On the hood?

Ebonics for "Really?" or "For Real?" Often used in times of hood calamity.

a place where plenty of shit goes down like gangbangin, drug dealin, killin, a place where you wouldnt want to be

The word or phrase on hood signifies a serious agreeance to someone or something

Adjective: Someone who is from an inner city and expresses the essence of urban culture. Not to be confused with ghetto because a person can be hood but not ghetto at all. Describing a person as 'hood" can be a positive compliment but describing someone as ghetto is usually derogatory. Many people that are "hood" are successful, classy individuals who not only survived the perils of the inner city but love their hometown and have a desire to make it better for everyone there. Whereas people described as ghetto are usually poor, trashy and uncouth. Back in the day, many "ghetto" people lived in the projects. "Hood" describes people from the hood who were raised with the hip hop era but are not and have never been ghetto. Many grew up in middle class households in the hood. They are home boys and home girls.

The act of being in the ghetto.

A ghetto area within a major city.

When you come from the streets and you know The Struggle.

hood-hood is a more intense ghetto than just a regular hood.