A Message To Gangs And To Youth

I have been writing my blogs weekly, but I decided to only write them when I am inspired just like I would write a rap, a song, and or a poem.

This blog has been on my mind for several days just like a rap. I would think on the subject, the context, and how I was going to word/say my rhymes.

People ask me, why you do not you have a YouTube page and record what you want to say?

I do have a YouTube page, but everyone has their own gift/talent. I will rather be the songwriter than the singer. Everyone cannot sing and everyone cannot write songs.

I said all that to say, I rather just write and let you all who chose to speak my words.

This blog is dedicated to all gang members and our youth. Most gang members are youth. The average ages for gang members are 9 – 25. The ages for youth are 12 – 25.

Those that know me or may have heard of me. I am a former gang member this is were the name D – Holmez comes from. It is my former street name/rap name. I chose to use my alias name due to suggestions from a couple of people so my blogs can be read with an open mind.

As a former gang member, I work with the youth in various communities as a Mentor. I strive to assist our youth and those that are involved in gangs in the right direction.

I know a lot of youth get involved in gangs because of life circumstances. A lot of youth is being raised like I was in a single-parent home. Even though I have a good mother and she was a hard-working Black woman until she retired.

A lot of my peers (homies/friends) did not have it as good as me. Their mothers were probably on drugs. I thought I had it bad but to them, I was living well.

So, some of my homies had no chose to bang they were from generations of gang members and some of them had no choice to slang dope (sell dope), steal, and rob people. I had a choice but there were times, I chose to be a follower instead of a leader.

I just want to encourage you, (youth) to make a better choice. Find a righteous hustle like Easy – E, Jay – Z, T I, and other rappers.

Find something of good that you love doing and make that your hustle. We are killing each other, and we also have racist police officers that are killing us. Some of them only joined the police force to do their wickedness.

Become (color blind) like a song by Ice Cube and tie your rags together. When you mix all colors together they become (Black). Black is universal. As the rapper, Askari X said in one of his rap songs, “Everything comes from Black and Everything returns to Black.”

Let us return to how our grandparents and great grandparents were when they used to give up the Black fist and say out loud, “I AM BLACK AND I AM PROUD!!”