The Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods (also known as the Crenshaw Mafia Gang) are a "set" of the Bloods gang alliance. The gang is depicted in several movies, including Boyz n the Hood and Straight Outta Compton.[1]
 Crenshaw Mafia member with gang apparel | |
| Founding location | Inglewood, California |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Ethnicity | Primarily African-American |
| Activities | Murder Drug trafficking |
| Allies | LA Denver Lane Bloods Inglewood Family Gang Athens Park Bloods Family Swan Bloods Juggalos |
| Rivals | Imperial Village Crips Rollin 90s Neighborhood Crips Tongan Crip Gang |
History
editFormation
editThere is some disagreement about when the gang formed. According to one source, the gang formed in Inglewood during the 1970s and was named after Crenshaw Boulevard.[1] However, another source claims that the gang was formed in 1981 by members of the Inglewood Family Gang.[2]
1997 injunction against the Crenshaw Mafia
editOn December 17, 1997, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and Los Angeles Sherriff's Office sought an injunction against the Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods, as the gang had been responsible for 19 murders in the preceding four years.[3] In the two years following the implementation of the injunction, the gang committed no murders.[3]
Spreading outside of California
editBy the mid-1980s, the Crenshaw Mafia spread to Denver, Colorado.[4] In November 2014, David Scott, a member of the Crenshaw Mafia, killed two Crips in Denver. Scott was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.[5]
In 2024, two members of an Inglewood Family Gangster Bloods set in Atlanta, Georgia had been arrested for prostituting a minor who also happened to be a missing person.[6]
Depictions in media
edit- In the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, a student replies "I ain't from Africa. I'm from Crenshaw Mafia!", after a young Tre explains that humans originated from Africa.[7] 7 years later, when a police officer harasses Tre, he accuses Tre of being a member of the Crenshaw Mafia.
- In the 1993 song "Piru Love" by Bloods & Crips from their album Bangin' on Wax, the Crenshaw Mafia is mentioned.[8]
- In the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton, a Crenshaw Mafia member named OG 2 Tone confronts some students on Ice Cube's school bus, after they display Crip gang signs. He warns "Remember me. OG 2 Tone. Crenshaw Mafia, Blood."[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Crenshaw Mafia Gang (CMG)". 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Crenshaw Mafia Gangster, CMG in Inglewood, CA | StreetGangs.Com & Street TV". www.streetgangs.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ a b O'Deane, Matthew D. (2011). Gang Injunctions and Abatement: Using Civil Remedies to Curb Gang-Related Crimes. CRC Press. p. 336. ISBN 9781439867884.
- ^ Jackson, Steve (2020). No Angels: The Short Life And Brutal Death Of Brandaline Rose Duvall. WildBlue Press. ISBN 9781952225291.
The Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods had started out as a Black gang near 104th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles. They'd shown up in Denver in the mid-Eighties, and their power had been growing ever since.
- ^ "Gang member sentenced to 30 years in prison after shell casings tied to 2 murders". 9 News. July 22, 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ https://law.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-06-11/carr-two-gang-members-convicted-sentenced-prison-dougherty-county-child
- ^ Cokley, Kevin O. (2014). The Myth of Black Anti-Intellectualism: A True Psychology of African American Students. ABC-CLIO. p. 1. ISBN 9781440831577.
- ^ Bloods & Crips (Ft. Fo' Clips) – Piru Love, retrieved 2023-03-29
- ^ Straight Outta Compton | Ice Cube Meets the Crenshaw Mafia, retrieved 2023-03-30