Things You'll Need:
- Money--and lots of it. Being ghetto is not cheap.
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Step 1
"Bling" it up! Rhinestones, jewels, anything that sparkles or shines works great. There's no such thing as too much!
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Step 2
Get a loud stereo system in your car. Play rap music as loud as you can. The greater the decibel level, the more ghetto. If it makes your car vibrate, that works. If it makes buildings around your car shake, even better.
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Step 3
Invest in a "grill". Grills are dental fittings that are silver, gold, or have "bling". You not only want people to notice your amazingly expensive smile, you want to blind them with it.
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Step 4
Dress the part. Anything with the label Ecko, Sean John, or Apple Bottom work. Ghetto is not sloppy, make sure everything is neatly pressed, even if it is 3 sizes too big.
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Step 5
Wear chains around your neck. Make sure they are big. The more "bling" you have, the more ghetto you appear. For extra ghetto appeal, add a dollar sign charm.
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Step 6
Get inked. Tattoos of "RIP" along with a name, even a portrait of someone lost to the streets.
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Step 7
Learn the language. It's called ebonics. It's necessary to know how to communicate.
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Step 8
Buy some ghetto sneakers. Think along the lines of Air Force Ones. Ghetto is not cheap. Make sure the brand name is visible.
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Step 9
Pimp your ride. Invest at least twice as much as your car is worth in the rims, stereo system, and tinting. Install a DVD player in the back of your headrests, even if you don't have a backseat.
Comments
sarahakhtar said
on 4/16/2009 This is the most ridiculous article I've ever read on eHow. This fashion editor should be fired.
KetaMarie said
on 1/2/2009 This article is ridiculous. This has nothing to do with "being ghetto"...wear rhinestones...lol...you need to get a major clue! I wear Baby Phat, and sometimes I wear Air Forces, but I am not "ghetto"...You are very bias, and you need to be a bit more educated.
KetaMarie said
on 1/2/2009 This article is ridiculous. This has nothing to do with "being ghetto"...wear rhinestones...lol...you need to get a major clue! I wear Baby Phat, and sometimes I wear Air Forces, but I am not "ghetto"...You are very bias, and you need to be a bit more educated.
Industry1 said
on 8/15/2008 Ghetto people love lots of labels..they will be a billboard/slave to fashion designers. However, many people love the trappings of wealth, you know why? Low self esteem. Most people are ashamed of their finances or lack of finances. If they can sell you the elusion of riches and class then they are only doing their job. After all we live in a material world.
maximus1418 said
on 12/15/2007 This artical has nothing to do with "how to be ghetto".Being ghetto is not about the way you look. There is no such thing as "how to be ghetto".You cant be ghetto unless you are ghetto.Being ghetto is not a style.I am a Latino male who was born and raised in the ghetto i don't where any "bling" or have a "grill".I speak English and I don't where baggy clothes.I also think this is very bias and wrong.