Chicago killings: 'We just want to be out of the hood'

Killings in Chicago have hit a 20-year high as the grim toll for homicides in the city passed 500.

Rapper CTC Duwop introduced the BBC's Ian Pannell to a world ruled by gangs and guns.

He says that even though outsiders think why most people want to escape even if it looks like they glorify the violence.

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Camera/director: Darren Conway; video editor: David Botti; assistant producer Gabriella O'Donnell; aerial photography Phil Jorden; executive producers Jacky Martens and Ben Bevington

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