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Maybe Always Running by Luis Rodriguez. It's a highly rated book in literary circles, not just those who are interested in gang life. I gotta admit though, Monster was more entertaining. But I think that was because it aimed to be. Monster was set in a more interesting time, about famous gangs we ar...

I wish Chicanos rapped better. My favorite hip hop will always be the early g-funk west coast music, but Chicanos are too stuck on it. They're not innovative at all. Too many just jock Tupac's style too hard. I love the music, race don't matter to me. I hate it when Black people talk shit about Mexi...

Blacks were and are the innovators of music and dance, and even most slang. Latinos were the innovators of art and style. Blacks gave us old school jams, hip hop, rap, r&b, soul, breaking, dancing in general. Latinos gave tattoos, west coast dress style, customized cars, sick writing styles, and a l...

Damn, that's some sh-t! I grew up on the border, so I always wondered what the relationship was like between La Eme and the Arellanos/other cartels. It would make sense for La Eme to move in, especially as crazy as things are down there, with all the cartels fighting each other and the government st...

Huh? Is Red Steps a set of Barrio Logan Gang? I thought they separate gang?
Red Steps did a lot of of work for the Arellano's and I think other gangs.

Are you talking about the Mexican Mafia of Mexico, or La Eme?

You're tripping. It is Mexican/Chicano style. A lot of it is prison influenced, but the street style you're talking about is West Coast Chicano. That's why in the late 80s early 90s you saw that "West Coast" Black style...they were influenced by Mexican styles. That's why there was such a difference...

I would think it's cuz Chicago is a big city for blacks...lots of latinos, but not as many as cali. Plus, it isn't even just Mexicans, but also Puerto ricans. it seems like in Chicago, the Latinos get absorbed by Black gang culture. In Los Angeles, Mexicans always had our own style. So much, that LA...

Apology or not the statistics show mexicangers are targeting black civillians a lot more than black gangsters are targeting mexican civillians, either way it's punk shit. It is punk shit, but I dont know what stats you're using. Last time I saw, LA County stats showed Blacks robbing and assaulting ...

Exactly. And what's up with the Black P. Stone that shot a 3-year-old Latina girl in the chest! I like the gesture, and I think it's cool to reach out like that. But don't downplay how it goes the other way around A LOT. It just gets less publicity. I also don't like how you say most CHicanos/Mexica...

I'm Chicano. I don't care about Latinas in general fuckin Black gangsters. But I wouldn't like my family fuckin with them. And that's talking about gangsters, though. I wouldn't want any of my fam fuckin with ghetto black people either. Honestly, if it's a clean cut Black dude, got his manners, trea...

From what I hear, the 13 in MS-13 was borrowed from the Surenos..but it's 13=M=for mara. At least in the beginning. I don't think I'd consider them surenos, but in the system, theyre under La Eme. Just like the lame ass Armenian gangs always talking shit about Mexicans and Surenos, they pay a shit ...

Is there really that many gangs in EP?? The only ones that seem to have a strong presence in the area is ExP, and they seem pretty mellow. They get up a lot on the walls, they only other gang I've seen tags of is 18th Street. But that's rare. Where are those coming from? A few months ago, I saw some...

An older relative was telling me that 18th Street has a homo set in Hollywood area. He was dead serious, but I dont know if I believe it. Sounds like BS rumors bored ass people in country pass around.

From what I hear, the 13 in MS-13 was borrowed from the Surenos..but it's 13=M=for mara. At least in the beginning. I don't think I'd consider them surenos, but in the system, theyre under La Eme. Just like the lame ass Armenian gangs always talking shit about Mexicans and Surenos, they pay a shit l...