To my NY ppl


You was callin' Air Force 1's uptowns way before Nelly came out with the song.

You shop at S&D, M.O.N.Y, Jimmy Jazz and Hyperactive.

You know what a Dollar Van is.

You be at the Puerto Rican Day Parade even though you aint Spanish.

You love Beef Patties w/cheese and Coco Bread.

You love Quarter Waters.

You pay no more than $10 for a wash and set at the Dominicans.

If you've ever been to Club A, Speed or Exit.

You hopped the turnstile and got chased by police.

You've ever brought a metro card from a bum for half price.

You went to the Maury show to sit in the audience during school
hours.

Reggae music is the most played music at your party.

You've ever seen the Ice Cream truck that plays 50 cent records in your hood.

Your projects get their own special recognition holiday.(ex.! Marcy
Day, 40 day)

You've ever been to Summer Jam.

You think Angie Martinez and Funk Flexx are celebrities.

You've been to the Skate Key or Empire.

You'd rather eat Crown Fried than KFC.

The people at the Chinese Restaurant know who you are when
you call.

You used to steal strings off a Jansport.

You've ever been to Yogi Bear(Brooklyn only)

You've ever had Gaby's or Margheritas Pizza(Queens only)

You used to go to free lunch during the summer.

You've ever drank Nutcracker.

You've ever called your Timbs Beef &Broccolis, Chicken & Broccolis or Cheese on cheese.

You know how to get to Eastern Parkway.

You've ever been on Smack DVD.

You've ever had PM school or Night school.

You know what CHOICES is.

You go all the way to Forty-Deuce just to chill in McDonald's.

You've ever been to a Basement Party.

You know how to do the Bruk-Up .

You don't answer your door on Sundays because you know it's a Jehovahs Witness.

Worked for Summer Youth.

You eat Boars Head Turkey and Cheese sandwiches from the Bodega.

You know handball, double-dutch and Skelly are hood classics.

You call a fire hydrant a Johnny Pump.

You ever went mad hard over a Techno-Marine watch.

You live by c-town, associated or keyfood.

You shop on Jamaica Ave., Pitkin, Knickerbocker, Fulton St, or Delancey St.

You eat White Castle even though you know it makes you use the
bathroom. (Belly Bombers LOL)

You think Coney Island is the jumpoff.

You can get 2 chicken wings for a dollar from the Chinese Restaurant.

You've ever rode in a pissy elevator. !

You save up all your money to go shopping for tax free week.

You've ever been to Riker's Island.

You ever cut school and got picked up by truancy.

You only go to 3rd period to get your attendance so they don't
send a cut card home.

You own a Welcome to the Hood Tee. (**JackieNicole**)

You've ever been stopped by women trying to sell you perfume.

You use black soap.

You was scared to go to school on Freshman Friday or Halloween.

You know who Brenda Blackmon and Ernie Anastos is.

You couldn't pass that Math A Regents.

You remember the Blackout of 2003.

You went to school with mad balloons on your birthday(girls)

You've ever given someone a Gill or played Timeout and took someones food.

You was too embarrassed to eat school lunch.

You know what a Zone School is.

You've ever cut up money and put it on your nails.(girls)**$20 bills...holla!

You remember the original Bus Passes with R/S on them.

You ever pumped someone on a swing.

You be asking people on bikes for "a ride"

You go on journeys on ya bike

You be lined up on the ave when new jordans come out

Girls tell you "suck my dick"**and swallow, bitch!**

You know what it mean "messin wit" or "fuckin wit" somebody is

if u go all the way downtown just to get a slice of juniors cheesecake.

if u can relate to at least 75% of this then u really a true New Yorker

Imago said:

DAMMIT AB


I know one thing...u better not bring back the other one u sick freak!

DanceWme said:

I grew up in the town Brooklyn is named after.....Breukelen!

That must be the NEW New York.

Outside of these...

You hopped the turnstile and got chased by police.
You know how to get to Eastern Parkway.
You've ever been to a Basement Party.
You don't answer your door on Sundays because you know it's a Jehovahs Witness.
You know handball, double-dutch and Skelly are hood classics.
You shop on Jamaica Ave., Pitkin, Knickerbocker, Fulton St, or Delancey St.
You remember the Blackout of 2003. (I remember it but I wasn't there.)
You remember the original Bus Passes with R/S on them.
You go on journeys on ya bike
You know what it mean "messin wit" or "fuckin wit" somebody is

...I was born and raised there and don't know any of that other stuff.


A few for the Old-School New Yorkers...

You walked from subway station to subway station through the tunnel.

You know what "skips" are.

You had a pair of "floaters".

You know what a Sabrett wagon is.

You know what icees are (cart style).

You've hung out on the corner of Church & Flatbush Ave. (B'klyn only).

You know B'klyn is how you abbreviate Brooklyn.

You were in an "SP" class.

You know how to jump and open hydrants.

You had a "skate key".

You had egg creams, knishes, hot pretzels with mustard after school on a regular basis.

You made the trek to Coney Island for a Nathan's hot dog, krinkle-cut fries and an orange drink.

You made your own subway/bus pass.

You could stand up on & jump out of a moving swing.

You know how to climb a chain link fence with a barbed wire top.

You shopped at E.J. Korvettes, Crazy Eddie's, Gimbel's, Woolworth's, Macy's, A&S, etc.

You knew that Safeway was the supermarket.

You've eaten at a Horn & Hardart's Automat

Your wardrobe included gators, raw silk & mohair

You had a "Quo Vadis" haircut (males)

You know how to make a serious "phony phone call"

You know that stickball, stoop ball and "bootys-up when you lose" handball are neighborhood classics.

You know how to fill your skelly top with street tar for weight, accuracy and blasting power.
(also Thunderbird, MD 2020 and other lo-grade wine bottle tops were better than soda bottle tops)


...All for now. (Eee-ah-kee)


Where the hell is Finesse to back me up?


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

I live on Eastern Parkway and shop on Fulton

theAudience said:

damn, i'm old school. skips

DanceWme said:

My Grandmother owned 2 brownstones on Herkimer St. between Ralph Ave. & Howard Ave. (right across the street from P.S. 28).
This was a residential area with Brevoort Projects down on Fulton and the Kingsborough Projects up past Atlantic Ave.

Later my parents bought a house on E.26th St. between Ave. D & Clarendon Road.


Brooklyn ROCKS!...


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

theAudience said:

Oh damn thats not too far. Brooklyn is the shiznit. Especially on Labor day. The parkway be bumpin

purplerein said:

If they weren't Chuck Taylors or Pro Keds that's what you had.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

I wanna go to Rodeo drive.

StepfordWive said:

theAudience said:

cmon now...you know you asked for PF Flyers.

Spalding pink balls that were hard to play stickball and stoopball with..

DanceWme said:

It's not all it's cracked-up to be.

Even though I live in L.A. now, i'd rather shop in Manhattan any day.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

theAudience said:

Hell yeah. Especially when its snowing and u get to go to Rockefeller center to see the tree. I WANT THE SNOW

purplerein said:

PF Flyers? Run faster, jump higher... I don't think so.

You had to have a...



..."Spaldeen".

Those smoother/softer Pennsy-Pinkys were only good for handball.
They'd split in half once they came in contact with a stickball bat.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

DanceWme said:

I used to live near the parkway off of Franklin Ave. Brooklyn is something else...

I was always at the Dominican place for my ten dollar wash and set. They had ten dollar Tuesdays and, I swear, they were the best hairdressers in the entire city! Fuck that $300.00 bullshit!

I will probably move back to Brooklyn at some point...

JasmineFire said:

Come back so we can hang get our hair done together

DanceWme said:

that'd be awesome. I don't know when I'll be back in the foreseeable future though. we may have to wait for a year or two.

JasmineFire said:

ok

OK, I identify with these...

You be at the Puerto Rican Day Parade even though you aint Spanish. and the Dominican Parade, the Moroccan Parade, the Brazilian Parade, the St. Pats, the Gay Pride parade, the any-damn-day paradeeee, so many damn paradeess

If you've ever been to Club A, Speed or Exit. and Limelight/Avalon/etc...

You hopped the turnstile and got chased by police. A plain clothes gave me ticket a few years back, but somehow he got the wrong mailing address

You've ever brought a metro card from a bum for half price. I swipe my unlimited for bums, random people, whoever, though.

You've ever seen the Ice Cream truck that plays 50 cent records in your hood.

You think Angie Martinez and Funk Flexx are celebrities.

The people at the Chinese Restaurant know who you are when
you call. Yessss! ABOUT 4 of 'em DOOOO LMAOOOOO!!!!

You know what CHOICES is. Yep. We had this in L.A. too.

You go all the way to Forty-Deuce just to chill in McDonald's or West 4th

You've ever been to a Basement Party.

You live by c-town, associated or keyfood. or a damm Pathmarrkkkk


You shop on Jamaica Ave., Pitkin, Knickerbocker, Fulton St, or Delancey St. FULTON MALL DEADDDD


You think Coney Island is the jumpoff. Jones Beach in July, too.


You can get 2 chicken wings for a dollar from the Chinese Restaurant. Now it's $2.50 booooo!!! But if you're in the Hood hood you can still in '06 get it for 1 DAMN DOLLAAA


You save up all your money to go shopping for tax free week.

You use black soap.


You know who Brenda Blackmon and Ernie Anastos is.

You remember the Blackout of 2003. Very well.


You was too embarrassed to eat school lunch. But the school made us sign up for them anyway so we could get more funding. *DEAD*


You know what it mean "messin wit" or "fuckin wit" somebody is or "Kickin it"

if u go all the way downtown just to get a slice of juniors cheesecake.

You'd rather eat Crown Fried than KFC. Unfortunately I don't eat either because Crown Fried puts Lard in their shit and KFC gave me food poisioning (I never forget).

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[Edited 12/22/06 10:00am]

LMAO!!!

I got caught by an undercover a couple years back too.
And I live by keyfood, c-town and Pathmark right there in Atlantic mall

DanceWme said:

I'm just glad I didn't have my ID on me.

Mara said:

Here's one that was skipped...

IF YOU KNOW WHAT HALAL IS...

Mara said:

Oh definitely

Mara said:

Baby, that's a DETROIT thing...you got your two homes mixed up

applekisses said:

It's a Muslim thang

theAudience said:

This is the Myspace generation list. Most likely it's some Myspace ish 'cause of all the slang and user-edited shoutouts. lol

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[Edited 12/22/06 10:35am]

Mara said:

It did come from myspace..