the only way to get out of a ghetto, slum, hood etc... is to go into rap, sports (most likely basketball) and selling tons of narcotics, but please don't put all your eggs in one basket.
That's not true dammit! Most do get out of there, kids or no kids, and go to school (if they didn't finish) or get high paying jobs because of their people skills and kuz most are bilingual (like myself). Most places or companies want diversity and were from the "ghetto" or whatever, too. As long as you get your job done. I've never seen ANYONE from here go into rap or sports. Some sell, but that's only temporarily. They don't get caught because they're not dumbasses and they know what's up around here. The teens are usually smart and yeah of course theres those little wannabe thug kids, but they get that shit slapped out of them quick. People don't fuck around and try to pull an Eminem. I've lived in places like this all my life and I graduate high school next year, don't have kids, don't do anything else besides smoking and I'm going to collage. I make good grades, so do most of the others here. Don't go talking that stereotypical shit about places like this....or I'll bust a cap in yo' ass. lol jk