lung Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Upstate represent! Just like Jamaicans, these damn nyc people think they are the center of the universe. This only bothers me because I think I’m the center of the universe, hence the tension. I’m a from a small laid back island, so upstate is just right for me…wide open spaces, semi-friendly people (let’s be real…it’s still New York) and a SEVEN MINUTE commute to work. Yes, seven. Including stop lights. 12 minutes if there’s construction. The only problem is the weather.
Although………………that being said…I’ve been to alot of other states, and I can safely say there’s only ONE NY, and there sure as hell is only one NYC. I gotta a lot of friends from NYC and they’ve all held me down and shown me love every time I go down….so here goes….
BK STAND UP! (Actually just Flatbush)
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I live in NYC now and it is cool, but as soon as my contract is up for my job, I am moving. It’s just too expensive and I am trying to accumulate a certain amount of wealth and comfort that NY just can’t provide unless you are wealthy already. I prefer to have money in my bank account, a nice house, nice car, take fabulous vacations, and be comfortable.
As for cars, mine was practically new when I got here, and now has scratches all over the rear bumper (mostly from parking garages), NYers say it’s not that bad, but I ain’t from here, so eff that. I wanted to key someone’s ish and punch the parking valet, but of course opted not to. The other day someone stole my parking spot and I wanted to hit him with the crow bar in my trunk and probably would have in my younger, angrier days.
: )
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Seattle Washington Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:18 am
I feel you there Remi. As much as I love my city and I’ll probably live there again for a stint, I don’t see myself settling down there forever. It’s just too damn expensive.
And ironically, true NYers laugh heartily at the folks that come to NYC because we’re all trying to leave. Manhattan, and yes parts of Harlem, aren’t even inhabited by folks from NY anymore. Same can be said about certain parts of BK and Queens. Stuyvesant Heights, really homie?
That’s why you see so many NYers spread across Dixie in VA, ATL and NC. Place is too costly for the actual property you’re getting. But, that’s what makes NYC so great. Everyone and their momma wants to live there.
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Remi Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Yeah, I love where I live now, a few blocks from the BK bridge, I have a car and almost never need it. I usually only drive on the weekends or if I am traveling bc it’s convenient. But my rent is a killa!!! I’m actually moving soon to a very residential area in Queens, (the Rhode Islander in me just can’t refer to it as a suburb). It’s significantly cheaper and I can reach some of my short term financial goals there.
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YESSS!!! NY STAND UP! I friggin LOVE LOVE LOVE my city and I don’t care what people think about it. I have the privilege of being from Queens and growing up in Long Island steps away from Queens (me and the MTA have never parted…lol). Its an amazing place. There’s always something to do…we have a great mix of people, and immigrants feel right at home…LOL. I know a lot of people don’t particularly care for NYC, but that doesn’t bother me at all. I don’t try to convert people, and say, “Aaww…why?!” Who cares we don’t need you…LMAO. But for real though…there’s something for everyone. A lot of folks don’t dig the big city thing, and would rather be more laid back. Which is cool…cuz I’ll always need places to vacation
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“Big ups to Harlem! 212 what’s good?!” (ISN’T THIS JUST MANHATTAN?Damn Harlem folks…)
NEWAYS, CROOKLYN IS IN THE F*CKING BUILDING! BEING FROM THE BEST PLACE ON GOD’S GREEN EARTH HAS ITS ADVANTAGES.
HOW’S THE SAYING GO!? ‘Manhattan keep on making it and BROOKLAND keep on taking it’! Haha we are the home of Royalty, hence the COUNTY OF KINGS so if you ever need a place to visit and live like the HIGHNESS you know you are and can be, we’ll welcome you w/open arms cuz we SPREAD LOVE! (ITS THE BROOKLYN WAY!!!!)
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as much as i get annoyed with riding on the subway, or walking through herds of people on my way to work, i really love my state and city. born and raised in Queens, so i get the benefit of living in a more residential neighborhood, and hanging out/shopping/working in the big city. i guess that’s why they say Queens girls are bougie…. i just think we know we’re fly.
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Seattle Washington Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:03 am
The best looking women are from Queens. Hands down. That’s the only reason you see cats from other boroughs walking around Queens Center and Green Acres.
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Vanessa aka Miss V Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:04 am
lol exactly… seattle, u get 20 pts for that.
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LilBrownSkin Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:06 am
LOL…Yes…keep it comin!
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RightCoastLexSteele, Coughin Up a Lung Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:18 am
I don’t know kid…all the Spanish girls live in Manhattan….
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Brookland's OWn Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:16 am
“The best looking women are from Queens.”
Now while Right Coast has a very very valid point, we all know that spanish women, as do white women have a time clock on their GOOD LOOKS per say, however I’d have to agree w/Mr. Washington (maybe not hands down) that the COUNTY OF QUEENS is full of them fine, zesty, jubilant woman from youth to old age. Hence why they put them right next to them KINGS from BK!
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Seattle Washington Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Only Queens breed Kings my friend.
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Now this is a post I can rock with!!
Brooklyn in the house!!!
Like you, I love this city like cook food and I doubt I’m going to be going anywhere.
I can go on and on, and still not capture the true essence of this amazing state.
Great job guys. You nailed this one!
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oh and how can i forget… NYC is the ONLY city where i can go to club / lounge and jam to Mavado, and not be the only person that knows all the words to his songs ( jamaicans, holla!). priceless, i tell ya
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I’m not from there but I looooove NYC! don’t want to live there (but I would if I had a great opportunity) but I love to visit. I have tons of friends from NYC–all over Brooklyn, Bronx and Harlem specifically. We went to college together and I must admit it did take some getting used to–for them and for me, LOL. I remember initially thinking NY guys were so MEAN! they of course thought we were too “nice” and “friendly”. Of course I just called it having “manners”. LOL. None of my friends had licenses or cars so I had to drive my peeps around for awhile. Most got a license before leaving though. almost all moved back to the city too. I guess its hard to stay away….
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*middle fingers up*
i love my city. it is the best city, hands down. all you other imitators, you will never be as cool as NYC.
like the saying goes: if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
great post: and yes, the best looking girls are in queens. they love usssssss!
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My entire family is from NYC. My Dad is from Harlem, and my mom is from the Bronx. I rep neither.lol I was the first of my lineage, on my mom’s side, to be born in Miami. Miami and NYC folk are very similar: People are mad stank, the driving is horrendous, and we don’t help tourists. And in case you’re wondering, my mean mug is on lock. But while I do travel to NYC to visit fam from time to time, I can’t rock with it for more than a weekend. I’m usually bothered and ready to go by Sunday.
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NYC STAND UP!
Seattle is from my neck of the woods (well im 10 minutes away in a less *ahem* dangerous area lol)
This post is so on point. My city breeds resilience. We’re the only city that could bounce back the way we did from 9/11. Shyt, OK city is STILL feelings the effects of that bombing they had!
The fact that i goto ATL, LA, DC, and shyt closes @ 2am DRIVES.ME.NUTS!!! No corner stores to make those quick runs? Mickey Dees is a wrap at midnight? Excuse me?!!
The fact that people are so SLOOOW! Especially my Calibretheren *no shots*
Streetz: Son whats good we tryin to hit this club tonite?
LA Cats: …….Fa sho
Streetz; Aite well lets get ready ima call TT and em get the car and we out! You ready?
LA: …… yea im hella hype for this party
Streetz: No doubt aite my G we out then come on get yo shyt n lets roll!
LA:………Fa sho!
LMAOO!!!
I love visiting other cities: the weather, the nightlife, the women, all great! At the end of the day, my city is home and has so much to offer that I wouldn’t trade being a native NYKer for the world!
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temps Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I have been hearing how the nations 2nd biggest city shuts down at 2 or 3 am this cant be true I mean damn 4 mil ppl, film and tv capital of the country and everything cant close at 2 or 3? Damn no NFL team and everything shuts down before 4am…say it aint so
ok can someone tell em Chicago is open til at least 3:30
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olivya23 Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
temps, you haven’t heard??? Chicago is opened until 4am!
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RightCoastLexSteele, Coughin Up a Lung Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
And you can smoke in the bars…holla!
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I hated NYC when I visited some years back. Yall walk to damn fast, the air is all grimy, and yall don’t know how to drive! I plan to go back to take in more of the night life, but I don’t think my anxeity and migraines can take it. Woosah.
I do love how yall rep but I have to rep Dallas to the fullest, love it! I will agree that the dudes are a bit sexy, but that’s how I feel about East Coast dudes period. And the cost of living is ridiculous in NYC!!! I get a lot more for my hard earned money here no doubt.
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Streetz: Mr Write Now Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Dallas and TX in general is the most self centered state in our union. Yall n*ggas think yall can secede and be your own country! lmaooo! Come on now!
And does EVERYONE need a truck?! Seriously..lol
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RightCoastLexSteele, Coughin Up a Lung Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Who can’t drive? We can’t drive? Puuuuhleeeaseeee! Grab any New Yorker that has had their license for more than a day and they can be a successful NASCAR driver. Can’t handle the road? Get a metro card!
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Terry Lang Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I’m saying! You try your way around a two lane street, with constant double parked cars, yellow cabs, gypsy cabs, two or more different bus lines, civilian drivers, jaywalkers, police cars, ambulances (Hatzolah too), fire trucks AND dollar-van drivers then tell me who knows how to drive what. Shoot!
Flatbush, Utica wad up?!
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Streetz: Mr Write Now Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Cosign 100% These other cities get nervous in traffic. We get to our destinations
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RightCoastLexSteele, Coughin Up a Lung Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:52 am
I do it in a big body SUV. My sh*t hugs the road like a f*ckin sports car. It’s like a reality version of Need for Speed. Shoot, as long as the traffic is actually moving, to hell w/ what’s in my way!
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LilBrownSkin Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Lmao…we do get to our destinations…not our fault if others get bodied in the process
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:28 am
YES. I LOVE an East Coast man’s look and the cockiness is sexy.. I prolly wouldn’t make him my man though. lol
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Streetz: Mr Write Now Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Nicki this is DIScrimination, lol
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:50 am
I’m sorry.
I love ALL, fine men though. I just remember the NYers with the accents and the Timbs back in the day.
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Streetz: Mr Write Now Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:51 am
mmhmmmm… tell me anything! lol =)
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Additionally, do NYers have higher car insurance?
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Terry Lang Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:41 am
NYCers do – especially BK dwellers under 25. But we have ways around the high cost of insurance – I know I do
That’s why you see so many out of state plates in BK. Ain’t that many folks driving from VA, PA or GA to NY! LOL
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:53 am
aw ok!
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Remi Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Hell yeah, which is why I still have my RI driver’s license and plates. Lol.
I do plan on owning property in NY though, so I can rent it out and charge people ridiculously high amts of rent b/c I know they will pay since they love it so much.
As long as I am profiting financially, I am okay. All the other stuff about NY, I don’t care about. Yeah, it’s fun, but I like making money more than anything. That’s the most fun thing in the world.
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:52 am
“As long as I am profiting financially, I am okay. All the other stuff about NY, I don’t care about. Yeah, it’s fun, but I like making money more than anything. ”
And I am NOT mad at you at all!!!
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temps Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Negative i went for a quote and it was about $135 a month and I live in Brooklyns, East New York section this is NOT where anyone comes to move from, it hasnt been gentrified at all but still my insurance was dumb cheap…dont believe the hype
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ashbunnie Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
yea, my car’s insurance is in SC. Insurance is like 100.
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Remi Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
@Temps – “Negative i went for a quote and it was about $135 a month ”
Really? that is Is it full coverage. Not to be in your business, but is it a relatively new car?
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This post was hilarious! As a non-native New Yorker, I’ll admit that some of the NY traits had me questioning whether or not I should be here. See, my first experiences with NYers came while in college @ the REAL HU, Hampton University, and I thought they had so much swag! I was never really scared of any of them cause I knew that as long as I didn’t come at them on any otha ish, it would be cool. Don’t start none, won’t be none, right?
And NY dudes always showed me the most love. I never got hollered at like that by local VA dudes or Cincinnati guys (which is where I’m from). For some reason, being the slim brown chick worked in my favor and NY guys just couldn’t get enough. Midwestern and Down South dudes like ‘em thick wit big butts, which I just don’t fit. So, sadly and vainly enough, I knew that if I had nothing in NY I would be able to fall back on my looks.
But, for real everyone always tells me that my vibe is NY even though I can sound country at times. So, really it took some getting used to but, I love NYC. There is absolutely nothing like it. I will be here living in my shoebox apt. w/ my space-retarded closet, and my loud ass dominicanos y mexicanos, and the undercover NYPD, and the bldg. where no one’s buzzer works, where I never seem to get my mail, where the old black dude has been living for 50 yrs. and just happens to have suspiciously red eyes from time to time.
Sorry for writing an essay format comment.
P.S. The NYers that tell me I sound country are just mad cause, I rep they city harder than they do. Who can move to a city with $20 in the bank and secure a job and crib in 2 months and hold that down alone for the next 7?
LP, snitches!
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Terry Lang Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 10:48 am
You go girl!
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New Girl on the Block Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
::give a round of applause::
that’s what i’m talkin about! you can make it here, you can make it anywhere! lol
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I’m reminded of one of my fav stories, which hap’d in NYC. When I was about 10, I was visiting my very New Yorkan aunt, and she was trying to get me an “I heart NY” shirt. Dude at one of those stands told her the shirts were 4 for $20. (We all know those shirts are really like 4 for $10.) Well…she got pissed. She started cussin him out, saying something along the lines of “…you lyin, A-rab, son of a b’tch mothaf’cka…” Then, she proceeded to pick up his shirts and throw them on the ground (it had been raining that day). As we walked away, she decided she hadn’t done enough and pushed over the post card holder thing that stands taller than me. All his post cards and little NY souvenir things scattered all over the ground as it came crashing down. All I could hear in the background was “You mothaf’cking b’tch mothaf’cka sh’t!”
Yea, my aunt is tough. NYC tough.
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Terry Lang Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:43 am
LMAO Too funny!!
Typical day in NY – haggling with the A-rabs and Africans! Don’t get the Koreans involved – it’ll be a wrap!
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I am sorry. I know this has never been done before and I mean to direspect, but I have to get something off my chest to my e-freind and change to subject.
DID ANYONE SEE THAT FLITH CALLED TRANSFORMERS 2 YESTERDAY! OMG, as a black man and a member of the hip hop community I have never EVER been more offended by those Sambobots! The only thing that makes me not want to punch a 80/20 today is the fact that the overall movie sucked!
Please do not see this movie! I couldn’t leave without telling my people about this. Coonery Robots with Gold teeth that can’t read and bust caps.
I am the biggest transformers fan you will ever meet (I have an unhealthly obession with things from my youth) but THIS! No disrespect to Seattle and Tiff.. I just had to get that ishh off my chest.
***We now return you to your regular scheduled blogging***
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Terry Lang Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Yeah I heard / read about that http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/23/is-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-racist/
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Yeah… I’m try to muscle up enough bravdo to make a typically offensive CHeeKZ comment. But its hard today.
umm.. New York is better. How can you brag about being slower and dumber? Your cities lack of influence, culture, college degrees, and status on a World Stage shows our dominance over any cities. I appreciate other towns for what they are… places for NYers to travel to and take over.
We are mean to people, b/c we are too important to be nice. Im sick of southern people this past decade thinking that they came up in any sort of way. You are cheap like a whore that is why your popular. You will forever be known for Republican, Racism, Religious Fanatics, bad English, low education rates, and naive hillbillies. Go F your cousin, NY is number one.
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CHeeKZ can't get this hurt out his chest Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
I hope that was Ok. I’m done for the day. I just don’t feel good after that movie.
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Terry Lang Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
:-0 LOL
Boy, oh boy, you are a hot mess!
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gotta love where you from young, whereva that is…… REPRESENT REPRESENT, when I was younger I found NYC dudes sexy…….LOL
they still chill tho, not so much all that sexy to me anymore……..Rakim said it best ” it ain’t where you from its where you at” (mentally, spiritually) with that being said I’m a proud native Washingtonian..
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yeah, yeah, yeah…
i’m glad that you guys can put on for your city. i’m sure all the reasons you stated make you think new york is the greatest city on earth (and i’m not mad at you for that). I’m with OrangeStar616 though, i’m a proud Washingtonian as well.
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OrangeStar616 Reply:
June 26th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
and we puts on for the good disKrit, like Jay does Brooklyn, love his verse on that track btw!!!
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I am a southerner who has “survived the mean streets of NYC” many times. Each time I have met some really great people and everyone I asked for directions, gave them to me. Someone posted that southerners should try walking in Times Square, riding the subway, or hailing a cab. Been there done that…. no problem. I even spent an evening in the emergency room at Bellevue one night after my sister fell and got a concussion. Other interesting events while there…. was in the audience for the Rikki Lake show, met Chris Noth (Law and Order, Sex and the City) at his bar, and was in NYC during the blackout. Good times! I work with people who have the ” I am from New York” attitude and it turns out they are not from the city, they are from some small town that does not have half the culture my southern town does.
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