gangs

Chief Keef is no gangster, says his grandma

To quote BET:Chief Keef has found himself mired in a discussion about the perils of gangster rap after one of his rivals, 18-year-old Lil JoJo, was gunned down in the street last week…

Police looking at Chief Keef's tweets & gang connections in Lil JoJo murder case

As we posted on BrooklynVegan last night, 18 year old rapper Lil JoJo was slain in Chicago the other night and rival 17 year old Chicago rapper Chief Keef (who played Pitchfork, and Lolla and is on the cover of FADER) made light of the situation on Twitter…

Chief Keef laughs about rival teen rapper's killing in Chicago

To quote The Smoking Section:A little over a month ago, we saw Lupe Fiasco overcome with emotion as he watched video of friends whose young lives were snuffed out by violence…

FSU's Elgin James charged by FBI w/ using "Violence to Control Hardcore Punk Rock Music Scene"

“CHICAGO–The self-proclaimed founding member of a street gang that purports to exert control through use of violence over hardcore punk rock music in clubs and concert venues in major cities nationwide was arrested yesterday by FBI agents in Los Angeles on a federal extortion charge filed in Chicago…

Bloods, Crips, and the Vineland Music Festival

the ET gang, Vineland, NJ, 1983 (CRED)”We’re not against having the concert, or doing things for the kids, but don’t put it in a residential neighborhood,” said Pete Steenland, a Hance Bridge Road resident who helped organize NARCS, in a telephone interview Tuesday…