Good Pete vs. Gangsta Pete
Which one did you think was cooler?
shareGood Pete. He wasn't trying to portray what he was exposed to in the city; he was just being himself. It was when he had the identity crisis in Chicago (being the good kid in a bad part of town) that he started trying to emulate what he saw around him. That made "gangsta" Pete a poser.
Don't front: Be yourself.
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Just a theory, but worth pointing out, nonetheless.