Raised by the bike lanes

Mo stroopwafels mo problems

I lived in Eindhoven for a year and at work a Dutch chap asked me where I went and got my smoke, when I told him he said "Why that place is a slum" "Slum?" I said "There are flowers everywhere no rubbish and I come from Manchester where they actually have slums".

Loved living there.

Rotterdam provides drugs for half of Europe. And when they busted Encrochat they found soundproof torture chambers in 7 shipping containers.

Its a funny post but far from the truth sadly.

Was that tiny car driving forwards or backwards?

So… from these comments: Am I correct to expect casual but not dangerous racism if I move out of the US as a black man? That sounds like the general theme of how different towns/neighborhoods are labeled.

I get it, Hip-Hop was invented by African-Americans living in the Bronx with crime, poverty and oppression, and you love the music so you want to rap about the same things

But the Netherlands has universal healthcare and a murder rate lower than even Maine 😭

Wannabe gangsters are ridiculous yes but in my opinion it's better to have wannabe gangsters than actual gangs killing people and selling dope. It shouldn't be a flex that you are so selfish you are ready to take another humans life or make money from other people's sickness. And sadly the rap industry is raising a lot of kids to be criminals. Stop glorifying gangs and violence. I like listening to rap but the things mentioned in the songs are mostly very harmful and toxic. Arrogance, materialism, violence and all kinds of immoral behaviour.

Dutch rappers be like. "Ay, yo, what's up? I'm getting deplorable, all the homes think my countries adorable. I was raised by these roads, these streets know my name. Whether it's from life or the iron, Naaktgeboren all the same."

Ans then there is the actual lyrics from Dutch rappers:

"At 1'o clock with 2 people on a tricycle"

"Call me casio, you can count on me"

"Trashmen work overtime because these rappers spit rubbish"

"Toto is nothing, bad lucking again, fuck Spurs"