What Rappers are in a Gang?
What Rappers are in a Gang?
Blog Article
Rap and gang culture have long been connected. While not all rappers are in gangs, many artists have been influenced by street organizations.
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**Major Crews Linked to Rap**
- Long Beach blue crews
- Bloods
- Latin street groups
- Chicago-origin Hispanic gang
- Vice Lords
- Midwest power
- Hells Angels
- LA to Chicago
- Multi-national Latino gang
- Nuestra Familia
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**Gangsta Rap: The Sound of the Streets**
Also known as **gangsta rap** or **drill**, this genre:
- Reflects street realities
- Expresses real-life hardship
- Popularized by N.W.A., Ice-T, 2Pac
It’s not glorification — for some artists, it’s raw expression.
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**Rappers Linked to Crews**
1. **Snoop Dogg** – Rollin’ 20s Crips
2. **The Game** – Cedar Block Piru (Bloods)
3. **Ice-T** – Affiliated with Crips
4. **YG** – Member of the Bloods
5. **Nipsey Hussle** – Rollin’ 60s Crips
6. **Lil Wayne** – Bloods-affiliated
7. **Cardi B** – Self-proclaimed Blood
8. **Schoolboy Q** – Hoover Crips
9. **Eazy-E** – Kelly Park Compton Crips
10. **Bobby Shmurda** – GS9 Crew
11. **Mozzy** – Oak Park Bloods
12. **Jay Rock** – Bounty Hunter Bloods
13. **NBA YoungBoy** – Bottom Boy Gorilla (BBG) website
14. **King Von** – Black Disciples
15. **Chief Keef** – Black Disciples
16. **2Pac** – Connected to Mob Piru later in life
17. **6ix9ine** – Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods
18. **MC Eiht** – Tragniew Park Compton Crips
19. **Freddie Gibbs** – Vice Lords
20. **Toddy Tee** – Associated with trap-linked gang in Brooklyn
Some were born into gangs, but all reflect the environment they came from.
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**Conclusion**
Not all rappers are gang-affiliated. Many advocate change. However, the streets remain part of hip-hop’s DNA.
Artists transform personal pain into poetry — and that’s what makes gang-related rap **so real and powerful**.