So what was it about Bloods and Crips that seemed "cool" to the rest of the country?

[RatherUnique]

It got out of control when Baby s d Wayne started claiming it. Makes me wonder if they're still Blood

They are just rich rappers. You would never see Mexican artists in Mexico claiming random cartel membership. Cause they would literally die a brutal death for it. Claiming American gang shyt is easy cause you can do it safely

 

[R-Typ3]

I have always wondered why areas in the Midwest like Chicago,Detroit,Minneapolis etc don't have any bloods or crips. Matter fact what do the gangs in Chicago think of the bloods and crips?

Depends on where u at but Folk & People and other cliques in the mid is just like b's & c's anywhere else.. They got a lot of blue and red all over Michigan & Ohio too (Dayton, Cleveland & Cincy)

 

[Dominicansbelit]

trust me.. from my experience the nikkas I know who gangbang here don't do it for anything other than it seems cool..the affiliation is irrelevant..none of them even know the history of it

 

[Wild self]

The movie "Colors" made dudes wanna bang and claim Blood/ Crip.

 

[Will Ross]

the media made it popular

 

[R-Typ3]

Or cats that hustle out of state or get locked up/get out and rep they flag in their new spot

 

[Londilon]

And before any of you fakkits go
"I'm a Cac from the suburbs, people still gangbang in 2016"
Yes
Nothing about 2016 should make you believe gangbanging suddenly stopped

My question is why did these places on the east coast and down south decide to be down with that shyt?

I mean Bay Area nikkas don't even claim blood or crip yet there's nikkas in Nebraska claiming that shyt

Best thing to do is dont worry about stuff you have no first hand knowledge of.

What a lot of you inbreed cac's do is watch TV and look at shyt online about black people and make uneducated assumptions about shyt you have no business with.

What you need to accept is that black people do not have to answer to you just because you are white and have privilege and think you can judge people and make it law.

 

[King Poetic]

west coast rappers ( ESPECIALLY TUPAC DUMBASS )made it popular + a lot of LA dudes move to other parts and influenced those cities ( a lot of those LA dudes who did move to those cities wasn't really deep in the gang shyt like that.. they learn a little and knew some kid in idaho or maine would be influence by a LA nikka..

however if these so called bloods and crips from other cities come here they will learn real quick the difference...

one thing about OG bloods & Crips in LA and even the mexican mafia they not like those rappers that spitting ducktales & u will get run up on...

i tell black out of towners all the time since i don't bang,that u need to take off your baseball hat or those shoes because certain areas will get u smoke regardless

 

[Taadow]

I'm not talking about the allure of gangs in general.
I mean the allure of a gang that came from outside of their own region.

- aftermath of the Black Panther Party
- The Drug Game

 

[L&HH]

OG's from some gangs move to other areas sometimes and expand the reach of the gang.

 

[Taharqa]

I banged because I was a bored 16 year old

 

[Pier7]

I banged because I was a bored 16 year old

Cant lie, when I was a kid I was about 1 bad decision away from repping them b'z back in my bometown ya feel me?

 

[Canon]

i tell black out of towners all the time since i don't bang,that u need to take off your baseball hat or those shoes because certain areas will get u smoke regardless

what are these areas and the things you can't do?

 

[R-Typ3]

what are these areas and the things you can't do?

 

[Vandelay]

It feels good that someone has your back unconditionally because of some arbitrary color.

Add music to it, and it becomes trendy.

Rich people have gangs too...they just have longer technical names...

Trilateral commission, Bilderberg Group, etc.