The Hoover Criminal Gang's were once Crips, the word "Hoover" comes from a blvd of the same name that runs through certain areas in South Central Los Angeles. The Hoover Criminals came out of the Gangster Crip sets, but around 1979, the Gangster Crip sets began feuding with the Neighborhood Crip sets.... These rivalries are perhaps the oldest of Crip on Crip feuds that has lead to hundreds of these gangs to kill eachother since the feud began in 1979. This feud mainly consists between the Rollin 60's who are part of the Neighborhood Crip sets and the Eight Tray Hoover's. Around 1995 the Hoover Gangs decided to be a gang on its own because of their deadly feuds with many Crip sets. The Hoovers decided to keep the letter "C" but changed its meaning from "Crip" to "Criminal".

The Eight Tray Hoovers (ETG, 83 Hoover) hold the biggest gang turf in South Central, its gang turf is about five miles long. Other Hoover Gangs are the 74 Hoover (Seven Foe), Bay Bayz, Raskals, Everyday Hoover (ED Hoover), Hoover Crime Gang and others.

The Hoovers are so big that many other Hoover gangs do not know that they are no longer Crips in some parts of the world. The word Hoover has also been known to be spelled "Hoova", some Hoover sets in parts of the country say "Hoova Crip".... The Hoover Gangs are still considered to be part of the Gangster Crip sets, but they now feud with Crips, Bloods, Sur13. The Hoovers only unite with Piru sets in Prisons (they do this because the Piru sets are ...

Hoova Crim comes from the word Hoover Criminal (a member in the viciuos street gang Hoover Criminal Gang). The Hoova Crim's came out of the word Hoova Crip, but due to the heated gang wars with the NeighborHood Crip sets, the Hoover Crip gangs (Gangster Crip sets) became a gang on its own around 1995, members will still use the letter "C" but instead of it standing for "Crip" it now stands for "Criminal".... Hoover Criminals, Hoover Gangster Crips, Hoover Crips, Hoova Crips are all from the Hoover family tree. The word "Hoover" comes from Hoover blvd that cross various sectoins of South Central in Los Angeles. The colors of the Hoover Criminals are mainly Orange but it can also be used along with a Blue color. In addition, members of the Hoover Gang sets say "Grove" instead of "Cuz". Colors of the Hoover Gangs are mainly Orange but in some cases it can be crossed with the Blue....

Any member of the Hoover street gangs that has maintained its affiliation with the Crips street gang.
Hoovers..got their name from the streets in los angeles where they originated and before an alliance with Raymond Washingtons Avenues Crip they were known as Hoover Groovers..during the late 80s Hoovers had spread from L.A. to the east coast of the U.S as far north as MA, and as far south as FL. after 1995 most Hoover Gangs referred to themselves as Hoover Criminals due to disputes with ECC and the Rollin 60's neighborhood crip gangs...there are very few Hoover gangs claiming Crip, The Hoovers predominately wear the color Orange However those claiming crip integrate blue...Hoovers have nothing to do with Larry Hoover from Chicago, however they have been known to ally with local gangs of all backgrounds IE:18st, IGC, and so on....

A criminal gang in LA, probably the biggest, that claims Hoover st. which runs all thru LA. Hoover has Crips, bloods and eses. Blacks hoods on hoover say "gruv" in addition to cuz/blood.

Originally the Blue Dueces from Chicago, they allied themselves with Larry Hoovers Black Gangster Disciples and helped form what came to be known as the Folk Nation...
The Hoover Dueces or Hoova Dueces adopted alot of the same practices and gang signs used by the GDs and have been known to wear light blue and gray or blue and black, a combination of their original colors and Gangster Disciple colors...(not to be confused with Hoover Crips, or Criminals)

A housing project in North Portland, OR.
Mostly Black project with some latinos.
Lotta gangs and drugs.
Was worst in the 80s and 90s but still not the greatest.

Most rappers who clim to be killers or gang members have no actual acountable history or assosiation with gang activity. These are the ACTUAL gangster rappers/producers who have been in gangs and lived the life the other rappers talk about. The most involved and violent is probably Suge Knight who had connctions to the LAPD and real hardtime criminals.
2nd ll None--(Elm Street Pirus)
40 Cal--(TSG Thurston Street)
Above the Law--(Crips)

All Frum Tha I--(Inglewood Family Bloods)
Bad Azz--(Insane Crips)
Battlecat--(Insane Crips)
Big Syke--(Inglewood Imperial Village Crips)
B G KnoccOut--(Nutty Blocc Compton Crips)
B-Real--(89th Street Family Blood)
Bloods & Crips--(Blood & Crips)
Boo-Ya Tribe--(West Side Pirus) (Carson Samoan Warriors)
Brand Nubian--(Members of 5 % Nation)
Brotha Lynch Hung--(Garden Blocc 24th St Crip in Sacramento) (possibly ... 24th St Gardens)
Brownside--(South Los Angeles - Sureños)
C-BO--(Garden Blocc 19th St Crip in Sacramento) (possibly ... 29th St Gardens)
Capone--(Norteno - San Fer)
CJ Mac--(Rollin' 20's Crips)
C-Miller--Felon * Murder
Coolio--(Corner Pocket Crips)
Damu Ridaz--(Denver Lane Bloods)
Daz Dillinger--(21st Street Crips)
Dirty Red-- (Rollin' 20's Crips)
DJ Quik--(Compton Tree Top Piru Bloods)
Easy-E (deceased) --(Kelly Park Crips)
Fabolous -- (Crips) (Black Mafia Family)
Gangsta Dresta--(Nutty Blocc Compton Crips)
Goldie Loc--(Rollin 20 Crips)
Glasses Malone--(Watts Crip)
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