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The '''Bloods''' are one of the ] & ], ] street ]. The Bloods are identified by the ] color worn by their members. They also have a sign or gesture (the word "blood" spelled with hand gestures) used as a ]. The gang is completely composed of ]s & ]s The Bloods are made up out of various cliques known as "sets" or "tres" (trays) among which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations. Since their formation the Blood gangs have branched out throughout the ].<ref>{{cite journal The '''Bloods''' are one of the ], ] street ]. The Bloods are identified by the ] color worn by their members. They also have a sign or gesture (the word "blood" spelled with hand gestures) used as a ]. The gang is completely composed of ]s & ]s The Bloods are made up out of various cliques known as "sets" or "tres" (trays) among which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations. Since their formation the Blood gangs have branched out throughout the ].<ref>{{cite journal
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==History==
By late 1971 the Avalon Garden ] and the Inglewood Crips had joined forces with the other crip sets and began to engage in warfare with non-Crip sets. They began to expand to non-Crip gang territories including The L.A. Brims, a powerful street gang, beginning in 1969 on the Westside. They were targeted because they were simply not Crips, which made them a main target for Crip sets to attack. Several gangs eventually became part of the Blood family, including The Bishops and Athens Park boys. The Denver Lanes also had conflicts with the Crips, but were outnumbered and eventually became unknown in California for a while. There were also the Piru Street Boys, who presented a powerful force in Compton. Seeing how the Crips affected their neighborhoods, the Piru Street Boys actually hung out with the Crips prior to 1972. For a short time they were known as the Piru Street Crips, and they also wore the traditional blue rags (bandana) and blue "Chucks" (sneakers) as part of their attire.


During the summer of 1972, the Crips, and the Pirus had a conflict, and an all out rumble ensued. The Pirus, like other northern gangs, were out numbered, and the Crips prevailed. The Pirus wanted to terminate peaceful relations with the Crips so they turned to the Lueders Park Hustlers for back-up. They agreed and a meeting was called on Piru Street. The Pirus invited every gang that had been targets by Crip sets to join the meeting. The Crips had murdered an L.A. Brim member earlier that year, so the Brims attended the meeting, in addition to the Denver Lanes and the Bishops.


Ways to combat Crip intimidation were discussed along with the creation of a new alliance to counter the Crips. At that time the color of bandannas was not important, but since the Crips were known to wear blue bandanas, the Pirus and the other groups decided to discontinue the wearing of blue bandannas. They decided to take on the wearing of an opposite color, red, and created a united organization which later became known as the Bloods. The Pirus, Brims, Athens Park Boys, and Pueblos decided to unite with the Bloods, and soon after, other gangs who had been threatened or attacked by Crips joined the Bloods but the pirus werent Bloods at first
By late 1971 the Avalon Garden ] and the Inglewood Crips had joined forces with the other crip sets and began to engage in warfare with non-Crip sets. They began to expand to non-Crip gang territories including The L.A. Brims, a powerful street gang, beginning in 1969 on the Westside. They were targeted simply because they were not Crips, which made them a main target for Crip sets to attack. Several gangs eventually became part of the Blood family, including The Bishops and Athens Park boys. The Denver Lanes also had conflicts with the Crips, but were outnumbered and eventually became unknown in California for a while. There were also the Piru Street Boys, who presented a powerful force in Compton. Seeing how the Crips affected their neighborhoods, the Piru Street Boys actually hung out with the Crips prior to 1972. For a short time they were known as the Piru Street Crips, and they also wore the traditional blue rags (bandana) and blue "Chucks" (sneakers) as part of their attire.
they were known as Piru Crips they had to show there aliance so they shed the blood of Crips
so thats how the term blood in blood out came in place about how the colors came in O.G.Oscar
showed them the color game in New York when the Egyptian Kings visted back in the 60"s but
years after that the P.Stone movement came along wit T.Rodgers there were Bloods in the area
before that original Bloods are basically family members from differnt gangs of differnt
states who helped link eachother BLOODS as a whole family orginized in california but as sets
they were scatted all over the 1st bloods were the vampyres who came from the egyptian kings
& the egyptian kings are apart of the p .stone by realtives & of the young lords so there is a family tree in gangs to so the first Bloods were in N.Y. but as a gang called the Vampyres but
as family of many minnie gangs they formed one big family the bloods & in this family the east
members were the savage nomads,vampires(vampyre),the villians,b.v.d.,vigilantes & the renegades & much more


During the summer of 1972, the Crips, and the Pirus had a conflict, and an all out rumble ensued. The Pirus, like other northern gangs, were outnumbered, and the Crips prevailed. The Pirus wanted to terminate peaceful relations with the Crips so they turned to the Lueders Park Hustlers for back-up. They agreed and a meeting was called on Piru Street. The Pirus invited every gang that had been targets by Crip sets to join the meeting. The Crips had murdered an L.A. Brim member earlier that year, so the Brims attended the meeting, in addition to the Denver Lanes and the Bishops.


Ways to combat Crip intimidation were discussed along with the creation of a new alliance to counter the Crips. At that time the color of bandannas was not important, but since the Crips were known to wear blue bandanas, the Pirus and the other groups decided to discontinue the wearing of blue bandannas. They decided to take on the wearing of an opposite color, red, and created a united organization which later became known as the Bloods. The Pirus, Brims, Athens Park Boys, and Pueblos decided to unite with the Bloods, and soon after other gangs who had been threatened or attacked by Crips joined the Bloods. However, the Pirus weren't Bloods at first
they were known as Piru Crips they had to show their alliance so they shed the blood of Crips.
so that's how the term blood in blood out came in place about how the colors came in O.G. Oscar
Showed them the color game in New York when the Egyptian Kings visited back in the 60's but
Years after that the P.Stone movement came along with T. Rodgers there were Bloods in the area
before that original Bloods are basically family members from different gangs of different
States who helped link each other BLOODS as a whole family organized in California but as sets.
They were scatted all over. The first bloods were the Vampyres who came from the Egyptian kings
& the Egyptian kings are apart of the p .stone by relatives & of the young lords so there is a family tree in gangs to so the first Bloods were in N.Y. but as a gang called the Vampyres but
as family of many Minnie gangs they formed one big family The Bloods, In this family, The East
Members, were the Savage Nomads, Vampires(Vampyre),the Villains, Brooklyn Violent Devils, Vigilantes, and The Renegades and much more. There is a whole bible that contains their records of history. It is held by O.G. Oscar Izquierdo but other sets were allowed
to keep their own history by their O.G.s but Oscar has all history. This is why not
every Blood is in turmoil.


==Coastal spread== ==Coastal Spread==


The ], simply called the East Coast Bloods, formed in 1993, within the New York City jail system on Rikers Island's GMDC (George Mochen Detention Center), sometimes called C-73. GMDC was used to segregate problematic inmates from the rest of the detention center. Prior to this time period, the ] were the most prevalent and organized gang in the NYC jail system. The Latin Kings, with mostly Hispanic members, were targeting African American inmates with violence. The ], simply called the East Coast Bloods, formed in 1993, within the New York City jail system on Rikers Island's GMDC (George Mochen Detention Center), sometimes called C-73. GMDC was used to segregate problem inmates from the rest of the detention center. Prior to this time period, the ] were the most prevalent and organized gang in the NYC jail system. The Latin Kings, with mostly Hispanic members, were targeting African American inmates with violence.


These African American inmates, organized by some of the more violent and charismatic inmates, formed a protection group which they called the United Blood Nation. This United Blood Nation, which was actually a prison gang, was emulating the Bloods street gangs in Los Angeles, California. Several of the leaders of this recently created prison gang formed eight original Blood sets in Compton, and got together to recruit in their neighborhoods across New York City. These original sets were: Mad Stone Villains (MSV), Valentine Bloods (VB), Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG), Gangster Killer Bloods (GKB), One Eight Trey (183) Bloods, Hit Squad Brims (HSB), Blood Stone Villains (BSV) and Sex, Money and Murder (SMM). Thousands of members of the Blood street gang were establishing themselves as a formidable force among gangs and continued a steady drive for recruitment. At this time, the bloods were more violent than other gangs but much less organized. Numerous slashing (razor blade or knife attacks) were reported during robberies and discovered to be initiations into the Bloods. This Blood in ritual became the trademark for the Bloods. Bloods recruited throughout the East Coast and began spreading their drug networks rapidly. Blood gangs can be found in the New York City area, Upstate New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Hagerstown, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Connecticut to name a few. Recently, Blood gangs have become a favorite target of Law Enforcement because of their connection to violence. Bloods will commit violence against other Blood sets and there is no direct Regional or National leadership or connections. According to some sources, East Coast Bloods and West Coast Bloods conducted a series of meetings in 1999 and formed the United Blood Nation as a way to align all Blood gangs as one Nation for the purposes of power and unity. They eventually became united with the Latin Kings and the Peoples Nation in 2000 after putting aside a dispute but the U.B.N .wasn't made by O.G. T. Rodgers & the truth is that O.G. Mack made a false & in These African American inmates, organized by some of the more violent and charismatic inmates, formed a protection group which they called the United Blood Nation. This United Blood Nation, which was actually a prison gang, was emulating the Bloods street gangs in Los Angeles, California. Several of the leaders of this recently created prison gang formed eight original Blood sets in Compton, and got together to recruit in their neighborhoods across New York City. These original sets were: Mad Stone Villains (MSV), Valentine Bloods (VB), Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG), Gangster Killer Bloods (GKB), One Eight Trey (183) Bloods, Hit Squad Brims (HSB), Blood Stone Villains (BSV) and Sex, Money and Murder (SMM). Thousands of members of the Blood street gang were establishing themselves as a formidable force among gangs and continued a steady drive for recruitment. At this time, the bloods were more violent than other gangs but much less organized. Numerous slashings (razor blade or knife attacks) were reported during robberies and discovered to be initiations into the Bloods. This Blood in ritual became the trademark for the Bloods. Bloods recruited throughout the East Coast and began spreading their drug networks rapidly. Blood gangs can be found in the New York City area, Upstate New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Hagerstown, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Connecticut to name a few. Recently, Blood gangs have become a favorite target of Law Enforcement because of their connection to violence. Bloods will commit violence against other Blood sets and there is no direct Regional or National leadership or connections. According to some sources, East Coast Bloods and West Coast Bloods conducted a series of meetings in 1999 and formed the United Blood Nation as a way to align all Blood gangs as one Nation for the purposes of power and unity. They eventually became united with the Latin Kings and the Peoples Nation in 2000 after putting aside a dispute but the ubn wasn't made by O.G.T.Rodgers & the truth is that o.g. mack made a false
Movement all (NTG) BLOODS are not a true blood set all members most go under a true original blood set movement all (NTG) BLOODS are not a true blood set all members most go under a true original blood set
Despite the mass confusing there were bloods already in New York way before 1971 they were known as Vampyre Bloods they were from the Egyptian kings but the (NTG) Movement 1993 came despite the mass confusing there were bloods already in New York way before 1971 they were known as Vampyre Bloods they were from the Egyptian kings but the (NTG) Movement 1993 came
later on
later on but now there is more fake movements like the nine tech grenade sets & all supposedly west side sets but there all fake no blood is supposed to wear their flags to the left its only on the right & all bloods live by the 5pop never never the 6pop all U.B.N U.B.L. is fake nations even THE WEST SIDE has U.B.N. but there fake & in Washington dc theirs a problem wit a U.B.N. situation its false there are reports in D.C.
that bloods & crips are coming together but that’s a false movement & in the south the
Same everywhere its mainly because of the internet has the fake book of knowledge that
The U.B.N mad
Theirs also a problem in Maryland to with a false movement in Virginia to all states basically even the west coast has its share of problems real bloods are hard to find these days but they can be spotted by claiming the blood of truth who is Truth? the son of O.G. Ice Man Manuel Mercado
Is the Man who impregnated O.G. Oscar’s daughter the kid has been a secret much like the vampire bloods they still exists


==Bloods and hip-hop== ==Bloods and hip-hop==
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| org=LA Weekly | org=LA Weekly
| date=September 29, 2005 | date=September 29, 2005
}}</ref>. In 1995, Los Angeles producer ] produced the self-titled debut album of the ], a rap group consisting of gang members from the Denver Lane Bloods. ] from ] is a member of Bloods. ] is also a member of Bloods. Not to mention the members of Dem Franchise boys also affiliate with the Bloods. }}</ref>. In 1995, Los Angeles producer ] produced the self-titled debut album of the ], a rap group consisting of gang members from the Denver Lane Bloods.


==Notes== ==Notes==
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For the Native American nation, please see Kainai.
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The red bandanas worn by most Bloods gangs.

The Bloods are one of the Los Angeles, California street gangs. The Bloods are identified by the red color worn by their members. They also have a sign or gesture (the word "blood" spelled with hand gestures) used as a shibboleth. The gang is completely composed of African Americans & Afro-Latinos The Bloods are made up out of various cliques known as "sets" or "tres" (trays) among which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations. Since their formation the Blood gangs have branched out throughout the United States.


History

By late 1971 the Avalon Garden Crips and the Inglewood Crips had joined forces with the other crip sets and began to engage in warfare with non-Crip sets. They began to expand to non-Crip gang territories including The L.A. Brims, a powerful street gang, beginning in 1969 on the Westside. They were targeted because they were simply not Crips, which made them a main target for Crip sets to attack. Several gangs eventually became part of the Blood family, including The Bishops and Athens Park boys. The Denver Lanes also had conflicts with the Crips, but were outnumbered and eventually became unknown in California for a while. There were also the Piru Street Boys, who presented a powerful force in Compton. Seeing how the Crips affected their neighborhoods, the Piru Street Boys actually hung out with the Crips prior to 1972. For a short time they were known as the Piru Street Crips, and they also wore the traditional blue rags (bandana) and blue "Chucks" (sneakers) as part of their attire.

During the summer of 1972, the Crips, and the Pirus had a conflict, and an all out rumble ensued. The Pirus, like other northern gangs, were out numbered, and the Crips prevailed. The Pirus wanted to terminate peaceful relations with the Crips so they turned to the Lueders Park Hustlers for back-up. They agreed and a meeting was called on Piru Street. The Pirus invited every gang that had been targets by Crip sets to join the meeting. The Crips had murdered an L.A. Brim member earlier that year, so the Brims attended the meeting, in addition to the Denver Lanes and the Bishops.

Ways to combat Crip intimidation were discussed along with the creation of a new alliance to counter the Crips. At that time the color of bandannas was not important, but since the Crips were known to wear blue bandanas, the Pirus and the other groups decided to discontinue the wearing of blue bandannas. They decided to take on the wearing of an opposite color, red, and created a united organization which later became known as the Bloods. The Pirus, Brims, Athens Park Boys, and Pueblos decided to unite with the Bloods, and soon after, other gangs who had been threatened or attacked by Crips joined the Bloods but the pirus werent Bloods at first they were known as Piru Crips they had to show there aliance so they shed the blood of Crips so thats how the term blood in blood out came in place about how the colors came in O.G.Oscar showed them the color game in New York when the Egyptian Kings visted back in the 60"s but years after that the P.Stone movement came along wit T.Rodgers there were Bloods in the area before that original Bloods are basically family members from differnt gangs of differnt states who helped link eachother BLOODS as a whole family orginized in california but as sets they were scatted all over the 1st bloods were the vampyres who came from the egyptian kings & the egyptian kings are apart of the p .stone by realtives & of the young lords so there is a family tree in gangs to so the first Bloods were in N.Y. but as a gang called the Vampyres but as family of many minnie gangs they formed one big family the bloods & in this family the east members were the savage nomads,vampires(vampyre),the villians,b.v.d.,vigilantes & the renegades & much more


Coastal Spread

The United Blood Nation, simply called the East Coast Bloods, formed in 1993, within the New York City jail system on Rikers Island's GMDC (George Mochen Detention Center), sometimes called C-73. GMDC was used to segregate problem inmates from the rest of the detention center. Prior to this time period, the Latin Kings were the most prevalent and organized gang in the NYC jail system. The Latin Kings, with mostly Hispanic members, were targeting African American inmates with violence.

These African American inmates, organized by some of the more violent and charismatic inmates, formed a protection group which they called the United Blood Nation. This United Blood Nation, which was actually a prison gang, was emulating the Bloods street gangs in Los Angeles, California. Several of the leaders of this recently created prison gang formed eight original Blood sets in Compton, and got together to recruit in their neighborhoods across New York City. These original sets were: Mad Stone Villains (MSV), Valentine Bloods (VB), Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG), Gangster Killer Bloods (GKB), One Eight Trey (183) Bloods, Hit Squad Brims (HSB), Blood Stone Villains (BSV) and Sex, Money and Murder (SMM). Thousands of members of the Blood street gang were establishing themselves as a formidable force among gangs and continued a steady drive for recruitment. At this time, the bloods were more violent than other gangs but much less organized. Numerous slashings (razor blade or knife attacks) were reported during robberies and discovered to be initiations into the Bloods. This Blood in ritual became the trademark for the Bloods. Bloods recruited throughout the East Coast and began spreading their drug networks rapidly. Blood gangs can be found in the New York City area, Upstate New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Hagerstown, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Connecticut to name a few. Recently, Blood gangs have become a favorite target of Law Enforcement because of their connection to violence. Bloods will commit violence against other Blood sets and there is no direct Regional or National leadership or connections. According to some sources, East Coast Bloods and West Coast Bloods conducted a series of meetings in 1999 and formed the United Blood Nation as a way to align all Blood gangs as one Nation for the purposes of power and unity. They eventually became united with the Latin Kings and the Peoples Nation in 2000 after putting aside a dispute but the ubn wasn't made by O.G.T.Rodgers & the truth is that o.g. mack made a false movement all (NTG) BLOODS are not a true blood set all members most go under a true original blood set despite the mass confusing there were bloods already in New York way before 1971 they were known as Vampyre Bloods they were from the Egyptian kings but the (NTG) Movement 1993 came later on

Bloods and hip-hop

A number of popular West Coast rappers claim to be affiliated with Bloods gangs or use speculation about their ties to gangs to generate media attention. The Game has said he was caught up in the gangs in his Cedar Block neighborhood. Due to employing several known Bloods members, the media has speculated that Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight maintains an association with the gang . Rapper/producer DJ Quik, also a Compton native, has talked about growing up as a member of the Tree Top Piru Bloods. In 1995, Los Angeles producer Ron "Ronnie Ron" Phillips produced the self-titled debut album of the Damu Ridaz, a rap group consisting of gang members from the Denver Lane Bloods.

Notes

  • According to a Los Angeles Weekly profile, the Bloods generally refuse to use the letter C in names, especially when names start with a C, they will often add the letter K after C to make it CK, meaning crip killer.
  • The Bloods refer to Crips in disrespect as "Crabs".

References

  1. Maxson, Cheryl L. (1998). "Gang Members on the Move" (PDF). Juvenile Justic Bulletin. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Aftermath.com (2005). "Game Life Story".
  3. Bruno, Anthony. "The Murders of gangsta rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G." Crime Library. Court TV.
  4. "Quik as F**k". September 29, 2005. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |firstname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |lastname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |org= ignored (help)
  5. "War and Peace in Watts". July 14, 2005. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |firstname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |lastname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |org= ignored (help)
  • Yusuf Jah, Sister Shah'keyah, Ice-T, UPRISING : Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth In The Crossfire, ISBN 0684804603

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