187 is a numeric code for the crime of murder used by law enforcement officials, particularly in the state of California. The number is used for this purpose because Section 187 of the California Penal Code defines the crime of murder. In communications, a code is a rule for converting a piece of information (for example, a letter, word, or phrase) into another form or representation, not necessarily of the same type. ... For the band, see The Police. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The California Penal Code forms the basis for the application of criminal law in the American state of California. ...

The number 187 is now in common use by many gangs throughout the United States as a synonym for murder; this usage has been reported among gangs as far away as Florida^[1] and Wisconsin^[2]. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to 92° 53′ W Population  Ranked...

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Music

In the early 1990s, the number began to appear with increasing frequency in the lyrics of gangsta rap compositions. Some radio stations stopped playing the songs in which the number was used. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... For the Ice T album, see Gangsta Rap (album). ...

The following is a list of prominent examples of this usage:

• Tupac Shakur raps "retaliate and pull 187, do real niggaz get to go to heaven?..." in his classical "How Long Will They Mourn Me?".
• C-187 is the name of the band featuring Patrick Mameli (Guitar - Ex Pestilence) Sean Reinert (Drums - Ex Cynic, Death) Tony Choy (Bass - Ex Cynic) and Tony Jelencovich (Vocals - M.A.N.)
• It is mentioned in the Sublime song "April 26, 1992" ("It's about comin' up and stayin' on top, and screamin' 187 on a motherfuckin' cop") from their self titled album Sublime.
• It is mentioned in the G-Unit song from Beg For Mercy called "My Buddy" when 50 Cent raps "You meet him your destination's hell or heaven, 'cause I only bring him out for that 187"
• Also in the 50 Cent song from The Massacre called "Gunz Come Out" 50 Cent raps "you see me in your projects, 187s in progress"
• Bone Thugs-n-Harmony In the Intro to their album E. 1999 Eternal Bizzy Bone raps "187 and a 211, 12 gauge, and a AK-47 spray", and on the same album Krayzie Bone raps "187 the sign, nigga we done told ya, ya fuckin with Bone you better believe we livin like soldias".
• "Deep Cover", also known as "187", performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on the soundtrack Deep Cover. A remix of the song is found on the Dre Day single. "Yeah, and ya don't stop...'cause it's 187 on a undercover cop..."
• Trigga Gots No Heart, performed by Oakland-based rapper Spice One and included in the soundtrack to the 1993 film Menace II Society.
• It is found in Big Pun's "Twinz (Deep Cover '98)" featuring Fat Joe.
• The slang appears numerous times on Dr. Dre's classic gangsta rap album The Chronic.
• Master P's 1996 album Ice Cream Man included a song entitled "Time for a 187."
• B.G. Featuring Juvinile's 1998 Mix Tape included a song entitled "Its Gonna be 187 after 187."
• 187, officially One Eight Seven, is a song by the New Jersey based band, Senses Fail.
• 187 On the Dance Floor is a rap song from a collaboration named L.A. Symphony.
• It's on (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa (1993) is the name of one of rapper Eazy-E's albums.
• In Dr. Dre's "Let Me Ride" single, a line saying "Try to set me up for a 211. Fuck around and get caught up in a 187".
• In Dr. Dre's "Fuck Wit Dre Day, and Everyone's Celebratin" song. Snoop Dogg says "And i ain't even swingin them things, i holla 187 wit my dick in yo mouth beyoch."
• The Insane Clown Posse's first EP is title Beverly Kills 50187.
• Rapper Spice 1 makes reference to this in many of his songs and it is used in the title of his song "187 He Wrote".
• In rapper Fabolous' song Can't Deny It, the line "I holla 187 when I ride to da side fool".
• Early 90's the song "Your love is a 187" performed by the Whitehead Brothers.
• On his 2002 release, Absolute Power, rapper Tech N9ne says, "And I ain't even slangin' them thangs I'm hollin' 187 If you trippin' with strange."
• The song "187 on a hook" by Brotha Lynch Hung & C-Bo mentions 187 several times.
• Song "Curtis 187", Track 16 of "50 Cent Curtis" 2007 by 50 Cent.
• Song: M.U.R.D.E.R. of 'Jay Sean'

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Film and television

• In Boyz 'n' Tha Hood when Ricky and Tre get pulled over you hear the police radio go off saying there is 187 tha requires immediate attention

• On Episode 7 of Season 4 of the popular HBO mob crime drama The Sopranos, a gang member instructs his crew to shoot the ceilings of some houses but "no 187s."

• According to the Internet Movie Database, the number 187 has been used in the titles of four movies, of which two were small art productions, one was a documentary, and one (the movie One Eight Seven, released in 1997) starred Samuel L. Jackson. Murder was a major theme in the three fictional works; the documentary was about Proposition 187.

• The 1993 action movie Demolition Man featured a scene where the police officers of the future city of San Angeles did not know what a 187 was until the police station's computer explained it to them.

• Recent movies like the 2004 documentary Juvies demonstrate that the term has become popular among incarcerated inner-city youth. They tend to say "I'm in for 187," rather than "I'm in for murder."

• In Next Friday a delivery man tells Craig not to pull a "187 in his ass."

• In the 1976 Rudy Ray Moore movie The Human Tornado Captain Ryan tells Detective Pete Blakely that he wants him to investigate a 187. Dolemite is wrongfully accused of killing the white wife of a rural sheriff when in fact the sheriff had killed his wife himself after catching her having sex with Dolemite.

• On Episode 15 of Season 4 of Fox's The O.C., Summer, after an earthquake and upon hearing a prowler, instructs Taylor to "go 187" on the person.

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Other

• A video game called 187: Ride or Die was released in late 2005.

• 187 is the name of the horn player in Billy Barf and the Vomitones in Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel, Vineland.

• 187 is the name of Ice T's dog.

• 187 is in the name of the paintball retailer "Paintballer 187"

• Professional wrestler Homicide is nicknamed "The Notorious 187."

• 187 is a slang term for a type of creature in Magic: the Gathering that has an effect when it comes into play. This comes from Netrataal, which 'murders' a creature.

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References

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See also

• Law enforcement jargon

Law enforcement jargon refers to a large body of acronyms, abbreviations, codes and slang used by law enforcement personnel to provide quick concise descriptions of people, places, property and situations, in both spoken and written communication. ...

External links

• Text of California Penal Code Section 187 (courtesy of Findlaw)

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