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Piru Love
"Piru Love" is a song from the 1993 album ''Bangin' on Wax'' by the gangsta rap group Blood & Crips. It was subsequently released as a single, along with several alternate versions of the song. It is the group's most popular single. Composition The song sampled " Computer Love" by Zapp & Roger. The song features verses sung by Fo' Clips, Bloody Mary, RedruM 781 and Lil' Leak (CK). In the song, Bloody Mary makes references to several Piru sets, including Elm Street, Fruit Town, Tree Top and Lueders Park. Track listing * CD Single (27 July, 1993) # Piru Love (Radio Version) – 4:31 # Piru Love (Long Version) – 6:13 # Piru Love (Explicit Version) – 6:11 # Puttin' In Work – 5:25 Reception Suge Knight was impressed after hearing "Piru Love" and sought out Bloody Mary, who he signed to Death Row Records in 1994. The ''Chicago Tribune'' considered "Piru Love" one of the best songs that references Rosecrans Avenue.{{Cite web , title=What are the best songs that refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloods & Crips
Bloods & Crips was an American gangsta rap group from Los Angeles County mostly known for their record selling song "Piru Love". History The success of N.W.A. had frustrated many in the gang community who saw the group capitalizing on the gang lifestyle. The Bloods & Crips project was originally organized by rappers O.Y.G Redrum 781 and Tweedy Bird Loc.Exclusive interview with redruM781 RapTalk.net. 2008-04-11 Retrieved. 2008-04-11 Actual gang members — from , |
Fruit Town Piru
The Fruit Town Piru (also known as the Fruit Town Piru Bloods) are a "set" of the Piru gang alliance, which itself is part of the larger Bloods alliance. This Piru set is known for its rivalry with the Mob Piru Bloods during the early 2000s. History Formation The Fruit Town Piru formed in the 1970s in Compton, California. The gang was named after the various streets in their neighbourhood which were named after fruits, such as Plum Street, Cherry Street and Peach Street. Feud with Mob Piru Suge Knight, who was affiliated with the Mob Piru, hired members of several Blood sets, including the Fruit Town Piru to work for Death Row Records. George "G" Williams worked as a bodyguard for Knight, until he was fired for failing to return two Death Row Records cars which he borrowed. Several bodyguards from Death Row Records tried to abduct and murder Williams, who escaped, but was shot in the buttocks. After this, Williams became a close associate of Rodrick Cardale “Lil Rod” ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangsta Rap Songs
Gangsta may refer to: Urban culture * Gangsta rap, a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths * Gangster, a member of a gang * Hip hop fashion, a style of dress associated with gangsta rap and other hip hop genres People * Gangsta Boo (born 1979), first female member of the Memphis, Tennessee-based rap group Three 6 Mafia * Gangsta Pat (born 1972), American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee who established himself in the Memphis underground during the late 1980s * The Gangstas, former professional wrestling tag team and stable * Gangsta, American rapper signed to No Limit Forever Records * Z-Gangsta (1958–2020), later stage name for American actor and retired professional wrestler Tommy Lister Jr. Films and television * '' Gangsta Girls'', a 2004 Vietnamese film directed by Le Hoang * ''Gangsta'' (manga), a Japanese manga and anime series * ''Gangsta'' (film), a 2018 Belgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosecrans Avenue
Rosecrans Avenue is a major west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, USA. It has a total length of 27.5 miles (44.3 km). The street is named after U.S. Union General William S. Rosecrans, who purchased of Rancho Sausal Redondo southwest of Los Angeles in 1869. Rosecrans Avenue was originally named Drexel Avenue, and ran through the Rosecrans Rancho which is part of modern-day Gardena. Route description Rosecrans Avenue begins at the beach near El Porto in Manhattan Beach. On its route, it crosses through Manhattan Beach, El Segundo (northside of street only), Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, Harbor Gateway, Willowbrook, Compton, East Rancho Dominguez, Paramount, Downey (for one block between Century Blvd and Lakewood Blvd/ SR-19), Bellflower, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, La Mirada, Buena Park (southside of street only; Fullerton and La Mirada connect on the northside near Beach Blvd/ SR-39), and Fullerton where the road ends at Euclid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It had the sixth-highest circulation for American newspapers in 2017. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century under Medill's grandson, Robert R. McCormick, it achieved a reputation as a crusading paper with a decidedly more American-conservative anti-New Deal outlook, and its writing reached other markets through family and corporate relationships at the ''New York Daily News'' and the ''Washington Times-Herald.'' The 1960s saw its corporate parent owner, Tribune Company, rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suge Knight
Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (; born April 19, 1965) is a American former music executive, convicted felon, and the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight is considered a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s.Travis L. Gosa, "The fifth element: Knowledge", in Justin A. Williams, ed., ''The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop'' (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2015)p 56 This feat is attributed to the record label's first two album releases: Dr. Dre's ''The Chronic'' in 1992 and Snoop Dogg's ''Doggystyle'' in 1993. In 1995, Tupac Shakur began serving a prison sentence of up to four and a half years. Knight struck a deal with Shakur that October, paying his bail and freeing him from prison pending an appeal of his conviction, while signing him to Death Row Records. In 1996, the label released Shakur's greatest commercial success, ''All Eyez on Me''. That September, after departing a Mike Tyson boxing match in Las Vegas, a group tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Top Piru
The Tree Top Piru (also known as the Tree Top Piru Bloods) are a "set" of the Piru gang alliance, which is itself a part of the larger Bloods gang alliance. The gang started in Compton, California in the 1970s, but has since spread to other parts of the United States. History Formation The Tree Top Piru formed in Compton, California in the 1970s. The gang was named after the various streets in their territory which are named after trees including Acacia Street, Poplar Street, and Maple Street. Eventually, the Tree Top Piru would spread to other parts of the United States, including Tennessee, Texas and Maryland. Tree Top Piru in Baltimore In 2007, a high-ranking female member of the Tree Top Piru in Baltimore named Michelle Hebron killed David Leonard Moore, who Hebron believed to be a rival gang member. After killing Moore, Hebron wrote a poem, which was used as evidence in her trial:"I guess just shot a nigga in the head cause he wear blue but claim red. Plus I just w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elm Street Piru
The Elm Street Piru (also known as the Elm Street Piru Bloods) are a "set" of the Piru gang alliance, which itself is part of the larger Bloods alliance. The Elm Street Piru started in Compton, California, but has since spread to other parts of the United States. History After the Bloods alliance formed in 1972, many "sets" of the Bloods would emerge, including the Elm Street Piru. The Elm Street Piru has since spread to other parts of the United States, including Brooklyn, Atlanta, and Virginia. Recruiting high school students in Virginia (2009) In 2009, a 17-year-old girl, who was a member of the Elm Street Piru, was charged with recruiting high school students across northern Virginia. She was instructed to recruit other students by her father, who was the leader of the local Elm Street Piru set. Conspiracy to murder a witness in South Carolina (2018) In 2018, Antonio Devon Williamson, the leader of the Elm Street Piru for all of South Carolina, was charged with conspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangin' On Wax
''Bangin' on Wax'' is the debut album by American hip hop group Bloods & Crips. The album was released in 1993 by Dangerous Records. ''Bangin' on Wax'' peaked at No. 86 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. Bangin' on Wax at Billboard.Billboard.com 2014-05-18 Retrieved. 2014-05-18 Four singles were released: "Bangin' on Wax", "Piru Love "Piru Love" is a song from the 1993 album ''Bangin' on Wax'' by the gangsta rap group Blood & Crips. It was subsequently released as a single, along with several alternate versions of the song. It is the group's most popular single. Composition ...", "Crip, Crip, Crip", and "Steady Dippin'". Music videos were made for "Bangin' on Wax", "Piru Love" and "Steady Dippin'". The album was produced by Ronnie Ron, DJ Battlecat, Big Qluso, Siilski, Tweedy Bird Loc, and J. Stank. Track listing Samples Charts References {{Authority control Bloods & Crips albums 1993 debut albums Albums produced by Battlecat (producer) Albums prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirus
The Pirus are an African-American street gang alliance founded in 1969 and based in Southern California. The Pirus comprise various sub-groups, known as "sets". These distinguish themselves by colors, clothing, operations, and political ideas. Some may be in direct conflict with each other. Originating in Compton, California, the alliance has spread throughout Los Angeles County and other areas of the United States. History In 1969, the Pirus were created by teenagers and young black men based in Compton, California. The term originally refers to Piru Street, a residential street in Compton and neighboring Willowbrook. It has been adapted as a backronym for "Powerful Indestructible Revengeful United" or, alternatively, "Powerful Indestructible Ruthless Untouchables". In 1969 the Pirus joined the Crip alliance made by smaller gangs, creating together a large "set" of the Crips. At that time, there were various sets throughout the region of Los Angeles, California. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloody Mary (rapper)
Bloods & Crips was an American gangsta rap group from Los Angeles County mostly known for their record selling song "Piru Love". History The success of N.W.A. had frustrated many in the gang community who saw the group capitalizing on the gang lifestyle. The Bloods & Crips project was originally organized by rappers O.Y.G Redrum 781 and Tweedy Bird Loc.Exclusive interview with redruM781 RapTalk.net. 2008-04-11 Retrieved. 2008-04-11 Actual gang members — from , |
