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NeighborHood Rollin’ 20s Bloods are a predominately African-American street gang in the West Adams community of South Los Angeles, California. During the 1950s and 60s there was a gang in this area called Blood Alley on Cordova Street near where the Santa Monica Freeway is today that was the predecessor neighborhood to the Rollin 20s Blood. In the early 1970s when black gangs were on the rise, the youth from this neighborhood continued the Blood identity from the previous generation, but it was not related to the Blood identity that grew in the 1970s. Some of the founders of the 20s are O/G Big Red, Al, & Tee Coleman.
They began with the name N-hood about 1976, then they added the Rollin’ 20s about 1978. During the 1970s they had two clicks, 25th & 27th Streets. The clicks were known as the Deuce Seven and Deuce Five Players. The 29th Street click was formed on the southside of the neighborhood towards Jefferson Avenue. By 1984 the 2nd Avenue Gangsters (SAG) on the north side of the Santa Monica Freeway were added to the set, and by the early 1990s, the Black Demon Soldiers (BDS), which were also on the north side of the freeway were added. Other clicks of the 20s included the Belizean Posse click and 15th Street, but the only active ones as of 2012 are the first four, 25th, 27th, 29th and SAG.
This neighborhood is briefly mentioned in Chapter 6 of Eight Tray Gangster Crip (83rd GC) member, Sanyika Shakur’s (Kody Scott) book, Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member (1993). Shakur recalls a night taking the bus from downtown Los Angeles to his neighborhood in South LA where he discusses neighborhoods that he traveled through.
In Chapter 5 of Steve Herbert’s, Policing Space, 1997 he recalls this neighborhood as he was researching the LAPD for eight months in Los Angeles and in City of Quartz, 1990 by Mike Davis, he mentions in Chapter 5, how an unarmed innocent affiliate of this neighborhood was shot on Adams Boulevard by the LAPD on April 5, 1988.
Journalist Kathy Braidhill wrote Where the Boyz Are for “Los Angeles Magazine” in January 1998 where she mentions this neighborhood and others. In the Allhood Publications issue 3, there is an article about the history of the Neighborhood Bloods.
The NHood 20s have one of the the largest territories of any Blood gang in Los Angeles County covering areas from Jefferson (south) to Pico (north). They were once closely associated with Hoover Families, a neighborhood by Hoover Park on Adams and Hoover, but they faded out around 1978. On the south side of the freeway they occupy the area between Vermont (east) to approximately Arlington (west) between roughly Jefferson (s) and 10 Santa Monica Freeway. They do also occupy parts west of Arlington, but that area is mostly occupied by the City Stones of BPS. On the north side of the Freeway they occupy the area between Crenshaw (west) to Western (east) from Pico (north) to the Freeway (south).
Photo of 18th Street crossing out 20s Blood on Adams Blvd. You can see a list of the 5 clicks of the 20s. (photo taken 1996)
- Neighbors March Against Crime and Drugs, Aug 8, 2004, Van Buren Place Community Restoration Association
- Public Safety and Land Use: On to Real Projects in the Community, Dec 8, 2003, Van Buren Place Community Restoration Association
- 1 of 3 Killings Tied to Gangs; Sweeps Net 1,300 Arrests, April 11, 1988, LA Times
Rollin’ 20s Members Resting in Peace
- Billy Rob, ( – 1978), killed in prison (non gang-related murder)
- Solomon “Fishbone” Missouri aka Sol Dogg, 17, (July 16, 1967 – March 1, 1985), hit by Rapid Transit Distict (RTD) bus (non gang-related death)
- Stoney Jack Starns, 23, (May 10, 1963 – August 18, 1986) shot by Harlem 30s Crip (gang-related murder)
- Wendell “Dopey” Kitchen, 20, (September 7, 1966 – March 31, 1987) shot on LaSalle Ave by Harlem 30s Crips (gang-related murder)
- L-Bone, ( – 1987), from 29th Street, victim of a shooting while passenger in car (gang-related murder)
- Donald “Don Don” Paul Davison, 14, (September 5, 1972 – September 1, 1987), shot by Harlem 30s Crip (gang-related murder)
- Jason “Lil No Good” Daniel Demyers, 15, (January 19, 1973 – April 9, 1988), from the Avenues, shot and killed during dispute by Oscar Pimental from Harpys 5th Ave (non gang-related murder)
- Thunder Boyce Collins, 25, (October 29, 1962 – September 11 1988), Shot by Harlem 30s at the hotel on Western and 36th St. (gang-related murder)
- Theodore “Sweaty Teddy” Ware, 29, (June 16, 1960 – September 4, 1989), accidental suicide during game of Russian Rullet (non gang-related deeath)
- Tony “Tee Lok” Dewayne Chambers, 17, (October 28, 1972 – March 24, 1990), shot over a robbery on 24th street (non gang-related murder)
- Desmond “Shamrock” Andre Smith aka Dez, 23, (March 6, 1967 – October 25, 1990)
- Lace Dogg ( – 1990), shot by Broadway Gangster Crip (gang-related murder)
- Timothy “Dipps” Terrel Taylor, 24, (May 15, 1967 – Nov 2, 1991), shot by Harlem 30s Crip on Adams near Raymond (gang-related murder)
- Lil Jerr ( – 1991), shot by Harlem 30s Crips
- Curtis “Wicked” Scott, 22, (March 21, 1969 – September 2, 1992), shot by School Yard Crip member on Crenshaw near Venice
- Alberto “Santa Klaus” Vaughn Cotto, ( – January 13, 1993), shot during dispute (non gang-related murder)
- Hushun “Lil Squidd” Robert Smith, 21, (February 18, 1971 – January 13, 1993), shot by girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend (non gang-related murder)
- Baby Reese, ( – 1993), shot by Harlem 30s Crip (gang-related murder)
- Smurf ( – 1993), shot by Harlem 30s Crip
- Michael “Cee Kay Man” Terrance Johnson, 16, (October 26, 1976 – April 12, 1993), shot by Geer Gang Crip member on Washington Avenue near Gramercy Place
- Lil Krazy Kay,( – 1993), shot by School Yard Crip (gang-related murder)
- Wayne “Insane”, ( – 1993), from the Avenues, shot and killed by Mid City Stoner (gang-related murder)
- Calvin “Killa Kal” Raymond Daniels, 24, (September 10,1969 -November 13, 1993), shot by either Harlem 30s Crips or 60s Crip (gang-related murder)
- David “Wino” Leon Harris, 19, (September 5, 1975 – September 25, 1994), from BDS, shot by a School Yard Crip (non gang-related murder)
- Lamont “Loko Moe”, ( – 1995), shot during dispute off Adams Blvd (non gang-related murder)
- Darius “Lil Dee Kapone” Krum, 21 & 11 months, (April 15, 1973 – March 9 1995), from 29th Street, died in a car accident on Crenshaw (non gang-related death)
- Tiny Spook, Jan 1996, from 29th Street, shot by Rollin 40s Crip (gang-related murder)
- Tee Spoon, ( – 1996) from BDS click shot by 18th Street
- Kay Dee, ( – March 1997), shot on Adams & LaSalle by 18th Street member
- Fat Man, ( – 1999), from 27th Street, died from illness (non gang-related death)
- Anthony “G Kev” Moguel, 28, (June 2, 1971 – April 11, 2000), shot on Western & 28th streets (?)
- M Dogg ( – 2000)
- Bryan “Big Bee Rock” Flowers, (August 2, 1967 – 2000), from the Avenues, committed suicide (non gang-related death)
- Nipples, 2001, committed suicide (non gang-related death)
- Dre Dogg, 2001, comitted suicide (non gang-related death)
- Tyrone “Puda Mack” Young, 15, (May 2, 1986 – April 7, 2002, shot on 24th near Congress (gang-related murder)
- Stephon “Rosco” , May, 2003, shot on 22th and Congress (gang-related murder)
- Byron “Ise Man” Brown, 35, (March 15, 1968 – June 13, 2003), from 27th Street, shot on Adams & Normandie during dispute with a 30s Piru member (non gang-related murder)
- J.B. ( – June 20, 2003), died of cancer (non gang-related death)
- Clinton “Kool Boy” Mejia, ( – June 25, 2003), body found dismembered (non gang-related murder)
- Abraham “Baby Tippy” Holt, ( – July 4, 2003), shot by Rollin 60s Crip while at club on Slauson and Rimpau (gang-related murder)
- Kevin “Evil” A Walton, ( – December 3, 2003), shot and killed on the 2600 block of Raymond Avenue by 18th Street member William Vasquez
- Kenrick “Lil Kay Kay” Johnson, 32, (September 9, 1971 – February 25, 2004), died from an extremely questionable suicide five days after being arrested for the killing of LAPD Officer Richard Lizarraga during a domestic violence investigation (non gang-related death).
- Frederick “Rick Dog” Camat, 32, (June 14,1972 – October 10, 2004), from BDS, shot by Seattle Police (non gang-related murder)
- Jimmy “Jay Dee” Drisdom, 35, (September 16, 1969 – November 13, 2004), shot and killed on 2600 block of Raymond Avenue (gang-related murder)
- Baby Snake, July 17, 2005, died over drug related complications (non gang-related death)
- Hashim “Black” Malik Keaton, 24, (May 15, 1982 – October 14, 2006), shot and killed on 2500 block of LaSalle just north of Adams (non gang-related murder)
- James “Kaos” Anthony Allen, ( – December 9, 2006), from BDS, killed near post office on Century & Van Ness
- Jamiel “Duece Wild” Andre Shaw, 17, (December 22, 1990 – March 2, 2008) shot and killed on 5th Ave by 18th Street member Pedro Espinoza (gang-related murder)
- Rolland “Rocky” Miller, 44, (June 24, 1967 – July 1, 2011), shot and killed on the 1700 block of W 22nd Street (non gang-related murder
18 OR 30S ANT KILL SHIT OFF….20′s STILL ROLLIN ADAMS TO PICO TO JEFFERSON
Bro its a hrd life and I thk dis shot stupid….. my dad is on this shit still bangin and it ruind mour whole life to get out da hood nighaa so fuck u and bs up
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any body rmember “big vick”( Vikk) from rollin’ 20s? he and the BDS sometimes hung out at Johnny’s pastrami on adams( he got blasted by some rollin’ 60s back in the ’90s- waste of a smart guy- originally he was down with the Eastside 80 Mad Swans Bloods- same gang that Harry-O- Suge Knights mentor, and the Tillmans put on the map)
I personally thought the 20′s and the rollin’ 30s ( harlems and Westsides)Crips were the biggest bunch of F*cking idiots- they all KNEW each other, some played together as kids, hell some STILL hung out with each other (secretly) even when they were gang bangin! and sadly they all KNEw where each other lived,and actually would walk only a few blocks down from each other to KILL one another!
now the neighborhood is mostly hispanci( predominently central americans) who claim MSX13 and 18th Street- the ’20s don’t have a lot or problems with MS X13 but they do with 18th Street, who are down with EME- all unnecessary “racial” BS…
Interesting page, but a lot stands to be corrected. there is only 4 subsetts of W/S N’H\'B 20′s 27th 29th 25th & S’A\'G (no such thing as la salle boys, no such thing as gramercy boys). BDS was part of S’A\'G (but they are no longer active, but there is also S’W\'A’G which is another active subdivision of S’A\'G and BBN is part of 27th Street).
In reality the only enemies we have these days is 18ST.
The beef with the 30′s has been brought to terms of understanding and respect of staying out of one anothers hoods & thats factual, I represented the 20′s @ those meetings & came to that understanding on behalf of the entire W/S Doves.
I bang NHB under a new jersey line twenty ninth block. Are we recognize as a official blood set out west.
hey madd rouald dis Kleen Denos son get at me FB King Kleen
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Fucking Cops turned you all into a bunch punks, licking your own shit off your daddys dick
NeighborHood Rollin’ 20s Bloods are a predominately African-American street gang in the West Adams community of South Los Angeles, California. During the 1950s and 60s there was a gang in this area called Blood Alley on Cordova Street near where the Santa Monica Freeway is today that was the predecessor neighborhood to the Rollin 20s Blood. In the early 1970s when black gangs were on the rise, the youth from this neighborhood continued the Blood identity from the previous generation, but it was not related to the Blood identity that grew in the 1970s. Some of the founders of the 20s are O/G Big Red, Al, & Tee Coleman.
They began with the name N-hood about 1976, then they added the Rollin’ 20s about 1978. During the 1970s they had two clicks, 25th & 27th Streets. The clicks were known as the Deuce Seven and Deuce Five Players. The 29th Street click was formed on the southside of the neighborhood towards Jefferson Avenue. By 1984 the 2nd Avenues (SAG) on the north side of the Santa Monica Freeway were added to the set, and by the early 1990s, the Black Demon Soldiers (BDS), which were also on the north side of the freeway were
Murdamafia nhb rollin20 to my wake and im wide awoke damus!!!my big dwag Skooby got green lighted by o.g. mad ronald and the homie smiles frm NY while he was n da feds.im c(k)heckn n frm louisiana27th street damu penda.20mins.
BLØØD UP L’S TO DA 20′S
I heard that, found a snitch in Coalinga, CA,the bitch died but lenard hawkins b there wit his trick ass nephew calvin taylor in LB, They both b hidin and my intell tells me they fucked over a few in LA and folks would like to f em up, that first fool in LA now they say . Hope u find em both and do em right, they need it, they also tell me they b on 107th and 92nd & budlong
I heard that, found a snitch in Coalinga, CA,the bitch died but lenard hawkins b there wit his trick ass nephew calvin taylor in LB, They both b hidin and my intell tells me they fucked over a few in LA and folks would like to f em up, that first fool in LA now they say . Hope u find em both and do em right, they need it, folks also tell me they b on 107th and 92nd & budlong
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Fuck these slobs! foos tried to jump me till i start busting my cuete then they all scatterd like the roaches they are this BIG WS HELL BOUND 13 TKS come to 11th and New Hampshire.We posted all day! Fedora -Vermont.Olympic – 12th we aint hard to find.I remember we rand over one of yall niggers haha
you know what it iz FAKETEENK all day yamean. HUNTINGTON PARK SOUTH SIDE DEUCE NINE GANG MLDS> 61pl and gaywood ave, holla we in the hood blahzay blahzay. pisa ass niggaz. SS> 2WENTY 9INE <ST……………….
LMAO YALL FA18KETEENKS KANT BE SERIOUS HOW MANY OF YOU HOMIES GOT MURKED BY THE HOMIES WHETHER CSB 21STR, HPSX3, OR R20″S NHB DID IT REAL NIGGAS KNOW WHAT GO DOWN IN THESE STREETS BY THE WAY IM ON 27TH AND ARLINGTON IF YALL 18K”S IS LOOKIN WE AINT HIDIN R20′s NAYBAHOOD BL20D DOVE GANG FUCK FAKETEENKZ
FUX ALL Y’ALL KRABS AZZ NIGGAZ THAT’S ON THE BITCH E/S ROLLIN’ 20S NHB BLOOD IN TEXAS. S/O TO THE HOMIES IN LA BLOOD. MUCH LUV BLOOD.
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Sad…i hear you its your hood its your family but alot of those dead members were young…seen the slippin documentary and was sad when ckman was killed…does anyone know what jappened to get down from that documentary