The City We Love.

So do you believe that just because someone is from your hometown that you should inevitably support them?

See I'm from Buffalo, NY. A small city in Western New York where people striving to reach the same goal do not give each other the support needed to succeed. It seems people more so oppose one other rather than uplift and provide encouragement. With so many local entertainment groups itching to be known by the public, it's not a surprise as to why people are only looking out for "self" and not for the city as a whole. 

Recently one of Buffalo's aspiring emcees, John-O, member of the Freshmen Gang, made it to BET's 106&Park for the well known weekly segment "Freestyle Friday". After two 30 second rounds he was defeated by his opponent "Blind Fury". Now, the city had a lot to say about this. Negative & positive. While some thought that Buffalo should be proud that he even made it that far, some thought he put the city to shame because of his lost. I guess it's a bittersweet moment. Everyone fails at something sometime in their life. The city should have instantly became his security blanket and welcomed him home with more "better luck next time", positive things than harsh comments. 

B u f f a l o. 

What will it take for the city of Buffalo to come together and become successful rather than fighting their way up the ladder to finish first? I'm not even sure. But we can definitely stop putting each other down. We're all in this together and the sooner we realize this, the sooner we will be great.