Bloods & Crips

Bloods & Crips
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Gangsta rap
Years active	1993–1999
Labels	Warlock Records Dangerous Records
Members	Damu Ridas (Bloods) Nationwide Rip Ridaz (Crips)

Bloods & Crips was a musical collaboration between members of the Bloods & Crips gangs formed by Tweedy Bird Loc, Redrum 781 and Ronnie Phillips in 1993.

History

The Bloods & Crips project was organized by producer Ronnie Phillips , rappers Redrum 781 and Tweedy Bird Loc. Actual gang members, Crips from Compton and Long Beach, Bloods from Inglewood and Los Angeles auditioned for the group and the best ones were chosen for the album. In 1993 the Bloods & Crips released their debut album entitled Bangin' on Wax for Warlock Records. One year later, the groups second and final studio album, Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues was released. After Bangin' on Wax 2, the Bloods & Crips parted ways, with the Bloods becoming the Damu Ridas and the Crips became the Nationwide Rip Ridaz.

The idea behind the albums was to get the gang members to bang (slang for fight) on wax (i.e., record) and not in the streets. Each record consisted of a "B" side and a "C" side. The B side consisted of Bloods and the C side consisted of Crips. The song "Bangin On Wax" was the only song where the Bloods & Crips rapped together in the original album. Most of the songs were written and recorded in the same studio session.

Members

Bloods

• Lil' Leak aka CK (Avenue Piru Gang) - Alive.
• RedruM781 (Avenue Piru Gang) - Alive.
• Yank (Bounty Hunter Bloods) - Unknown.
• Lil' Stretch (Bounty Hunter Bloods) - Alive.
• Big Wy aka Red Rag (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Alive.
• Lil' Hawk (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Alive (incarcerated).
• Spyder (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Deceased.
• Tip Toe (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Deceased.
• O.G Mad Eye (Crenshaw Mafia Gang) - Deceased.
• Pimp D (Crenshaw Mafia Gang)- Deceased.
• Bloody Mary aka Nini X (Avenue Piru Gang) - Deceased.
• Green Eyez (Inglewood Family Gang) - Alive (incarcarated).
• B-Brazy (L.A. Denver Lane Bloods) - Deceased.
• Lil' Laniak 2 (L.A. Denver Lane Bloods) - Deceased.
• Peanut 2 aka KP (L.A Denver Lane Bloods) - Deceased.
• Batman aka Evil Bat (Mad Swan Bloods) - Alive. (incarcerated)
• Dogg aka Suga Buga (Weirdos Bloods) - Alive.
• O.G. (Unknown) - Unknown.
• Pops aka G Poppa D(Unknown) - Unknown.

Crips

• G-Bone aka G-Bizo (Atlantic Drive Compton Crips) - Alive.
• B.G. Scarface (Atlantic Drive Compton Crips) - Alive.
• Big Bun aka Rider-J (Atlantic Drive Compton Crips) - Unknown.
• Twin Loc aka G-Cell (Avalon Gangsta Crips) - Alive.
• Broncoe (Fudgetown Mafia Crips) - Alive.
• AWOL (Kelly Park Compton Crips) - Deceased.
• Crip Inch (Kelly Park Compton Crips) - Deceased.
• Fo' Clips Eclipse aka Young Malcolm (Kelly Park Compton Crips) - Deceased.
• Troll Loc (Kelly Park Compton Crips) - Alive.
• Trouble Loc (Kelly Park Compton Crips) - Unknown.
• Tweedy Bird Loc aka BK (Kelly Park Compton Crips) - Alive.
• Blue Ragg (Neighborhood Compton Crips) - Alive.
• Sin Loc aka Hitman D (Neighborhood Compton Crips) - Alive.
• Do Or Die aka A-Love (Neighborhood Compton Crips) - Alive.
• C-Rider (Raymond Street Hustler Compton Crips) - Unknown.
• C-Note (Rollin 20's Long Beach Crips) - Alive.
• Genuine Draft aka Domino (Long Beach Insane Crips) - Alive.
• Keystone (Watts Franklin Square Crips) - Alive.
• Koollay (Watts Franklin Square Crips) - Unknown.
• Cixx Pac (Watts Franklin Square Crips) - Unknown.
• Big Freeze (Watts Franklin Square Crips) - Deceased.

Discography

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
1993	Bangin' on Wax Released: March 9, 1993 Label: Dangerous	86	18
1994	Bangin' on Wax 2... The Saga Continues Released: September 13, 1994 Label: Dangerous	139	20

Compilations

Year	Album
1996	Bangin' on Wax: Greatest Hits Released: August 27, 1996 Label: Dangerous

Music videos

Year	Video
1993	"Bangin' On Wax"
	"Steady Dippin'"
	"Piru Love"
1994	"G's & Loc's"
	"Wish You Were Here"

References

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