An expression that states that people may behave or act a certain way as a result of the environment they live in. So for example if someone lives in a
poverty stricken area and cannot get a job, they may become a thief. If someone grows up in an environment such as
Communist China, that person may become a
Communist himself.
“You hear it in the strength of my voice and in my rhythm, Now you know, how I was livin, It happened to me, like it happened to Serch, Prime Minister Pete Nice`ll kick the verse, in Bed-Stuy with my
boy, Kiwai Height, The K to A
Kingston, Wednesday night, To the Empire, show slammin, Open for Dana, crew flammin, Mouth open wide, or listening, Dumb dope with a forty in my system, Unprotected but respected for my own self, Cause of talent, no shade, or nothin else, A
time of tension, racially fenced in, I came off (and all the brothers blessed him), I left more than a
mark, I left a dent, Cause I'm a product of the environment.” – Pete Nice of 3rd
Bass (Hip Hop Group)
