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  2. Crips - Wikipedia

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    Crips traditionally refer to each other as "Cuz" or "Cuzz", which itself is sometimes used as a moniker for a Crip. "Crab" is the most disrespectful epithet to call a Crip, and can warrant fatal retaliation. [45] Crips in prison modules in the 1970s and 1980s sometimes spoke Swahili to maintain privacy from guards and rival gangs. [46]

  3. Crips–Bloods gang war - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Debate over the origins of the Crips gang - Wikipedia

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    During this conversation, Raymond was wearing the shoes of his brother Reggie, whose nickname was “Crip”, which was written on the side of the shoe. According to Barton, this was the source of the gang's name. [2] In both accounts, the word “Crip” is not an acronym for anything, as would be suggested by several sources.

  5. Bloods and Crips stand together in solidarity during Atlanta ...

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    Incredible images from a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta show members of the Crips and the Bloods tying their flags together in a display of unity.

  6. Bloods - Wikipedia

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    The Bloods are a primarily African-American street gang which was founded in Los Angeles, California.The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips.It is identified by the red color worn by its members and by particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs.

  7. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    The expression is thought to have originated with the Bloods, a gang that originated in Los Angeles, who wanted to avoid using "crazy" because it started with the letter "c," which they associated ...

  8. Set (gang) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Prosecutors accuse 9 alleged Crips members of carrying out ...

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    Later that day, after someone shot at a house in the Kitchen Crips' territory, Muratalla was "involved" in a shooting at a liquor store in a neighborhood claimed by the Swans, a Bloods gang ...