Must’ve been a long day in Nickerson Gardens when all this went down!

Some will find fault with the coupling of these two songs/videos, as they are extreme opposites, but it’s simply the duality of the hood.

One minute you’re hoping for change because your parents, the big homies and even the President tell you it’s going to come, then the next, you’re vying for your life, dodging bullets and/or trying to avoid gang injunctions.

Simply put, it’s a day in the life of an inner city youth in Los Angeles, California.

As the two sides of the hood collide in this six minute production, it’s impossible to notiece how hilariously genuine it is to process a hymn composed by a hard core, flag toting, jheri curled gangster. Equally commanding is his immovable presence in the face of adverse circumstnces.

Ya gotta love the hood!

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Top Dawg, the recording home of Watts lyrical assassin Jay Rock, is actively promoting the second artist off their label, K Dot. It’s a catchy club ditty with a focus on the obvious that boasts a wit some might not expect.

For more info on K Dot go to www.myspace.com/kdottde.

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