sorry about the title couldn't fit the actual article title in. Thought it was interesting though. This particular gang actually has west coast ties from its original leader who is a member of the fruit town brims from los angeles but i think most gangs in that area east coast bloods that started in new york, don't know about the crips though. I wonder why everyone jumped on the bloods bandwagon instead of their east coast or neighbourhood affiliations. It must be for the name recognition. I think that 5 percenters were the biggest black gang inside the east coast prisons back before the bloods.