In the suburbs, there's grass. In the ghetto, there's grass grower.
* In the suburbs, there's ''corner stores.'' In the ghetto, there's liquor stores, bail bonds, weed, and lottery numbers in one building.
* In the suburbs, there's microbrews. In the ghetto, there's 40 ounces.
* In the suburbs, there's homeade acid. In the ghetto, there's ''sizurp.''
* In the suburbs, the ice cream man sells just ice cream. In the ghetto, he sells ice cream, chips, drinks, candy, crack, weed and mixtapes.
* In the suburbs, there's a response to a 911 call. 'Nuff said.
* In the suburbs, there's neighborhood parks. In the ghetto, there's corners.
* In the suburbs, there's lifestyles of the rich and famous. In the ghetto, there's lifestyles of the broke and pissed off.
* In the suburbs, there's Rover, Spot, etc. In the ghetto, there's Butch, Killa, Boo....
* In suburban schools, teachers are fired. In ghetto schools, teachers quit.
* In the suburbs, kids wear red, white or blue because they ''just like the color.'' In the ghetto, kids wear red white or blue ''cuz that'z whut I claim.'
* In the suburbs, kids come home with candy. In the ghetto, kids come home with candy, coke can tops, crack pipes, etc.
* In the suburbs, you pop firecrackers on the 4th of July. In the ghetto, you pop firecrackers from the end of school until Halloween.
* In the suburbs, you have ''Honey I'm home'' In the ghetto, you have ''Who was that came in the doe'?!"
* In the suburbs, dad's oldies are the Beatles, John Denver, etc. In the suburbs, dad's oldies are George Clinton, Zapp and Roger and the O'Jays--until they were stolen.
* In the suburbs, teenage bands consists of drums, bass, regular guitar, and the main vocalist. In the ghetto, teenage ''bands'' consists of a table, a hairbrush and 15 or 20 dudes standing around taking turns freestylin'.
* In the suburbs, cable consists of 100 regular channels, and all the premium and pay-per-view channels In the ghetto, you have cable running from next door, 60 out of the 100 channels show up, and the others need a clothes hanger and some aluminum foil to show up halfway decent.
* In the suburbs, dad keeps his gun hid in a closet, and breaks it out during hunting season. In the ghetto, you gotta pack the steel everywhere you go.
* In the suburbs, you have community watch service. In the ghetto, you just have the community watch signs, spray-painted over.
* In the suburbs, you have bandanas In the ghetto, you have ''rags."
* In the suburbs, you wear your jewelry. In the ghetto, you ''floss yo' ice."
* In the suburbs, if your lights are cut off, you use candles.
* In the ghetto, you take your lamp and 2 or 3 extension cords and use the next-door neighbor's power.
* In the suburbs, potholes are in the middle of street. In the ghetto, Michelob bottles, and cigarette butts are in the middle of street.
