bruh, not everybody had a "cool uncle" or male figure to show em the ropes. Most of my boys didn't play sports and weren't popular in high school. They're not necessarily lames, just sheltered.
Since Mr Z is getting clowned, I thought I'd touch on this as a brotha that started going to the hood in his early 20s.
Growing up in the burbs, I'd save up my money for either video game consoles, dirt bikes, scooters and various cards (pokemon/yu-gi-oh, magic the gathering, sports cards).
Now fast forward to the late 2000s. I start working as a handyman fixing up vacant/foreclosed houses in the hood and this is before Google Maps and smartphones, so I ask a random lady in the area for directions. Her name is Nicole and she was heading that way anywho, so we start walking together. All the sudden 2 boys on bikes ride by and yell out
I GOT 5 Dollas Nicki!!!
At first I thought they were just joking, but she ended up admitting to me she was a street hooker and the boys were frequent customers of hers

She rationalized doing business with them cause she could essentially get $5 for 30 secs of work.
That was like 13-14 years ago...I imagine those same boys are in college now and are true playas due to their "training wheels" practice they had as adolescents.