the difference is simple:

ghetto- being poor

gangsta- paying money to look poor
Jess: "My rearview mirror fell off in my car so I put it back on with duct tape.."

Wendy: "Damn girl, that's ghetto".

Greg: "I just scored these new air force one's at the mall".

Jordan: "Dude you'll look so gangster in those and that G-Unit hoodie".

It's gangsta vs. ghetto
by thisiswhyimhot November 20, 2007
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