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Mentioning Compton, many people will think of the successful 2015 musical biopic "Chong Out of Compton, and many very successful hip-hop musicians such as Eazy-E, The Game, Kendrick Lamar, DJ Mustard, DJ Quik, Tyga, YG, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, MC Ren, they were all born here .
In addition, there are two famous gangs on the West Coast-Bloods and Crips
In the 1960s, after the FBI cracked down on a number of black political organizations, black teenagers living in south-central Los Angeles became a relatively unstable factor in society.
Followed by, these teenagers formed and joined two big gangs-Bloods and Crips.
The blood gang, also known as the Original Blood Family ( obf)
is an African-American street gang founded in Los Angeles, California in the 1970s. Now it has spread throughout the United States and even the world.
This gang is widely known for its competition with the Crips
They are identified by the red bandana and special gang symbol
including the unique gang gesture 4da
The blood includes various sub-gangs called “sets”. There are significant differences between these gangs, such as color, clothing and operation, and political ideas that may conflict with each other.
Since their establishment, The blood gang has been spreading all over the United States
The blood gang was initially established to compete with the Los Angeles Crips.
The blood gang can be traced back to the 1960s. Due to the fact that the crippled gang was too powerful, several other gang members in Washington clashed with the crippled gang.
In order to deal with the powerful crippled gang, several members united He got up and formed the blood gang today. Since then, the Bloods have become an organization to prevent the lame gang from attacking
All those who do not want to join the lame gang or are persecuted by the lame gang can join and receive asylum
By 1978, the blood gang had developed 15 branches in the United States, but the crippled gang still suppressed the blood with a ratio of 3:1 Gang, Bloods became more and more violent
Until the 1980s, the blood gang began to participate in the drug business and provided drugs for their members to smoke. Since then, the blood gang has become more and more large
The number of countries where they are located has also increased significantly. These growths were mainly driven by the profits of the drug business.
In addition, the relationship within the crippled gang became more and more chaotic.
Because the crippled gang had too many branches, sometimes they would join forces with the blood gang to eliminate other cripples. Gang’s most famous war broke out in the late 1970s, and Compton’s blood flowed into a river
In the late 1970s, most of the crippled gang quickly expanded to the entire California. The lame gangs began to disperse and stand on their own.
So some lame gangs became enemies with other lame or blood gangs.
made gang crime more rampant and Williams was convicted of murder. In prison, Watsonton was also killed.
The internal fighting situation became more severe, so that some lame gangs who were not involved also began to choose side stations.
Since then, the lame gang members have been ganged. The other gangs killed more than the blood gang.
wanted to set up a gang to defend the community, but now it has become the self-digging grave.
The blood gang surpassed the lame gang in the 1990s and became the United States. The biggest black gang
The two big gangs are hostile to each other. In the next 40 years, there were many conflicts, and the related death toll exceeded 15,000.
How to distinguish between these two gangs on the street-Bloods members usually wear red clothes and red accessories , And Crips usually use blue.
At the same time, the Bloods and Crips also have their own different gang gestures.
Bloods celebrities in the hip-hop circle include: The Game, DJ Quik, Suge Knight, Birdman, Lil Wayne, YG, Mack 10, etc.
and Crips members have more celebrities in hip-hop circles: Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, Ice-T, WC, Eazy E, MC Ren, BG Knocc Out, MC Eiht, Young Jeezy, Schoolboy Q, etc.
These gang cultures are not only inseparable from hip-hop music, but also have a deep influence on hip-hop culture such as dance.
04a1 is from this kind of dance Crips, originated from the C-Walk members from the south-central area of Los Angeles in the 1970s, are also known as C-Walk. This dance step has spread globally through the promotion of rappers.
including WC, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Kendrick Lamar and other well-known West Coast rappers have shown this dance in the MV, and Kurupt even has a song called "C Walk".
