Bloods

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The Bloods are one of Los Angeles , California street gangs. They are identified by the red color worn by their members, and their gang symbol is the word "blood" spelled out with their hands. The Bloods are made up of various sub-groups known as "sets" between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations. Since their formation the Blood gangs have branched out throughout the United States, and have even influenced youth groups using the same name in Europe.<ref>Modèle:Cite journal</ref><ref>Modèle:Cite video </ref>

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History

Starting in late 1971, the Avalon Garden Crips, Inglewood Crips and various other Crip sets joined forces. They began to expand to non-Crip gang territories such as those controlled by The L.A. Brims, a powerful street gang that had been formed in 1969. Due to the encroachments of the Crips, several gangs eventually became part of the Blood family, including the Bishops and Athens Park boys. The Denver Lanes also had conflicts with the Crips, but were outnumbered and eventually became unknown in California for some time. The Piru Street Boys, who presented a powerful force in Compton, actually collaborated with the Crips prior to 1972, as the Crips had affected the Piru neighborhoods. The gang sign was eventually developed using the hands.

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Entertainers with Bloods affiliations

DJ Quik (Tree Top Pirus)<ref> Rap History

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Suge Knight (Mob Pirus)<ref> Suge Knight biography

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Bloods and hip-hop

A number of popular West Coast rappers claim to be affiliated with Bloods gangs or use speculation about their ties to gangs to generate media attention. The Game has said he was caught up in the gangs in his Cedar Block neighborhood<ref> Aftermath.com

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.</ref>. Dipset is also allegedly affiliated with Blood sets. Due to employing several known Blood members, the media has long speculated that Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight maintains at the very least an association with the gang. <ref> Bruno , Anthony

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.</ref>. Rapper/producer DJ Quik, also a Compton native, has talked about growing up as a member of the Tree Top Piru Bloods<ref>"

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 . </ref>. In 1995, Los Angeles producer Ron "Ronnie Ron" Phillips produced the self-titled debut album of the Damu Ridas, a rap group consisting of gang members from the Denver Lane Bloods and the Crenshaw Mafia Gang

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Notes

According to a Los Angeles Weekly profile, the Bloods generally refuse to use the letter C in words and names, often replacing C with B for Bloods or appending a K, to form CK, meaning crip killer<ref>"

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Bloods also wear their "colors" on their right side, often with bright red shoe laces, a red belt, or a red bandana in the back right pocket.<ref>"

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The Bloods, as well as other gangs such as the Hells Angels, are sometimes mistakenly said to practice an initiation ritual that involves driving at night with their headlights off and murdering the first motorist who flashes their own headlights at them.<ref>http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/lightsout.asp</ref>

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