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Okwami ​​'90s

Ngiyingane yama-'70s, kodwa i-nostalgia yama-'90s ihlala enhliziyweni yami. Ngisho ukuthi sikhuluma ngemfashini, umculo, namasiko. Ukumeleleka kumabonakude nasezinkundleni zemidlalo yaseshashalazini bekubonwa ezinhlelweni ezifana nethi “Martin,” “Living Single,” nasesikrinini esikhulu esithi “Boomerang” kanye “neBoyz in the Hood.” Bekuyikho konke, kepha ama-'90s nawo avela ngezindlela engingazicabangi. Ubhadane lwe-crack, amaqembu ezigebengu, ubumpofu, kanye nokucwasa kwakusebusweni bami ngendlela engangingayicabanga.

Ngangena ngeminyaka yawo-'90s ngiyintombazane emnyama eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala eyayilungele ukumpompa isibhakela “Yisho kakhulu, Ngimnyama futhi ngiyaziqhenya!!! Ukucula kanye nekaPublic Enemy ethi “Fight the Power”. Bengihlala endaweni yakwa-Denver uqobo lwayo i-Park Hill, okwakuyi-mecca yabantu abaningi abaNsundu. Kwaba umuzwa wokuziqhenya ukuthi sesifikile. Imindeni yabaNsundu esebenza kanzima, amayadi alungiswe kahle. Wawukuzwa ukuziqhenya abaningi bethu ababenakho endaweni yangakithi. “I-Park Hill Strong,” sasinjalo. Nokho, ukungalungi kwabusa phezu kwethu njengamaketanga okhokho bethu. Ngabona imindeni iphelelwa umusa ngenxa yobhubhane lwe-crack nabangane beshushiswa ngokusatshalaliswa kokudayisa insangu. Uhlobo oluxakayo njengoba manje selusemthethweni lapha esifundazweni saseColorado nakwezinye izifundazwe ezimbalwa. Noma yikuphi ukuqhuma kwezibhamu ngeSonto kwakuzwakala, futhi kwase kuqala ukuzwakala njengosuku oluvamile endaweni. Amaphoyisa amhlophe ayegada, futhi ngezinye izikhathi wawungazi ukuthi ubani owayemubi kakhulu izikhulu noma izigebengu? Kimina bonke babefana.

Iya phambili iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20, abamnyama basalwela ukulingana, sekuqubuke izidakamizwa ezintsha kanti abafowethu nodadewethu basavalelwe ezitokisini ukuze basatshalaliswe futhi badayise insangu okokuqala ngqa izigwebo zabo zingapheli. Ukucwasa ngokwebala manje sekunekhamera, ukukhombisa umhlaba ukuthi kwenzakalani ngempela, futhi iPark Hill ayiseyona i-mecca yemindeni yabaNsundu, kodwa esikhundleni salokho isiwubuso obusha bokukhula.

Kodwa noma kunjalo uma ngikwazi ukubuyela emuva, ngingabuyela kuma-'90s; kulapho ngathola khona izwi lami, lapho ngithola izingcezwana zokuqonda ukuthi umhlaba wawusebenza kanjani eduze kwami. Isoka lami lokuqala, ubungane obakhelwe ukuhlala impilo yonke, nokuthi lezo zikhathi zesikhathi esedlule zingangimisela kanjani owesifazane enginguye namuhla. Yebo, ngama-'90s kimi.