Everyday Life allows readers to exist in a day and life of four African-American males. Showing that despite of some of the senseless decisions the characters have chosen to make, they themselves have more sense than some people that dwell outside of the ghetto and/or have never smoked marijuana. All conversations are on point and are subjects that need to be visited by Americans in whole. With humor, and thought M.G. Hardie provokes critics and readers to think outside of the box and see another side of the hood. Everyday Life demands a respect for African American men struggling to get out of the hood or making an attempt to raise the expectation of, "Boys in * the hood".