Virtues

Jay-Z once said something like, "The unwritten code of the streets is to never snitch." In my experience with the streets, I think that this statement is mostly true. However, there are some other things that one should not do "in the streets". In this post I will identify some other rules by which people should abide.

1. Don't blow the spot.
If your homies have a designated area where chilling occurs, do not tell anyone where this place is located.

A general exception to this rule: If you believe that the other homies would approve of such an act and if the homies are friends with such person. You (the person bringing an outside person to the spot) must believe in good faith that the person being brought to the spot will not disclose its location to anyone, or will not personally chill in the spot while the homies are not present.

The reason for this rule is created from the hope that people will not start to go to the spot when the homies are not there. If the homies were to go to the spot and encounter others, this would be treated as an imminent invasion and would be dealt with by any means necessary. There are other minor reasons, such as the fact that the homies may be the target of immediate suspicion if its members were to return to a spot that had previously been burned by someone else, not knowing that it had been burned. The homies would be unwittingly chilling in a "burn spot".

2. Be honest about how much dough you hold when you're with the crew
There is a distinction to be made between how much dough you hold, how much you're willing to piece up on food or other items, and how much you're willing to spend on yourself. I argue that there should only be a distinction between how much dough you hold and how much you're willing to piece up, but that's another story. If the homies are piecing up, you should put down how much you're willing to piece up, but don't claim that that's "all my dough". Because it's not, it's just all you're willing to piece up. Too often I see this distinction being lost upon the homies and I think we should recognize if someone is being stingy or straight up lying about not having dough sometimes when it is pretty necessary (gas, food, an extra couple of dollars here and there).

3. Don't pinch communal purchases (or other people's items, for that matter...)
If items are commonly purchased (by piecing up, or by donation), then no one homie shall take for himself a personal share of the item when the homies are finished kicking it without everyone agreeing to the decision. The usual process for allocating the items commonly purchased and remain when the homies are finished kicking it is to divide equally the spoils, or according to who pieced up what amount (if the amounts differ significantly).

4. In general, try to share and share alike with the homies whilst kicking it
In my experience, the gathering of homies for the purpose of chilling is at its best when everyone contributes something to the overall experience. Whether that be providing food, smokes, a car, or other supplies, each homie should do his part to add something. Each homie should try not to be parasitic when it comes to chill sessions.

5. When chilling is occurring in a moving car for an extended period of time, the driver should make it clear to everyone in the car where the car is currently heading, if there is a destination
This is to avoid confusion as to where the car is going at present. If many things are being done in the car in succession, sometimes the current destination is confusing for some homies in the car.

That's all for now, I can clarify any slang I have used if it is needed.