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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.
The name "Piru" is derived from the Piru Street Boys, a gang which was founded in 1969 by Sylvester Scott and Vincent Owens in Compton. [3] The Piru Street Boys are considered the forerunners to the Bloods, [4] which is why the terms "Piru" and "Blood" are often used interchangeably.
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.
The United Blood Nation, also known as the East Coast Bloods, [4] is a street and prison gang active primarily in the New York metropolitan area. [3] It is the east coast faction of the California-based Bloods street gang. [2] Their main source of income is the trafficking and sale of illegal drugs. [3] [7]
The United Blood Nation would become responsible for spreading gang violence from Los Angeles to New York City. [5] On March 12, 1996, Portee led an attack, armed with a shiv fashioned from a Scrabble game piece, on members of the rival Latin Kings gang. [2] Three inmates were slashed in the incident. [6]
The Bloodhound Gang is an American rock band from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. [2] Formed in 1992 by rappers Jimmy Pop and Michael "Daddy Long Legs" Bowe (now in Wolfpac ), the band is known for its crude lyrics that are full of sexual innuendos. [ 3 ]
The Blood Stone Villains are a combination of three separate cliques: The 52nd Street Bloodstone Villains, 56th Street Bloodstone Villains, and the 57th Street Bloodstone Villains. The gang is filled with all different types of races such as Latino, Asian, and African-American with some members of the gang even being white.
The Nine Trey Gangster Bloods or Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods (NTG) [6] (also referred to as Bentley's or Billionaires) [7] [8] [9] are a "set" of the United Blood Nation street gang, [10] which is itself a set of the Bloods gang. [11] [12] [13] The gang operates on the East Coast of the United States. [11]