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Here's the reality of gang life put here for you by those who have lived it. This page is called Live and Learn in honor of K-Swiss who died in 2001. It was a message he tried to spread to those he knew and we continue that in his name. If you would like to post your articles on what gang life is on our message boards click here. "MAH STORYS SAD TO TELL, NOT A DAY GOES BY WITHOUT ME WONDERING WAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING GETTING IN GANG LIFE, ANYWAY IT WAS MY BABY WHO GOT KILLED, BUT THEN I REMEMBER HE CHOSE HIS WAY OF LIFE BUT I STILL THINK GOD WHY ME, SINCE ALL THIS ALL HELL HAS BROKE LOSE IN MY LIFE, MY GANG, EVERY THING, MY DAD PASSED AWAY , MY MOM HAS CANCER, QUITE A FEW OF MY FRIENDS HAVE DIED, NOW I'M LEFT TO WONDER, AM I NEXT? THUG ANGEL~ Barrio De Paz - Inspiring Video from Ecuador about a lady working with gang members. Gang Mentality Exposed Thug Mentality Exposed Thug Mentality Exposed will take the reader on a raw and bold journey into the heart of the thug world through the eyes and experiences of a correctional counselor and photojournalist. Trends such as the hyphy, crunk, gangsta, goth and witchcraft movements among others are stealing the identities of ordinary kids and transforming them into hardened thugs through out America and many parts of the globe. These trends base themselves at the core of thug mentality and are ripping apart our society in ways that will forever change the social, moral, and financial foundations we have come to rely upon in our daily lives. Now is the time to educate ourselves on these deadly social issues that can drastically impact our loved ones. With this knowledge, we can begin healing by providing truth and hope to an expected at-risk population from being incarcerated or held bondage by powerful addictions which are leading many to an early grave. Did you know that “pant saggin” actually started with male prostitutes in the prison system and that the word Thug actually derived from India out of a murderous religious cult? Johnson narrates for us the purpose, behaviors and attitudes of Thug Mentality and why our youth follow these patterns. He appropriates the needed lessons for humanity under the word of God to help sanctify those in need. Johnson, a Peace Officer for over 11 years, provides us with enlightenment for those who seek the counsel of professionals working with these at-risk youth. more...  Little Afrika Bound in Texas by Maceo Rodgers Abstract: In this West Coast adventure, Little Afrika sets the world back up right. The author gives the world California’s most powerful and notorious street organization, the Piru-Bloods, while encountering some of the world’s deadliest crime organizations such as the Mexican Mafia, Mexican Cartel, Jamaican Posse, Triads, Bogota Cartel, and a gang of Crips, Brims, and Piru’s of San Diego’s mean streets. more... My Story by AR My name is AR, I'm 22 and I'm a retired blood in Texas. For me, the rise and fall happened fast. I was a foot soilder, just kicken it in tha hood and suddenly the O.B's and the queen B took me into the inner circle. more... The Death of J Dogg by 3fx You know how it is, war breaks out on your block and everyone's looking over their shoulder. The whole neighborhood knows about it, not cos they're down but cos it helps keep them safe. Mom's keep their kids off the street, people hurry home after they are done at the store, every passing car is viewed with suspicion. more... Need a prayer my brotha's from snake76 6 years ago I made the decision to walk away the gang life. I moved to a different state.. started a new life. But damn I cant get the memories out of my mind. I have nightmares all the time. I can smell the gun powder.. see my fallen brotha's. I know I cant foget... but I feel like I am weak now. I was so strong on the streets. I knew that world. Ya know? I dont know this world... even after 6 years. I never felt emotions before.. now all the sudden I feel things and it aint anger....I will never go back.Hell I cant.. if I do I am dead for sure. But this world is full of so many unknowns for me....My body is wore down from 15 years of fighting. My back and neck and knees are shot. I had so many concussions that I was told I cannot take one more hit to the head or I am dead...The nightmares are getting worse. I was never scared on the streets...now I wake up shaking. Makes no sense to me. Please say a prayer for me.
Change by Twilight Nothing is easy when it comes to change. "vida loca" is not just about gangbanging its about what you love starts changing. I been where you been and sometimes it seems I never left. I felt hopeless. I felt great heartache and sadness but in order for me to get where I am today I had to sit and look at my life, I mean take a real hard look at myself and where I was going and ask myself "is this how I want to live all my life?" In order for me to change for the better I really had to want to change. Not just say outloud to myself or my friends that "hey yeah I wanna change" I had to really believe it and want it. I also had to leave alot of people behind too, change my playground. No one said it was easy, there is no "how to" book for any of us. You just got to want it and believe that you are someone and that life no matter how hard it may get is worth living and fighting for. You got to understand that in order for you to live your dreams, nightmares will happen, life at times might hit you in the face with something hard. they go hand in hand. No matter what though dont stop trying to make your life better for you and yours. Never give up the good fight. If you need someone to talk to just ask. A Son Remembered WE ALL LOVE AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH, YOU WERE TAKEN FROM US AT THE AGE OF 17, STILL A BABY IN MY EYES AND MIND, BUT A REAL MAN TO EVERY ONE ELSE AROUND YOU!!! MIJO, YOUR BROTHER AND SISTERS MISS YOU DEARLY.WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT YOUR PASSING WOULD'VE BEEN BITTER SWEET,IT WAS NOT EVEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN YOU LEFT THAT YOUR FIANCE, AMY FOUND OUT SHE WAS CARRYING YOUR SON{WHO IS NOW 13MOS.OLD}ANT.JR. WHO WE ALL LOVE WITH ALL OUR HEARTS...WILL HAVE TO GROW UP W/OUT HIS KNOWING HIS DADDY, WE WILL MAKE SURE HE HAS EVERY THING HE NEEDS OTHER WISE. BUT,ITS SO MESSED UP THE WAY YOU WERE TAKEN FROM US. STUPID, SENSELESS, KIDS TRYING TO LIVE THE GANG LIFE, THEY GET A GUN IN THERE HAND AND WANT TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES, TAKE AN INNOCENT LIFE!!!!! THE SADDEST PART OF ALL IS THAT ON, 01/13/06 NOT ONLY WERE YOU TAKEN, BUT THE 3 "GANGMEMBERS" THAT ARE NOW SITTING IN JAIL, DIED ALSO, THE OLDEST ONE BEING 18 @THE TIME, ARE NEVER GETTING OUT. FUNNY THING IS THAT AS HARD AS THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE THAT NIGHT PUTTING IN WORK, AS THEY CALL IT. IT DIDN'T TAKE BUT A COUPLE OF INTERIGATIONS THAT THEY ALL TURNED OUT TO BE LIL'PUNK ASSES, AND STARTED RATTING EACH OTHER OUT!!!!!! SO ALL YOU OTHER YOUNGSTERS WHO ARE OUT THERE WANTING TO BE IN A GANG OR HARD ASS, THINK @ ARE YOUR HARD ENUFF TO DO THE TIME? AND WHEN YOU ARE DOING YOUR TIME! ARE YOUR HOMEIES REALLY GOING 2B THERE 4U 4THE REST OF YO LIFE, SENDING YOU $,VISITING YOU UNTIL YOU DIE ON DEATH ROW. IF U MAKE IT TIL THEN,DEALING W/ALL THE PRISONS RULES & ORDERS U HAVE TO FALLOW, FROM BOTH THE PERSONAL, AND THE OTHER INMATES.. SO, I HOPE THAT THIS LONG REMEMBRENCE IN MY SONS NAME, WOULD MAKE A YOUNGSTER, MALE OR FEMALE THINK A LIL @ GANG LIFE. MY SON WOULD NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN......TIL' WE MEET AGAIN MIJO....YOU ARE IN OUR HEARTS,THOUGTS,MINDS AND LIFE EVERYDAY....LOVE, MOM PAULA what's lyfe 2 u by krazylegs lyfe to me is the one thing we all tend to fuck up a lot see as gangsters hustlers and so on we think no one can take it away until it happens to u see i lost a total of 8 friends to gang life we thought we where the big shit bad ass gangsters we sold drugs we drank we killed for our sets to show loyality but after losing all my krew to drive by stabings shootout with the pigs my lfye started falling apart my closes friend left me behind because they felt threatened parents kick me to the crub when i went to the hospital no one came because they fear for the worst to happen to me. so what i trying to say if u don't want to bury 6 feet under change the way u look at ur lyfe if truely fucking kare about u and ur luv onez do something about it remember life is 2 short make a fucking difference keep it real keep ur headz up remember lyfe changes start with U!!!!!!!! Only you can make the change by Giggsy People there really isn't a war going on. You are killing yourselves, your brothers and sisters and your own communities. A poor area doesn't need to be a violent, drug riddled, gang warfare society. more... Trading street gangs for graduation march... No one really knows what turned Dee Johnson from an angry, gang-enthralled adolescent to a self-aware, freshly minted high school graduate... more... Last Semester, in Phoenix by Anhellic Last semester, I was on top of tha world...Watchin and wavin to my folks, Goodbye...They saw me drive down the highway...On to my destiny, so so far away...more... Self Destructive by Jey another newport burnin, just finished some haze, sittin in the studio, passin these days, ways of old, see my life go cold, remember cats blasted, now layin in holes, I work all legit, hustling faded, looking at old pics, can't believe that i made it, been drinkin this rum, in darkness, of slums, threw out my gun, but refusin to run, still live in the moment, never hopin to pass it, walkin the blocks, wishin i could get blasted, they killed another cat this weekend, i knew from school, 21 years old, i feel we been fooled, see im drinkin an smokin, and hatin my life, fadin away, evadin my nights, i gave up sleeping, my dreams bring pain, i still see my cousin lozt, gettin blown away, i still see my homie, Black, catch that AK stray, i still see my true love, get hooked on caine, an my lil sister fall, another victim of AIDS, i got 35 names, lost in the game, don't ask why im self destructive, ask how im sane. My Dad and My Cousin by B3lla My dad Antonio and my cousin name Josian got killed cause of gang violence.I only saw my father when i was a lil baby i was only 2 years old. My dad got killed on christmas eve on 15th street and it was really sad cause if my mom never had hidden me from my father he would have been alive till this day...When they killed my father in 15th street my cousin josean got killed at the same place at the same time. He got killed for being at the wrong place (another gang street). I was crying cause i never meet him and my mom was like "oh don't go on myspace" i told her why but she dindn't wanted tell me so i went on aim to talk to my aunt on aim and i told her my mom don't want me on myspace and she came and said oh i think she don't want you to find out that your cusin got killed. It's really hard for me to think about my cousin and my father especially my father on christmas but if anyone got a situation like mines remember you are not by your self.... Occult Items Commonly Found Attached To Gangs & Their Membership: Ankh: A Cross With A Loop On Top. Regarded As Sign Of Life. Also Regarded As Sign Of Sexual Promiscuity. Amulet: An Ornament Or Charm Used To Ward Off Spells. Gang Signs Or Gang Jewelry Or Gang Symbols. more... Gangs by OG The Minds of Children In Adult Bodies I'm old skool GS, this piece im writing is dedicated to all the young men and women we've lost throughout our lives, trapped in their own minds til the last. I'm writing this as a story and personal opinions, so check it out and let me know what you think. continued My Thoughts  Featured on a recent HBO special fromer Crip gang leader Leifel Jackson is now an Advocate Against Violence and is the Director of two community centers that provide youth with an alternative to the streets. MY THOUGHTS contains personal commentaries along side of each quote and is loaded with glossy photographs! As you know, that alone is a wonderful addition since quote books are normally very plain and dull in appearance. It will sell for $9.95 plus tax and can be ordered soon (the books are coming off the press) and for an extra three dollars he will personally Autograph it. It can be ordered directly from at: http://www.myspace.com/leifellive Why is everyone so into gangsta i think it has to do alot with the media these days, you turn on the tv and music is reaching such a broad audience these days that the whole gangsta image is used as a marketing scheme and is seen as the in thing, why else would kids living in middle america in a great community with out violence be copying all this shit. continued Never Enough by 3BlueFolk5 I grew up in josephine & inez in Orange Mound in memphis, tn. one of the worst ghettos in the country. where i grew up, it was nothin but s***z. later on my parents moved me from south memphis to east. everyone here was crip or folk. they were really warm people. continued To My G'z by Dana i see the agony leaking from outta your eyes, lifes been a tragedy innocence suffered an early demise, enlisted in savagery but it was only pain in a disguise, continued MS13 An International Franchise The Los Angeles Times recently published a comprehensive series on Southern California gangs and their national reach. The Multimedia presentation can be found at: the LA Times - Click Here. Your Name and Your Credit by Sir Layzee these days, this generation of youngsters, my generation and many people at a young age do some dumb things in life to later regret, some just dont know, and one big part is your own name!!! continued What Woke Me Up by Sir Layzee i went from street- to g and jails then i had one life changing experience, to make a long story short, i was ambushed, car looked like swiss cheese, and thanks to the big man above, i did not get hit once!!! continued Young Brother - God Iz Real Young brother, I’m here to tell you, God is as real as it gets. My God, our God, is everywhere. He really exists. He’s the reason why I made it through the block when the cops raided. They didn’t even ask me to get on the ground. I had money but it was never questioned how I made it. continued The Gangs of London Gun crime has almost trebled in London in the past year. Police chiefs fear that Britain is witnessing the kind of cocaine-fuelled violence that burst upon American cities in the 1980s. Cocaine, particularly from Jamaica, now floods into Britain, while the availability of weapons - many of them from eastern Europe - is also increasing. continued Requirements for a G by King Bonkers Being in a gang is not a normal lifestyle.It is nothing but violence and hoplessness bred into poor people for hundreds of years.Gangs provide a sense of family to people that lack a strong blood family.Even if they are loved they lack discipline and unconditional love.A religion(a healthy one)teaches love and respect.A gang is violence and disrespect for everything.No respect for the fellow man,no respect for life,no respect for a higher power.You only respect your set.It is not an unconditional love though.If somebody does something against the rules of the set they are ostrasized(sure i spelled that wrong)and kicked out of the family or even killed. Women are not respected.Not even homegirls.They get more respect than the average female by gangs but keep in mind most of them are sexed in.How can you feel respected when 11 guys insist on having sex with you to allow you into the family?I think gangs provide a sense of identity but it is an identity nobody should have. A History of California's Hispanic Gangs
by Al Valdez Investigator, Orange County District Attorney's Office Most people believe that Los Angeles' Hispanic street gangs can be traced to the early 1900s, but Hispanic street gangs of the early 1900's developed as a result of incidents that occurred more than 50 years earlier. continued How We Do Ya make it sound simple, But I'm bettin, I done triple, And I ain't proud bout it continued How We Do Ya make it sound simple, But I'm bettin, I done triple, And I ain't proud bout it continued Learning The Hard Way It pains me to see so many of my loved ones going through stuff I've already been through. Seeing them take the same dead end turns I did. continued da life and times of a gangsta from the skool yard to da big yard, from the street block to a cell block, dats where the g in me got me, continued Ghetto The ghetto aint exciting Look at my life when i was 11 i was livin in and out of group homes and durring that time i was a troubled kid. i was running away and doing whatever i could so i didnt have to be in the house and one day i was sittin the park wit my girls mya, ruth ,vero ,and chantel you know just chillin we always stuck together cause we was all the family we had .continued Memories i grew up poor living ina car and my mom was a drug addict.i fell into the everyday norms of drugs and gangs. i lost control my myself running lost and blind.continued I was down for my shit but How can anybody with two brain cells to rub together say bangin is cool and fun its somethin i was thrown into at age 17 yea i was down for my shit and i still got my homiez backs but if you,ve ever had to sit in a motherfuckin funeral and watch your homiez mother or grandmother cry thier eyes out and then blame you for thier death then thats when reality sits in and you question what tha hell your dying for. Sad But True I lost my husband to the life, he was a big drug dealer and was shot a couple years ago, and my kids died from gang retaliation but not on me,on my neighbors. I have always tried to change my life for the kids I have left. My life is finally coming together. No one made me join a gang I did it because I wanted to, that was 15 years ago but it took me a long time to get away from the lifestyle. There is a good life out there but I do think about all the things I have done. Not just to myself but to other gang members and their families, and also my family and my children. My children saw a lot of things they didn't have to see because of me. They are going to make their own decisions just like I did. All I can do is pray for them.continued Let kids know gangs ain't the way to go im 18 an been bangin in da streets since i was 12.i seen alot of crazy shit.i wish i could get out but it aint that easy. im a gangsta from da chi. we got some of da crazyiest niggas here an da only way out is death.i joined a gang cuz i wanted 2 b coo like my dad.but since then i realized it aint coo everywhere i go i gotta worry bout gettin shot 4 da shit i done. i thought i was unstopable up untill 2years ago when i was wit my dad a big time gangsta 1 of the leaders of dis shit.any ways we went 2 pick up some brew an when he was comin out da store some lil 14year old shorty ran up an popped him in da back of da head by da time i pulled da pistol out da stash spot shorty was already gone an all i could do is close my dads eyes an hold him 1 last time tell him i love him but he was already dead.that changed my life 4 ever i realized dat its true what they say every dog has his day i just hope mine dont come 2 fast.gang bangin aint no joke dont get cought up in it.if i could get out i would but i cant so i jus stay in da hood an pray 2 c an live another da.rip D love always lil baby lunatikk D Come on be real im sick of all these rappers with they lies/yall wantin to be hard but your a pussy in disguise/tell the truth give somethin for the soul/help these kids out here play a positive role/you think you the shit but you really just a panzie/got your ass in jail wit tha nickname ramsy/you think your the shit cuz you think you a thug/but really bein hard is in your heart, showin love/ continued It's Funny It's funny how niggas talk bout how they aint got no rights/They be the first ones to stick a pig in the middle of the night continued Manchester (UK) Update I socialise with many Doddington members, most serious members are
between the ages of 17 to 24 with the majority of members being teenagers aging
from as young as 14. Firstly Doddington is not intimidated in anyway by
longsight crew (LSC) and they are down with them. Fighting for the red and blue Your Fighting for the red or the blue but are they willing to fight for you. Are they willing to die for you? Are they willing to take the rap for you? Cut bell for you? continued The Longer The Stronger What do one do when things seems to not be moving like you would think they would? God has promised great works and you have been faithful to God, and their still seems to be no pay off. continued Pullin Time AN Puttin N Work 2 Tookie/All Thangs R Possible/i’m believin 4 U 2 work wit Paradox n Paradise 4 ROBin-Hood. Y? Cos Jesus alias ROBin Hood is muvin N 2 rob tha hood of D-pression O-pression Dys-struction an Ob-struction of God’s Righteousness. Babes of tha Nation Need U of all Gangs. Reed tha Miracles Daily 2 git ready! continued My Testimony Growing up I never had anyone to really show me the Lord, or give me a chance to see all that He could do for me. My mom was never around, from what I understand she left us when i was a baby, but my dad never talks about it. I lived with my dad moving from town to town, never knowing where we were going to settle at. Although I lived with my dad I never saw much of him, and that just led to my conclusion that he didnt care about me. continued My Brother's Keeper One day while in the Spirit,in Albuquerque New Mexico, the Spirit of God spoke to me and asked me, "With The Blacks What Do You See?" I answered, Crips killing Bloods and Bloods killing Crips. Then God asked again, "With The Mexicans What Do You See?", I answered, S.A.s' killing S.A.s'. And with others God asked me the same question and my answer was the same.continued Dis my quote anyone who want to join a gang cause you think dis shits a joke naw it ain't no joke at least mahs not see it's weird i'm a cripster and i'm only 16 years old i don't need this shit and niether do youcontinued ADVICE FROM A REAL O.G. Living in a Nightmare why we hate each other a life of pain, a life of anger... a life of lernin'? Tell me who youre friends are and ill tell you who you really are This is not a way of life They Ask Why We Cry It takes no courage at all to follow the crowd in whatever they are doing. ...NONE. Courage lies in taking control of your life and responsibility for the decisions made by you." Girlnextdoor Inside This Facade My Old Life Reflection LA Gang Documentary my tales from the hood Learning young... Many Youngstaz Life Without Parole at 17 A Way Out Latin Kings Lights, Camera, Justice! How Lucky A letter from Inside AFFECTS IN MY LIFE BEHIND PRISON WALLS Pts 1 AFFECTS IN MY LIFE BEHIND THE REALITY OF PRISON
LIFE Only 16 Years Old Double O.G. You wanna be in gang imma tell u whats about.. John Boy O' Wanna knOw about gangs do yOu?? my life as a 21 HOOVER LOCOS CRIMINAL for the parents of kids who want to join gangs Black on Black Mi Vida Loca Hard Times Bro Lessons Learned I need help for my closest loved ones have they got your back? 38 years of pain This is how it is... In Memory Words from an "OG" Growin Up In Red Hook Stay Out, Stay Safe Gotta Change Life and Death To Bang Make The Change Reality Check Reality Check 2 Raw2Def I'm from Newark, NJ. I'm sure that the first thing people think about when they hear Newark aka Bricc City is stolen cars. That aint all. It's a lot of things that come out of here, Redman, Outlaws, Outz, so on and so on. Now everything is Bs and Cs. On top of the police that like to kill niggaz out here but thats a different subject. continued Responding Hello. My name is Marki. No, I'm not a gang memeber. No, I have never been. But my heart goes out. See, I'm 24 years old, and I am from the South-Side of Chicago. And anyone form the Chi can feel me. continued Older But Wiser.... My name is EDWARDO I AM FROM SOUTH CENTRAL L A I GREW UP IN THE HOOD RAN BY THE ROLLING 60 CRIP GANG 65TH AND 4TH AVE TO BE EXACT I HAVE A LOT OF MEMORIES OF VIOLENCE AND CRIME CRACC HEADS AND JUST BADD SHIT IT WAS CRAZY BACK THEN... continued OLD SMOKE's REALITY The Lifestyle’s Not Worth It…I truly believe that the glorification of the "gangster" lifestyle has directly contributed to the explosion of gang activity all across the U.S. It all started with 'gangsta rap' and the world was never the same again. There IS a fine line between 'telling it like it is' in a LEGITIMATE and RESPONSIBLE manner and holding up 40's, guns, and bragging about murdering people in rap videos. Why do you think that suburban white kids are now dressing up 'hood' style and talking in 'G' slang? continued TIRED OF ALL THE PAIN These two pieces are from Froglok he
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