March 31, 2003 as listed in the books maintained by the 77th street area homicide. The shooter of two houston police department officers was linked to a criminal gang called the 52 hoover crips. They dropped the crip name and didnt associate themselves with bloods nor crips. Their name derives from a thoroughfare called hoover street which is situated between vermont avenue and figueroa avenue.
The crips are one of the biggest street gangs in the world. Five deuce hoover crip knowledge crips book of knowledge crip gang codes. Also known as the young hoggs, the 52 hoovers are a subset of the larger hoover criminals. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The banter and brutality of the latenight cab by karl wiggins, hoover crips. They have been linked with other tray 3x gangs such as the eight tray gangster crips, 51 trouble gangster crips, the 52 broadway gangster crips to the east as well as the 53 avalon gangster crips. Once a single alliance between two autonomous gangs, they are now a loosely connected network of individual sets, often engaged in open warfare with one another. These fictional crip books of knowledge spread rapidly throughout the internet in the 90s and eventually into the streets. Six major new york city gangs are presented in this book. One of the other more famous crip gangs, next to the rollin 60s crips, is the 52 hoover crips, or five deuce gangster crips. Some crip sets, however, simply use their own unique code words to communicate with each other. Rollin 60s neighborhood crips news newspapers books scholar jstor august 2018. The only exception is the 52 hoover gangster crips, who still till this day have the crip name. Many crip sets have begun utilizing the number 6 to rival the bloods 5, but they dont represent the folks 6 point star.
Most of the members of the 51 street gang are africanamericans. Members of the 52 hoover crips still sport traditional blue apparel associated with the crips along with orange to represent their hoover criminals connection. Known as the hoover groovers in its earliest conception, this gang pre dates the formation of the crips during the late 1960s era. Crip knowledge is used to tell if some one is false claimin or not like lets say i see some cuz rockin cz all day and i spit him some crip knowledge and he doesnt know then he is false claming.
Contrary to popular belief, crips do not use any secret books of gang knowledge and gang prayers like most gangs do. Click through to learn more about the 52 hoover crips. Things to know about 52 hoover crips, the gang linked to suspects. Today crips and hoovers are seperated, except for the 52 hoover gangster crips. See more ideas about crip tattoos, gangsta quotes and thug life. Each crip set is its own individual gang and each gang are known to have cliccs which are like. The disciples have what they call a book of knowledge. The disciples study what they call a book of knowledge see. This structure is an alternate organizational ranking that some tribes use. The two os are replaced with gc for gangster crips. Fbi two top hoover crips street gang members indicted in.
Nobut they are allies who share a common enemy the rollin 60s neighborhood crips 83 gangster crips eight tray is under the gangster crip umbrella and their. It contained purportedly detailed inside knowledge of the mysterious, complex symbols, codes, and oaths of the crips. There is, however, a ceasefirehood share agreement between crips and gangster disciples that originated in kansas city. The crips are one the biggest street gangs in all of north america. The higher ranking you are then the moe knowledge you will speak. Craspers book of knowledge was a 25page document he had printed from the school library and inserted into a binder with plastic page protectors, adorned with gang symbols he had drawn in sharpie on it. Historically the five deuce hoovers are closely aligned with the five deuce broadway gangster crips. The 52 hoover gangster crips are allies of all hoover criminals gang, along. He served nearly 5 years in prison for armed robbery and while incarcerated, he learns that members of his gang, the 52 hoover gangster crips, have forged relationships with notable rappers. The book reveals the hoover street gang is a community. The crips are also known by their geographical set names like inglewood crips, grape street watts crips, hoover crips or the rolling 60s crips.
Neighborhood crips nhc, trays gangster crips, blocc crips, coasts, deuces, and cc riders. I found this book to be one of the worse books i have ever read about crips history. Hoover crip gang how is hoover crip gang abbreviated. The hoovers inspite of their breaking from the crip fold command tremendous respect both on the street and in the prison system where they are led by tony stacy. Blue is the world wide color for all crip gang members. This misrepresentation of the crips has largely affected crips throughout the south and parts of the midwest.
The book reveals the hoover street gang is a community institution that significantly impacts the lifestyle choices of black male residents. Raymond washington, a 15 yearold student at fremont high school started what would later become known as the crips in 1969. Also known as the young hoggs, the 52 hoovers are a subset of the. You can usually distinguish a crip by what color he is wearing. Things to know about 52 hoover crips, the gang linked to. The gangster crip part of it is just what we call the card, you got insane crips. The real father of gangsta rap was a rollin 60 crip named ice t. It is our hope that an officers knowledge of gang characteristics will assist in combating gang. They originated around 52nd street and hoover street, between vermont avenue and figueroa avenue during the 1970s. Neither gang is going to stop until the vengeance is settled. Im a ex gang memeber of the 5 deuce hoover gangster crip. The west side ws 52 or 5deuce hoover gangster crips are an active and.
Are 83 gangster crips and 83 hoover criminals the same. They originated around 52nd street and hoover street, betweenvermont ave and figuer. The 5nine hoover criminals originated in the 1970s, as an subset of the larger hoover criminals gang the 59 hoover criminals gang, often replace the two os in. Being an ex es 5tray avalon crip now es avalon gangsta crips south park during the early 1970s that used to hang with many ws back in the day, and also having lived on 94th off hoover street, i knew many of the old 9deuce and 94 hooverslike lil roc and crazy rockwhen hoover crips were in the young. Top 10 facts you need to know about the crips gang kulture. The crips are a gang based in the coastal regions of southern california. Furthermore, the game uses internal and external war, to further explain the lovehate relationship of gang life. Two top hoover crips street gang members indicted in the murder of a federal witness u. The first set created in the prison was the nine trey gangsters. Through the years the crips have grown to be one of the largest and most powerful gangs in the united states. These fictional blood piru knowledge spread rapidly throughout the internet and eventually into the streets with want to be taking these books seriously. Eventually, the hoover gangster crips, dropped the gangster crip name and changed it to the hoover criminal gang.
If your cousin is 59 and still calls himself a crip, hes in a gang thats not connected with real hoovers. They are close allies with 52 hoover gangster crips and sometimes this alliance is called 51duece crips. They are connected to both the gangster alliance and the hoover alliance and formed during the late 1970s. The crip alliance is an alliance in which all crip sets are under. If a crip kills a blood, then the bloods are going go after that crip. They originated around 52nd street and hoover street, betweenvermont ave and figueroa ave in the 1970s.
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