The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs.

The Crips, originating in Los Angeles, California, are one of the oldest, largest, most violent and most notorious gangs in the United States. They have been involved in murders, robberies and drug dealing in the Los Angeles area. The Crips are mostly identified by the blue color worn by their members. What was once a single gang is now a loose network of "franchises" around the United States. The gang is primarily composed of African Americans. The gang has an intense rivalry with the Bloods. They are also known to feud with Chicano gangs. Image File history File links Crips. ... Image File history File links Crips. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... It has been suggested that Califas be merged into this article or section. ... A gang is a group of individuals who share a common identity and, in current usage, engage in illegal activities. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Franchising (from the French for free) is a method of doing business wherein a franchisor licenses trademarks and tried and proven methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring payment, and usually a percentage piece of gross sales or gross profits as well as the annual... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chicano is a cultural identity used primarily by people of Mexican descent in the United States. ...

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Gang identification

For many years, Crips were characterized by their tendency to wear blue in order to easily identify each other. One suggested origin of the selected color is traced to the school colors of Washington High School in South L.A. Another theory is the co-founder, Stanley Williams, had a good and close friend called "Buddha", who wore blue shirts, khakis, shoes, and a blue bandana from his back left pocket. When Buddha died, Williams made blue the Crip color in honor of Buddha. A particular set of Crips, the Grape Street Crips, have been known to wear purple in addition to blue. The SGC's, (Shotgun Crips), are separated into three sub-sets: the Nine, 139th street; the Foe, 134th street; and the Deuce, 132nd street in the city of Gardena, California and have been known to wear dark-green, the city color of Gardena, in addition to blue to show that the Shotgun Crips are from Gardena. Crips also wear blue bandanas and British Knights sport shoes (using the company moniker BK, which the Crips use as a backronym meaning "Blood Killas"). They usually refer derisively to their rivals, the Bloods, as "slobs." George Washington Preparatory High School is a secondary school that is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. ... South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the south and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. ... Categories: Stub ... British Knights are a shoe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In more recent years, however, the Crips have begun to cease the use of colors as a means of identification, since it is likely to draw attention from police. Methods such as the use of college sport team jerseys and hats are sometimes used, but in general, what set a certain gang member claims can be determined solely by their tattoos.

Many Crips will also change words containing the letter B or choose another word to replace it, the best being a word with a C. This is due to their hatred of Bloods. If no word can reasonably be substituted, the letter B will be crossed out to show disrespect. Sometimes excessive use of the letter C also occurs, such as "be right baCC" to refrain from using the initials "ck" which stands for "Crip Killer". Also the letter B can be written Bk as in "Blood Killer".

Origin of the name "Crips"

There have been many different explanations for the origin of the name of the gang:

• The most well-known theories tie the current name with "crib" or "crib street" (alluding to an actual street or the young age of the members at the time of the gang's founding).

• "Crip" originates from the carrying of a cane or stick — Los Angeles Times 14 April 1992: "Word spread about the tough-looking young men, who some said carried canes and walked with a limp — cripples, or crips, they were called for short."

• Mis-pronunciation of "The Crypts."

• Some alleged backronyms for the name include:

• Community (or California) Revolution/Restoration In Progress.

• Community Resources for an Independent People

• California Rebels In Power

• Crip meaning cradle to the grave. C standing for Cradle, RIP standing Rest In Peace, a common phrase inscribed on tombstones.

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Entertainers with Crip affiliations

• Snoop Dogg (Rollin' 20 Crips)^{[citation needed]}
• Daz Dillinger (21st Street Crips) ^[1]
• Dresta (Nutty Blocc Compton Crips) [1]
• Eazy-E (Kelly Park Compton Crips) ^[2]
• Jayo Felony (NHC 47 Blocc Crips) [2]
• MC Eiht (Tragnew Park Compton Crips) [3]
• Tone Loc (South Side Compton Crips)[4]
• Spider Loc (97th Street East Coast Crips)

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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. 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, telling suburban teenagers and other non-gang members that it is a dance for Crips only. Another song with a similar instance is "Not a Dance", by Spider Loc, Young Buck and C-BO. Calvin Broadus (born October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California), better known as Snoop Dogg (other nicknames include Snoop Doggy Dogg, The Bigg Boss Dogg, Bigg Snoop Dogg, and Snoop D-O Double G) is a rapper, record producer and actor from the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1970) in Long Beach, California, more commonly known as Warren G, is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. ... Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (born August 19, 1969), commonly known by stage name Nate Dogg, is an American hip-hop artist born in Long Beach, California. ... Goldie Loc is a rapper from Long Beach, California who was once a member of Tha Eastsidaz with Snoop Dogg and Tray Deee. ... WC (pronounced Dub-C) (also known as west coast or westcoast connections) is the stage name of William Calhoun, an African American gangsta rapper from South Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about the rap group. ... Eazy-E (Eric Wright) (September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995) was an African-American rapper, record producer, and record executive who initially rose to fame as a member of the group N.W.A.. Born in Compton, California, Eazy-E dropped out of Compton High School while in tenth grade... G-Unit is a rap group which consists of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, (The) Game, R & B singer Olivia and, most recently, Spider Loc. ... Curtis Norvell Williams (born on February 14, 1979 in Compton, California)[1] is a rapper known as Spider Loc who is part of the G-Unit clique, although he has yet to be signed to Interscope. ... The Crip Walk, or C-Walk, is a dance that originated in the early 1990s in Compton, a poor suburb of Los Angeles, California. ... WC (pronounced Dub-C) (also known as west coast or westcoast connections) is the stage name of William Calhoun, an African American gangsta rapper from South Los Angeles, California. ...

Pop Culture

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Foes

• Bloods

• Latin Kings

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References

1. ^ Daz Dillinger biography. IMDb. Retrieved on 2006-07-09.
2. ^ Terror, Hope on the Streets of Compton. National Public Radio (2006-03-06). Retrieved on 2006-07-09.

• Leon Bing (1991). Do or Die: America's Most Notorious Gangs Speak for Themselves. Sagebrush. ISBN 0-8335-8499-5
• Stanley Tookie Williams (2005). Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir (PB) ISBN 0-9753584-0-5
• Colton Simpson, Ann Pearlman, Ice T (Foreword) (2005). Inside the Crips : Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang (HB) ISBN 0-312-32929-6
• Shakur, Sanyika (1993). Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, Atlantic Monthly Pr, ISBN 0-87113-535-3
• Yusuf Jah, Sister Shah'keyah, Ice T, UPRISING : Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth In The Crossfire, ISBN 0-684-80460-3

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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
• Jordan Onasai – Image of well-known Australian Crips leader (right)