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Entertainers with Crip affiliations
- Daz Dillinger (Insane Crips) - Long Beach
- Dresta (Nutty Blocc Crips) - Compton
- Eazy-E (Kelly Park Crips) - Compton
- MC Eiht (Tragnew Park Crips) - Compton
- Tone Lōc (South Side Crips) - Compton
- Snoop Dogg (Rollin' 20 Crips) - Long Beach
- WC (111 Neighborhood Crips) - South Central LA
- Kurupt (Rollin 60's Crips) - South Central LA
- Warren G (Rollin' 20 Crips) - Long Beach
- Nate Dogg (Rollin' 20 Crips) - Long Beach
Crips, hip-hop, and C-walk
Many popular rappers, in particular West Coast rappers, have close ties to Crips gangs in L.A. County. Snoop Dogg is a former member of the Rollin' 20 Crips in Long Beach (as are Warren G, Nate Dogg, and Goldie Loc), while WC has an affiliation with the 111 Neighborhood Crips in South Central Los Angeles. The late N.W.A member Eazy-E reportedly had ties to the Kelly Park Compton Crips. Recently signed G-Unit rapper Spider Loc is a member of the 97th Street East Coast Crips. However, there are also many rappers who are not members of Crips sets, yet take on traits of the Crip image and behavior because they hope to self-promote and sell records by doing so.
It is said that the popular hip-hop dance, the C-walk (Crip-walk), is meant to spell out one's set as an insult to rival gangs. On WC's song "The Streets" from his Ghetto Heisman album, he and Snoop Dogg rap about the C-walk's popularity in the mainstream, warning suburban teenagers and other non-gang members that it is a dance for Crips only.
References
- Leon Bing (1991). Do or Die: America's Most Notorious Gangs Speak for Themselves. Sagebrush. ISBN 0833584995
- Stanley Tookie Williams (2005). Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir (PB) ISBN 0975358405
- Colton Simpson, Ann Pearlman, Ice T (Foreword) (2005). Inside the Crips : Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang (HB) ISBN 0312329296
- Shakur, Sanyika (1993). Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, Atlantic Monthly Pr, ISBN 0871135353
- Yusuf Jah, Sister Shah'keyah, Ice T, UPRISING : Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth In The Crossfire, ISBN 0684804603
External links
- Snopes Urban Legend – The origin of the name Crips
- L.A.-based gangs – An overview of LA-based gangs
- Gang Reduction through Intervention, Prevention and Education - Crips profile
- Crips and Blood Alphabet – Crips and Bloods Alphabet
- Los Angeles Gang History – A comprehensive examination into Los Angeles gang history
- Black Street Gangs in Los Angeles: A History - Excerpts from Territoriality Among African American Street Gangs in Los Angeles