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INSIDE A BLOOD SET
By Seth Ferranti
October 24, 2011
In California, gangs are a way of life and LA is gangbanger ground zero. The Crips, Surenos, Nortenos, Eighty-Eights, and Bloods all hold court in the streets, they all perpetrate in some form or fashion. Gangs in the city of Angels are recklessly rampant and gang activity doesnât just happen in the big city. The blueprints for banginâ have infested smaller towns and spread across the nation. The ideology has transgressed ethnic, racial, and geographical boundaries. Gangbanging exists in the hood, the suburbs, and even rural areas all over America. Gangs have become a trend and the gang mentality is accepted in popular culture and society as a whole to a large degree. But how did it all start and whatâs it really like inside a set?
Gorilla Convict decided to get the 411 and take a closer look at the Bloods and in particular the Rolling 20 Neighborhood Bloods, one of the largest blood clicks in LA today. Legend has it that the Bloods started in the summer of 1972 when a member of the LA Brims, a westside independent gang was shot and killed by a Crip member after a confrontation. Being heavily outnumbered by the Compton Crips and thus no match for them in a gang fight the LA Brims turned to the Piru Street Boys, Lueders Park Hustlers, and Denver Lanes, three other non-crip gangs, for assistance. Before the ensuing rumble, a meeting was called on Piru Street in Compton where the 4 non-crip gangs met and metamorphosed into the Bloods. To distinguish themselves from the Crips and their traditional blue bandanas the newly form Bloods decided to fly red rags and so the war of colors was launched. According to Blood legend the red symbolizes the blood theyâve shed, the white in the red symbolizes the celestial bodies, stars of heaven and the black in the red symbolizes the bangers as black people.
Throughout the â70s, â80s, and into the 90âs the Blood/Crips rivalry grew as did the numbers associated with the gang and their presence in cities and areas across the nation. The warfare has raged on unabated. Bloods aimed to be known as Crip Killers but recently the state of the war has changed as more and more Crips and Bloods have been fighting a more common enemy. The fight in LA has turned from Blood versus Crip and black versus black to Blood and Crip versus Surenos (Mexicans/Chicanos) and black versus brown. Itâs rumored that the Mexican Mafia or Erne shot-callers have green-lighted all blacks in Los Angeles. From their cells, at Pelican Bay the Erne have started a war in the streets of LA. And this racial war has turned vicious. Because we are Don Diva we go right to the source for our interviews. In this case, we went to the California Department of Corrections to speak with Rolling 20âs Neighborhood Blood soldier and O.G., Terrell C. Wright aka Loko, age 38, who is serving time for a Beverly Hills jewelry store robbery. We spoke to Loko about set life, what being blood is all about, and what the current climate in LA is concerning gang warfare.
When did you first get involved with your set?
For many, many years I sustained that wanna-be status, amongst that rank and file who mostly stood on the sidelines, jocking the gangster's shadows and presence. Until finally, I crossed that threshold of no return in 1982, blindly committing myself into that cesspool of violence, death, and destruction.
What neighborhood do you all represent?
Me and my homies represent a gang calling it the Rolling 20â˛s Neighborhood Bloods. A gang thatâs reputable on the west side of Los Angeles, and practically one of the largest blood gangs inside Los Angeles today.
Did you grow up there?
As shocking as this may sound too many who may have never known this, but I didnât grow up in my neighborhood; at least not in the traditional sense of growing up somewhere. But Iâve been a part of the fabric and interior for so long, many probably havenât even noticed.
Was it always like that?
I would have to say yes. As far back as I can recollect itâs always been the way it is today: the gangs, the drama, the shootings, the murders, and those that are legendary inside the gang scene. Itâs always been like that as far back as I can recall.
What kind of things did you all get up to?
As far as the neighborhood was concerned back in the early 80â˛s we mostly hung out on Vermont and 29th, drinking, smoking, and flirting with the women who strolled by admiring our machismo. That was then, but as the drama intensified across the city with all the gangs vying to be dominant over the next, I and my homies committed ourselves neck-deep into that which was taking the city by storm â (The era of the drive-by shooters).
When did things start progressing towards crime?
From the first inception into the Neighborhood Bloods as a member, I soon learned that crime was an intricate part of the gang-bangers persona. Committing a criminal act for the gang-banger was no different than eating, sleeping, and breathing. Plus back then crime paid. Our earliest form of hustling, before crack digging its claws into the many communities and jurisdictions, was that of snatching purses, jewelry snatching, home burglaries, stealing cars, and selling its parts. As I mentioned to commit a crime was the gang-bangers hustle. So itâs always been there; an intricate part of the gang-bangers life.
Give me the history and breakdown of your set?
Before my click -the 29th click of the Neighborhood Blood â becoming a part of the NHBâs, we were known as the Vermont Villain Boys. Basically, we were youths who thought they were cool. And we had such names as Lover D. â soon to become Zig Zag; Ranger, soon to become Stranger; Baby Black, soon to become Big De Bopp; and me as Baby Boy, soon to become Mr. Loko. Thatâs how we started as players, wanna-beâs until finally we became known as the 29th click of the NHBâs. Today weâre one of the biggest clicks inside the Rollin 20â˛s gang with a few hundred click members from our click alone.
Where are all your homies now?
Wow, thatâs deep to me, because I always think about the generation of homeboys I grew up with, especially my click of members. Homeboys like Lace Dawg, T-Dawg, Sparky, Boodha, Joker, Hen Dawg, Te-Bopp, De-Rock, Be-Rock, Nutty-Boy, Gumbo, Dez, L-Bone, Lil Jerr, Big-Tee are either retired, dead or strung out on drugsâŚand I havenât even listed those who are in jail. There are a few success cases, but not many. I always reflect on my homies and those I started with. I often wish I could go back to those early time periods to be able to hang out with the homies that I miss.
Looking back how do you reflect on it all?
Looking back now I have many regrets in one sense. I would be lying if I said otherwise. And in the same sense, I donât have many regrets. I donât know how much sense that makes, but thatâs the way it is inside my heart. I am what I am: a soldier of the field whoâs totally equipped for any shit that hits the fan. Iâm that gangster who stands his ground when many suckas break and run, not certain of themselves. I am an epitome of a gangster, thug. So once more looking back I have regrets but not many.
Why did you all form in the first place?
If youâre asking as to why the neighborhood was started, Iâm not exactly certain about that in particular, as the voyage was a generation before my time. But as far as my particular click, the 29th is concerned, it allowed us to be a part of something grander, majestic, mystical, and dominating in the hearts and minds of those who stood on the sideline, admiring and awing over the gang-bangers life.
What is the history of color?
The choice of choosing red as the symbolical representation of being Blood is beyond my reach in knowledge. In fact, I donât have the slightest inclination as to why the color red was chosen for the Bloods, and even more so, why the Crips chose blue. Iâm totally lacking in that area of history.
When did you first get involved?
Before I was an official made-man on the gang scene, I had my few tumultuous years circa 1979-1981 of being a wanna-be gangster. So I started in the gang-bangers track some time ago, and it wasnât much time later, where I concluded that I was ready to make that commitment.
Whatâs it like for the young kids growing up there?
Itâs a continuous struggle for the youngster growing up in Los Angles. Especially, inside a city where the gang-bangers aura has a strong grip on the minds of the youth from an early age onward. They have to always battle the decision, of joining the rank and file of those before them, into the gang scene, or to march down a separate path. But in my humble opinion, itâs a struggle in every aspect.
How do you see things in your neighborhood today?
Today is no different than the old: gang wars, funerals, lives destroyed and many more adversities to overcome. The only difference today is instead of the traditional Blood -vs- Crip wars, and Mexican (cholos) -vs- Mexican warfare, the two predominant groups in Southern California, have now turned their guns on each other. Itâs the new trend of black gangsters -vs- brown gangsters. But itâs a no-win situation, as the only for sure outcome, is that there will be more chaos and destruction left behind than it was the day before. All across the L.A. county lines, and its many highways and byways, the black and brown gangsters are drawing up new battle lines, re-drawing and re-establishing new Demilitarized Zones, inside communities they once happily shared, and are killing each other at an alarming rate. The excrement blood baths have the two groups taking it to dimensions of warfare thatâs considered something new to the many L.A. gangsters: racial targeting and culture clashes. Itâs the new trend and sadly enough itâll be here for a while and as it buries itself deeper into the fine woven material of the L.A. stage of the drama, more lives will be lost, and many more heartbreaks of family, friends, homies, brothers, cousins, fathers, and uncles loss of lives will continue to rise out of control.
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Member List (For BOP)
Tazwell Pollard - 18
This Juwann Pack#0064
MSRX6
Fuck Snooverz
---------
Raylon Sands
vakstn
vaktsn#4141
whereniggasfromthouu (not sure how many u's)
--------
nutsdragginfool
nuts2#9340
Davieon White
------------
(unknown if he made one yet)
------------
Trent Scott
Trent band$#1435
STEPPATRENT
(Unknown if he made one yet)
--------------
JuwannYSL
$LEAZE#2404
Maurice Hubbard
SleazeWithThesePoles
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INSIDE A BLOOD SET
By Seth Ferranti
October 24, 2011
In California, gangs are a way of life and LA is gangbanger ground zero. The Crips, Surenos, Nortenos, Eighty-Eights, and Bloods all hold court in the streets, they all perpetrate in some form or fashion. Gangs in the city of Angels are recklessly rampant and gang activity doesnât just happen in the big city. The blueprints for banginâ have infested smaller towns and spread across the nation. The ideology has transgressed ethnic, racial, and geographical boundaries. Gangbanging exists in the hood, the suburbs, and even rural areas all over America. Gangs have become a trend and the gang mentality is accepted in popular culture and society as a whole to a large degree. But how did it all start and whatâs it really like inside a set?
Gorilla Convict decided to get the 411 and take a closer look at the Bloods and in particular the Rolling 20 Neighborhood Bloods, one of the largest blood clicks in LA today. Legend has it that the Bloods started in the summer of 1972 when a member of the LA Brims, a westside independent gang was shot and killed by a Crip member after a confrontation. Being heavily outnumbered by the Compton Crips and thus no match for them in a gang fight the LA Brims turned to the Piru Street Boys, Lueders Park Hustlers, and Denver Lanes, three other non-crip gangs, for assistance. Before the ensuing rumble, a meeting was called on Piru Street in Compton where the 4 non-crip gangs met and metamorphosed into the Bloods. To distinguish themselves from the Crips and their traditional blue bandanas the newly form Bloods decided to fly red rags and so the war of colors was launched. According to Blood legend the red symbolizes the blood theyâve shed, the white in the red symbolizes the celestial bodies, stars of heaven and the black in the red symbolizes the bangers as black people.
Throughout the â70s, â80s, and into the 90âs the Blood/Crips rivalry grew as did the numbers associated with the gang and their presence in cities and areas across the nation. The warfare has raged on unabated. Bloods aimed to be known as Crip Killers but recently the state of the war has changed as more and more Crips and Bloods have been fighting a more common enemy. The fight in LA has turned from Blood versus Crip and black versus black to Blood and Crip versus Surenos (Mexicans/Chicanos) and black versus brown. Itâs rumored that the Mexican Mafia or Erne shot-callers have green-lighted all blacks in Los Angeles. From their cells, at Pelican Bay the Erne have started a war in the streets of LA. And this racial war has turned vicious. Because we are Don Diva we go right to the source for our interviews. In this case, we went to the California Department of Corrections to speak with Rolling 20âs Neighborhood Blood soldier and O.G., Terrell C. Wright aka Loko, age 38, who is serving time for a Beverly Hills jewelry store robbery. We spoke to Loko about set life, what being blood is all about, and what the current climate in LA is concerning gang warfare.
When did you first get involved with your set?
For many, many years I sustained that wanna-be status, amongst that rank and file who mostly stood on the sidelines, jocking the gangster's shadows and presence. Until finally, I crossed that threshold of no return in 1982, blindly committing myself into that cesspool of violence, death, and destruction.
What neighborhood do you all represent?
Me and my homies represent a gang calling it the Rolling 20â˛s Neighborhood Bloods. A gang thatâs reputable on the west side of Los Angeles, and practically one of the largest blood gangs inside Los Angeles today.
Did you grow up there?
As shocking as this may sound too many who may have never known this, but I didnât grow up in my neighborhood; at least not in the traditional sense of growing up somewhere. But Iâve been a part of the fabric and interior for so long, many probably havenât even noticed.
Was it always like that?
I would have to say yes. As far back as I can recollect itâs always been the way it is today: the gangs, the drama, the shootings, the murders, and those that are legendary inside the gang scene. Itâs always been like that as far back as I can recall.
What kind of things did you all get up to?
As far as the neighborhood was concerned back in the early 80â˛s we mostly hung out on Vermont and 29th, drinking, smoking, and flirting with the women who strolled by admiring our machismo. That was then, but as the drama intensified across the city with all the gangs vying to be dominant over the next, I and my homies committed ourselves neck-deep into that which was taking the city by storm â (The era of the drive-by shooters).
When did things start progressing towards crime?
From the first inception into the Neighborhood Bloods as a member, I soon learned that crime was an intricate part of the gang-bangers persona. Committing a criminal act for the gang-banger was no different than eating, sleeping, and breathing. Plus back then crime paid. Our earliest form of hustling, before crack digging its claws into the many communities and jurisdictions, was that of snatching purses, jewelry snatching, home burglaries, stealing cars, and selling its parts. As I mentioned to commit a crime was the gang-bangers hustle. So itâs always been there; an intricate part of the gang-bangers life.
Give me the history and breakdown of your set?
Before my click -the 29th click of the Neighborhood Blood â becoming a part of the NHBâs, we were known as the Vermont Villain Boys. Basically, we were youths who thought they were cool. And we had such names as Lover D. â soon to become Zig Zag; Ranger, soon to become Stranger; Baby Black, soon to become Big De Bopp; and me as Baby Boy, soon to become Mr. Loko. Thatâs how we started as players, wanna-beâs until finally we became known as the 29th click of the NHBâs. Today weâre one of the biggest clicks inside the Rollin 20â˛s gang with a few hundred click members from our click alone.
Where are all your homies now?
Wow, thatâs deep to me, because I always think about the generation of homeboys I grew up with, especially my click of members. Homeboys like Lace Dawg, T-Dawg, Sparky, Boodha, Joker, Hen Dawg, Te-Bopp, De-Rock, Be-Rock, Nutty-Boy, Gumbo, Dez, L-Bone, Lil Jerr, Big-Tee are either retired, dead or strung out on drugsâŚand I havenât even listed those who are in jail. There are a few success cases, but not many. I always reflect on my homies and those I started with. I often wish I could go back to those early time periods to be able to hang out with the homies that I miss.
Looking back how do you reflect on it all?
Looking back now I have many regrets in one sense. I would be lying if I said otherwise. And in the same sense, I donât have many regrets. I donât know how much sense that makes, but thatâs the way it is inside my heart. I am what I am: a soldier of the field whoâs totally equipped for any shit that hits the fan. Iâm that gangster who stands his ground when many suckas break and run, not certain of themselves. I am an epitome of a gangster, thug. So once more looking back I have regrets but not many.
Why did you all form in the first place?
If youâre asking as to why the neighborhood was started, Iâm not exactly certain about that in particular, as the voyage was a generation before my time. But as far as my particular click, the 29th is concerned, it allowed us to be a part of something grander, majestic, mystical, and dominating in the hearts and minds of those who stood on the sideline, admiring and awing over the gang-bangers life.
What is the history of color?
The choice of choosing red as the symbolical representation of being Blood is beyond my reach in knowledge. In fact, I donât have the slightest inclination as to why the color red was chosen for the Bloods, and even more so, why the Crips chose blue. Iâm totally lacking in that area of history.
When did you first get involved?
Before I was an official made-man on the gang scene, I had my few tumultuous years circa 1979-1981 of being a wanna-be gangster. So I started in the gang-bangers track some time ago, and it wasnât much time later, where I concluded that I was ready to make that commitment.
Whatâs it like for the young kids growing up there?
Itâs a continuous struggle for the youngster growing up in Los Angles. Especially, inside a city where the gang-bangers aura has a strong grip on the minds of the youth from an early age onward. They have to always battle the decision, of joining the rank and file of those before them, into the gang scene, or to march down a separate path. But in my humble opinion, itâs a struggle in every aspect.
How do you see things in your neighborhood today?
Today is no different than the old: gang wars, funerals, lives destroyed and many more adversities to overcome. The only difference today is instead of the traditional Blood -vs- Crip wars, and Mexican (cholos) -vs- Mexican warfare, the two predominant groups in Southern California, have now turned their guns on each other. Itâs the new trend of black gangsters -vs- brown gangsters. But itâs a no-win situation, as the only for sure outcome, is that there will be more chaos and destruction left behind than it was the day before. All across the L.A. county lines, and its many highways and byways, the black and brown gangsters are drawing up new battle lines, re-drawing and re-establishing new Demilitarized Zones, inside communities they once happily shared, and are killing each other at an alarming rate. The excrement blood baths have the two groups taking it to dimensions of warfare thatâs considered something new to the many L.A. gangsters: racial targeting and culture clashes. Itâs the new trend and sadly enough itâll be here for a while and as it buries itself deeper into the fine woven material of the L.A. stage of the drama, more lives will be lost, and many more heartbreaks of family, friends, homies, brothers, cousins, fathers, and uncles loss of lives will continue to rise out of control.
Image
Member List (For BOP)
Tazwell Pollard - 18
This Juwann Pack#0064
MSRX6
Fuck Snooverz
---------
Raylon Sands
vakstn
vaktsn#4141
whereniggasfromthouu (not sure how many u's)
--------
nutsdragginfool
nuts2#9340
Davieon White
------------
(unknown if he made one yet)
------------
Trent Scott
Trent band$#1435
STEPPATRENT
(Unknown if he made one yet)
--------------
JuwannYSL
$LEAZE#2404
Maurice Hubbard
SleazeWithThesePoles
-----------------
