THE BLOODS
In the early 70's, the ""Bloods"" were born. More out of necessity than anything else, the "Blood" sets were banded together to protect each other from the rampant Crip menace. The "Bloods" originated when Sylvester Scott and Vincent Owens started the "Compton Pirus", this gang started on West Piru Street in Compton. An event which assisted the rapid growth of the blood sets occurred when the Compton "Crips" had a difference of opinion with the "Pirus", the two gangs had a major fight and the outnumbered Pirus were badly beaten. This prompted a meeting between several fragmented gang sets on Piru Street, the "Denver Lanes", "Laurdes Park Hustlers", "Bishops" and "LA Brims" were in attendance. The "Pirus" aligned themselves with the "Laurdes Park Hustlers" and the "LA Brims", the Brims were eager to join alliance against the "Crips" as the "Crips" recently murdered a Brim gangster and the Brims were too small to exact revenge against the "Crips" without major reprisals. Other gangs who had been threatened or attacked by "Crips" incorporated into Blood sets as well. The Compton "red" gangs are called "Pirus", other "red" gangs such as the "Brims", "Bounty Hunters", "Swans" and "Family" refer to themselves as ""Bloods"". Numerically, the Blood sets are outnumbered by the Crip sets, but "Bloods" are well known for their "take no prisoners" ruthless and violence. With all these gangs roaming in a relatively small section of the city, gangsters needed a method in which to ID each other, they wanted to avoid attacking gangsters from different sets, but same gang. "Crips" identify themselves with the color blue, this is believed to originate from the colors of Washington high school in south LA. Crip gangsters wear articles of blue clothing, blue and kerchiefs, shoelaces, hair rollers, hats, belts or sweat shirts. A blue article of clothing in a blood hood, can and will get you killed. Other dark colors have been used as well, such as black, brown and purple. If they are unsure of ones gang affiliation, they'll flash a gang "sign" which is basically a form of sign language made with the hands, they also refer to each other as "Cuz" or "Blood" depending to set affiliation. "Bloods" ID each other with the color "red", school colors of Centennial High School, and obviously red is the color of blood. Like "Crips" who wear blue clothing, "Bloods" wear red. Another color may be used in relation to the name of the set, such as green for the Lime Hood Pirus. They refer to each other as "Blood".
Blood Gangs in Inglewood, California
Avenue Piru Gang 104 Center Park Blood Centinela Park Family Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Doty Block Gang Inglewood Family Gang Neighbor Hood Piru, 68 Queen Street Blood Weirdos Blood
Blood Gangs in Compton, California
Butler Block Piru East Compton Piru Elm Street Pirus Fruit Town Pirus Holly Hood Pirus Leuders Park Pirus Lime Hood Pirus Tree Top Pirus Neighbor Hood Pirus, 145 Cedar Block Pirus Cross Atlantic Pirus East Side Pirus Original Block Pirus, 151 West Side Pirus 900 Block Bloods
Blood Gangs in the City of Los Angeles
Be-Bopp Watts Bishops Black P Stones-City Black P Stones-Jungles Blood Stone Pirus, 30's Blood Stone Villains Bounty Hunters (Lot Boys) Bounty Hunters, Bell Haven Bounty Hunters, Block Boy Circle City Piru Dalton Gangster Bloods Denver Lane Bloods East Side Pain Family Swan Bloods, 89, 92 Fruit Town Brims Hacienda Village Bloods Harvard Park Brims, 62 Mad Swan Bloods Miller Gangster Bloods Neighbor Hood Rollin 20s Outlaw 20s Pacoima Pirus Pueblo Bloods, 52 Queen Street Bloods, 76 Block Rollin 50s Bloods Van Ness Gangsters, R. 50s Water Front Pirus
Blood Gangs in Pasadena
Parke Nine Bloods Pasadena Denver Lanes ProJect Gangster Bloods Summit Street Bloods Tip Top Bloods