Damu Ridas

Damu Ridas
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1993–1999
Labels	Dangerous Records Pump Records

The Damu Ridas were an assortment of Bloods gang members from South Los Angeles who recorded the Bloods & Crips collaboration albums Bangin' on Wax and Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues. After Bangin' on Wax albums were made, the Bloods & Crips split up. The Bloods members formed the Damu Ridas, as well as the Crip members formed Nationwide Rip Ridaz. Most of the members are deceased. RedRum781 is related to rapper Kurupt, though the two have a long time feud. During the Death Row days, RedRum781 signed to Death Row Records, the same label where Kurupt was in at the time.

Members

• B-Brazy (L.A Denver Lane Bloods) - Deceased
• Pimp D (L.A Denver Lane Bloods) - Deceased
• Peanut 2 (L.A Denver Lane Bloods) - Deceased
• Lil' Laniak 2 (L.A Denver Lane Bloods) - Deceased
• Baby Maniak (L.A Denver Lane Bloods) - Deceased
• G-Len (L.A Denver Lane Bloods) - Alive (incarcerated)
• June Dawg (L.A Denver Lane Bloods) - Alive
• Tip Toe (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Deceased
• Big Hawk (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Deceased
• G-Spider (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Deceased
• O.G Mad Eyez (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Deceased
• Lil' Hawk (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Alive (incarcerated)
• Big Wy aka Red Rag (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Alive
• Mz. China (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Alive
• T. Kayduse (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Unknown
• Lil' G.Bone (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Unknown
• Green Eyez (Inglewood Family Gang) - Alive
• Lil' Stretch (Bounty Hunter Bloods) - Alive
• Yank (Bounty Hunter Bloods) - Unknown
• RedRum 781 (Avenue Piru Gang) - Alive
• Lil' Leak aka CK (Avenue Piru Gang) - Alive
• Batman aka Evil Bat (Mad Swans Bloods) - Deceased
• Dock-B (Family Swan Bloods) - Alive
• Bloody Mary (Fruit Town Brims) - Deceased
• Dogg aka Suga Buga (Weirdos Bloods)- Alive

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
		Heatseekers	Top R&B/Hip hop albums
1995	Damu Ridas	#25	#40
1999	How Deep Is Your Hood	-	-

Collaboration with Nationwide Rip Ridaz

Year	Title	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip hop albums
1993	Bangin' on Wax	#86	-
1994	Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues	#139	#20

Compilations

• 1997: Bang'n on Wax: The Best of the Damu's

Singles

Year	Title	Album
1993	"Bangin' on Wax"	Bangin' on Wax
	"Piru Love"
1994	"Gs & Locs"	Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues
	"Wish You Were Here"
1995	"Damu Ride"	Damu Ridas
	"True Flue Killer"

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1995	"Damu Ride"	Ronnie Phillips