Lyfe fears... Level 49

 I was raised in tha 7th Ward. Tha 7th Ward was home to a predominantly Afro Community in tha 19th century, leading up into tha late 80th, all tha way up until Katina. I stayed in that area for tha majority of my younger years. That area located in Da Box, which is (St Bernard, Calibone, Elyaisn Fleids, and St Claude), came to be known as (H.H.U.) I stood on Touro St, a block between Pauger and Frenchmen. It was the only Bloca that differed from other Bloca's in tha box. ot too much when down on Touro, but its surroundings were a fool. Touro was like tha center of tha storm; if you stepped out of tha center, you might get hit with winds going 75 miles an hour.. From the inside, I had everything I needed but when it came to tha things I wanted from outside exposure that seemed to be out of my reach (only on special occasions) which then was still limited both of my parents were working everyday people mother cook for a hotel father work for tha state of Louisana basic maintaining the grass level on the levees which allowed them to raised three sons though the era of tha (60ths-90ths)Being tha last son of my era, the late 80s through the 90s, also known as the "Golden Crack Era," at first, staying away from it was easy to do due to the sudden change this era brought to tha environment I was growing up in. I mean, people went from struggling to pay their Bills. To have so much stuff to tha point tha attention you have attracted back then would have let others know that you were selling drugs.  Believe it or not, at the beginning of this Era, there wasn't too much bloody violence; there was a lot of disagreement and Intimidation violence, which led to fights, gun showing, and pistol-whipping individuals. Not sure what was going on, but I noticed tha change... 

 Being tha youngest of three"FreeMan Boyz you would think that my two oldest brothers would have been affected by this epidemic era as well ... That is something I can't say but I say this if they were it wasn't enough to influence me.. "meaning they didn't pass no touch to me" As a matter of fact, I go even further to say that if any type of passing came from my middle brother from playing basketball that orange ball allowed that boy to go anywhere they played basketball he was that good...And to be honest, things were more claimer in their times even their peers weren't as strong on that killing side don't get me wrong they had killing but we had murders after murders shit fast forward 10 years ahead minus 2 years "I know I got you Nicus doing math but bare with me"  you got (1994) New Orleans Murder Capital same year I graduated from high school and to top it off tha Bill Clinton 1994 Crime Law Surviving that shit while still living amongst tha rubbage of destruction wasn't a walk in tha park. My Adolescence transitional period was tha (Crack Era).