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From our article archives this one from G Funk:

to all ya wanna bes g and thugs wanna be down with a gang or try to make ya own gang ya f***ing out of ya minds wake up and smell the cup of coffee this s**t aint tv.

its real ya wanna die for your hood and gang ya f***ing dumb cause i was like ya f***ed up in the mind looking for love and respect cause my family didnt show or give it to me.

think about it when ya get locked up who comes to see u your family your real family not ya gang or when your girl or men gets shot up or jumped wheres your back up? nowhere to see. they just fucking use u for a drive by or a jumping and when ya so called g s and wanna bes get busted your so called homies will tell u tell on us and you’re dead and your f***king family.

i got a home girl who lost her leg by some gang members we got beef with. her brother got hit by his best friend and wheres homeboyz? nowhere. dont go see him or ask hows hes doing. so just f***ing think before u act cause u only have one life to live.

i been out for 2 years and know i am trying to help ya  from not joining or starting a gang cause take it from young its real f***ing hard watching your back 24 7 cause i still do cause i know the gang i got beef with for the past 9 10 years are still trying to kill me so just f***ing wake up G
Funk

Another gang related death from the Pacific Northwest:

His death capped a string of homicides in Yakima County in 2008 that police say were gang-related. Of the 18 people killed in the county last year, half were teens.

Ricky was one of them.

Read the full story in the Yakima Herald.

The site was recently contacted by someone in South Africa talking about the gang activity there.

“There are the live gang shootouts that happen in their suburbs in broad daylights. At one time we would hear almost everyday of little kids being killed in crossfire. These gangs have absolutely no respect for even little kids. They just go on rampages no matter what happens. I know that currently there is a gang problem that is beyond boiling point in one of our Cape Flat suburbs (SA colloquial term for the lower income areas to which people were forced to move to in Apartheid days). I have not heard more of it but I know it is a situation that needs alot of prayers. I used to live in the suburbs and many nights we would hear gunshots going off in the more gang infested areas.”

This article from Portland outlining the rise in gang violence there in the last year.

Gang violence rising?
Gresham Outlook – Gresham,OR,USA
By Mara Stine Gresham’s New Year’s Eve double homicide could be a ripple effect of Portland’s record-breaking year for gang violence. …

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• Gang Articles Wannabes, Truth an anonymous posting and a nuthah painfull secret by myriikal
• Girls and Gangs Hard Day by Dana, How Can I Hold On? by the Kryz, and To all those young girls out there by babygirl_rodriguez18
• Live and Learn Me and My Brother by Lady STunn, Living in a Nightmare by OG Re and ADVICE FROM A REAL O.G. by O.G. Bat
• Gang Articles He’s A Taker by Craig Fletcher a.k.a. G Fletch, ESP, and Both sides lose by C Bob
• Gang Nicknames – Some OGs and their gang nicknames
• Gangs Art and Life – Check out work by the Airbrushas
• Gang G Spot the Hip Hop Mindset by Mike Ramey

Remembering…

• Gangs RIP. Remembering those lost to street gangs. 4,131 names have been added since we started.
  This week we remember…Remembering: Eric, ruben & ramon, MAYA, Demitrius aka FINK, Andy, sheree, Lawrence, EVERYBODY WHO DIED, miguel, Steven, kelvin, jesse, 3STACKS, Mike aka “Gonzo”, tito, Tiffany, ESE LIL BLACKY, Johnathan, Demarcus, Solo, uncle X1, cassidy AKA lil haven, adrian a.k.a epik, Bobby.