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Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 – June 6, 2021), [1] [2] also known by his former street moniker Monster or Monster Kody, was an American author and former gangster. He was a member of the Los Angeles-based Eight Tray Gangster Crips. He got his nickname as a 13-year-old gang member when he beat and stomped a robbery ...
The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are based in the coastal regions of Southern California.Founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams, the Crips began as an alliance between two autonomous gangs, and developed into a loosely connected network of individual "sets", often engaged in open warfare with one ...
The Crips and the Bloods, two majority-Black street gangs founded in Los Angeles (L.A.), California, have been engaged in a gang war since the 1970s. [30] [31] The war is made up of smaller, local conflicts between chapters of both gangs, and has mostly taken place in major cities in the United States, especially L.A.
Cameron Terrell is an American former member of the Rollin 90s Neighborhood Crips gang, [1] who was acquitted for his alleged role in the murder of 21 year-old Justin Holmes. Terrell's case received national media attention, as Terrell was white and came from an affluent background, which is unusual among members of the Crips gang. [2]
Bastards of the Party is a 2005 American documentary film directed by former Bloods gang-member Cle Sloan and produced by Antoine Fuqua. The film explores the creation of two of Los Angeles's most notorious gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, from the perspective of the Los Angeles community. The film also denounces gang violence and presents ...
In 2011, 81 members were arrested by a gang sweep called "Operation Pirate Town" by 1,300 federal, state and local law enforcement officers. [1]Until 1996, Dodge City Crips and Rancho San Pedro coexisted in the Rancho San Pedro housing projects, until a Dodge City Crip member was murdered, with the Rancho San Pedro Gang allegedly behind the killing. [2]
Mob Street Crips; Grape Street Crips; Gangster Disciples; Black Disciples; Rollin 70 Neighborhood Crips (#Koppel) No Limit Soldiers; Rollin 200 Crips (#SK6) [2] Southside First Tray Crips [3] The Traynity [4] United Blood Nation [5] [6] Oudenbosch GShyne Bloods/GKB; Rollin 60 Neighborhood Crips (Also young #SK6 members) Rollin 30 Neighborhood ...
In some cases, a set from one gang may form an alliance with a specific set from a rival gang. For example, the PJ Watts Crips are known for their alliance with the Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods. [7] This alliance formed due to mutual opposition to the Grape Street Watts Crips set. [7] Conflict between rival sets is referred to as "set tripping". [8]