the struggle


“the struggle” refers to the difficulty and danger that is faced, every day, by those of lower socio-economic cl-ss living in areas such as housing projects and ghettos. it is a term often used to in hip-hop music, particularly gangsta rap, as a means of enlightening the listener to the difficulty of day to day life for many african-americans living in such localities.
pour a forty on the kerb, g. for the homies who died in “the struggle”.
a general response to anything bad that happens to someone. comparable to “that sucks.”
herald: dude, i had to borrow money from my girlfriend cause i forgot my wallet. it was so embar-ssing!
fred: the struggle

jeff: my souvenir canadian money totally melted in the car.
nick: the struggle
anybody on the grind. anybody who is going through physical and emotional struggles on a daily basis. in the ghetto, these may include poverty, drugs, crime. elsewhere, this may include family breakup, constant relocating, and drugs.
ghetto struggle: d-mn man we livin the struggle here in da projects

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