We Almost Lost Detroit

New Music by Marquise Porter, Detroit rap artist called "We Almost Lost Detroit".

The Statistics/Quotes:

- Shootings in Detroit soar in '04. More than 800 people have been gunned down.

- Detroiters fed up with gun violence attend prosecutor's forum, and agree it's up to people themselves to stop killings.

- "We have our own war over here, we don't have to go to Iraq"

- Detroit has the highest amount of Abandoned homes and business's in the country to date.

- Detroit lost 36,300 jobs this year, more than any other U.S. city, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

- "Over the years, I have gone to more funerals than graduations."

- Detroit is the poorest metropolitian city of USA. and has seen a 26 percent population decline since 1980.

- Detroit dosen't even have ONE nationwide grocery chain operating within city limits.

- "One major area is conflict resolution. People too readily pull out guns to settle arguments"

*Most Sources and Quotes we're either from The Detroit News, CNN.com, VisitDetroit.com or another website. None of the Sources/Quotes we're writen by the author of the video.

*Most (If not all) Images are Courtesy of Metro Detroit area Flickr.com users (http://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieburnett/sets/72157600088249613/)

Note: This Video Was Not Created By Me But I Had Found It Off Of The Old Street Flow Website. And To All Haters, I Didnt Post This To Put Down My City, I Love My City, I'm Just Showing How Far We Have Came From The Streets That We Still Continue To Live In

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Detroit
• Michigan
• 313
• Motor
• City
• Crime
• Streets
• DTown
• Murda
• 8Mile
• Motown
• Murder
• Kwame
• Kilpatrick
• Coleman
• Marquise
• Porter
• freestyle
• rap
• hiphop
• rapper
• battle

[oldsmobeaster]

Back in the late 60's throught to the early 80's I lived 50 miles upriver from Detroit. I visited Detroit a lot. Back then, for a kid from the cornfields of Lambton County, (Ontario), going to a big U.S. City like Detroit was like going to the moon.

I loved Detroit, because it gave the world Motown, Bob Seger, Iggy Pop, WRIF, , J.J. and the Morning Crew, The Tiger's, the Red Wings, The Piston's, and some of the greatest cars ever built.

The city has a soul. It will live on.

D-V

[Sipe0]

So long as the auto industry keeps leaving us and shipping their jobs over to mexico, Detroit will never recover. No one graduates, so no one gets to college, so no one leaves. But it's not like anyone can afford college anyway. No one can get a job without a degree, but they gotta eat, so they do what they have to do to stay alive. It aint right, but it's life.

Detroit techno and hip hop are the best in the world.

Detroit, lift up your weary head. Respect to the strugglers.

[will11806]

I love my city. Detroit is, has always been, and will always be, one the most historic, important, underrated, and unappreciated cities in the US. I have seen other cities, I have attended college in DC, visited LA, NY, Cleveland, etc. NONE compare to my city in their history or their drive and support of the country and the resilience of the inhabitants does not compare either. (no offense to any other viewers). But if you do not believe me, come here. You'll find respect you did not expect.

[christof139]

@oldsmobeaster, Best luck to you & thanx for the good words. Yes, Detroit will make a comeback but it will take much time. Somethings have improved already.

[murdamile1]

Los angeles transplant Detroit born and raise even tho these videos are fucked up they make me homesick but when i get home i get sick Detroit will come back.

[shawnwilliams19]

This is a bona fied justified remake of the original from Gil Scot-Heron. PEACE!

[Malibunightrider]

this is deffinitly a dope cruisin tune man good shit

[DeathRowWarrenG]

that song is from Gil Scott Heron!

[26Deacon]

dam joe im glad i aint from detroit. Chi-town baby!

[Neillil411]

Got news for ya.

It's Lost !

[mariusbleek]

this track is bumpin

5 stars

[lilpoindexter]

Im going to call channel nine-five-five and have them play this between interviews with fat white girls