Gutter ways my mentality is ghetto/We're guerillas in this criminal war, we all rebels
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker identifies with their background and sees themselves and others as rebels in a criminal war.
- In plain terms
- My mindset comes from the streets; we are all rebels fighting in a criminal war.
- What can you take from it?
- Background shapes identity and loyalty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does your loyalty come from?
- What makes you a rebel?
Another view
It romanticizes criminal conflict as war.
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