Street Gangs

Rappers like Ice Cube, Snoop Dog and the Game have made no secret of their gang affiliations. Check out these stories and interviews on and with real street gang members coming to you straight out of the netherworld of corruption and violence.


The Peanut King Mob

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Baltimore is one of the nation’s murder capitals. There’s a reason it’s known as Bodymore. In the swirl of paranoia and profit surrounding the heroin trade in the inner city guns are pulled quickly and indiscriminately with no regard for the loss of human lives [...]

Pappy Mason

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Howard “Pappy” Mason was a soldier. In one of the most violent eras in New York City history Pappy Mason rose above the rest to cement his reputation as one of the most feared men in the five boroughs [...]

Inside a Blood Set

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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 [...]

Stick Up Kids

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In New York City the drug game has always been in maximum effect. The druglords and their organizations rule the streets through power, money, respect and violence [...]

Green Dragons

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Under questioning, Sonny Wong testifying at trial said, “You gotta know rules involving gangsters going up to take the stand.” When the prosecutor asked what these rules were, Sonny answered, “That we were to take care of ourselves, not go to the police.” [...]

La Banda

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rom the treacherous hood in Panama called Santa Cruz to the streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn the name of Julio “Jack” Guerrero rings loudly [...]