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22 BANDCREW

A northwest Detroit street crew made up of multiple cliques (NSC, YNCMH, SMB, CutUpGang, Franchise) mainly affiliated with Mafia Insane Vice Lords. Known for tagging territory (#22 BandCrew, BAND CREW, YNCMH, PBF) along W. Seven Mile & Greenfield, holding block presence, and rivalries with TTO, RTM, BandGang, and others. Their members include rappers like Baby Smoove (R40s) and NSC Boonie (GD). “The Vets” or “22 Jackboyz” often enforce turf visually and through street activity.

“If you roll through Northwest Detroit, watchout for 22 BANDCREW—those dudes are still around, they’re proof the Vets run this block.”

by RealTalkOnlyFool October 11, 2025

Related Through Money / SkudZone (RTM / SkuddyZone)

A Detroit-based street movement originating around Herman Gardens (aka Skuddy/Skud Zone) and Joy Road, combining multiple affiliated cliques like BSM, YFN, YNF, PBI, and RCF under one umbrella. Known for turf presence at Cody High, local events, and rivalries with 22 BandCrew, TSN, and GD sets. While the unified RTM collective is largely inactive today after a 2015 RICO targeting five of its members, individual cliques remain influential, with members claiming GDK and associating with Detroit-born Blood sets and Westside Pirus lineages.

“Even if Related Through Money / SkudZone (RTM / SkuddyZone) isn’t running as one front anymore, anyone from Skuddy knows the SkudZone still leaves its mark on Joy Road.”

by RealTalkOnlyFool October 11, 2025

BO / WavyNavy

A Detroit street alliance combining the cliques Brothers Only (BO/26) and WavyGang (WavyNavy), operating mainly along East Seven Mile Rd in neighborhoods like Grixdale, Conant Gardens, and Pershing. Members affiliate with Vice Lords or Bloods, and the movement is closely tied with 42 while having past conflicts with 3G. Known for coordinated presence across the Eastside rather than strict block claims, blending visibility, influence, and street respect.

“BO / WavyNavy keeps the East Seven Mile streets locked, with the WavyGang and BO moving together like they own the whole side.”—Detroiter

by RealTalkOnlyFool October 11, 2025

Street Crew

A small squad (3–50 people) holding it down in a neighborhood, usually running some type of crime—from tagging walls and petty theft to bigger moves. They roll under a shared name, symbols, and history, sometimes repping bigger gangs like the Crips or Bloods. Not always violent, but always claiming their turf.

“Don’t step on their block—they ain’t huge, but that street crew got respect in the hood.”—Local from the Hood

by RealTalkOnlyFool October 11, 2025

Tag Crew

A squad of usually 15–20 homies who mark their block with a specific symbol or code. Some tag crews function more like a street crew, others claim ties to bigger gangs like the Crips, Bloods, or Sureños. Most focus on “wall banging” over straight-up violence. Still, it takes guts to hit a wall with your crew’s symbol and hold it down when rivals roll through.

“Hyena Crips (83GC) tag crew has been hitting up Five Points nonstop—every wall tells their story.”—Detroiter

by RealTalkOnlyFool October 11, 2025

Tagger Crew

The people who do the tagging—the active members representing their block through spray paint or markers. A tagger crew earns respect by consistently hitting territory, showing presence, and defending their turf if someone tries to cross them.

“Those tagger crews in the Northwest 48219 zip don’t play—if you erase their paint, expect pushback.”—Detroiter

by RealTalkOnlyFool October 11, 2025

Tagging Crew

A neighborhood crew defined by the act of tagging—spraying symbols, letters, or codes on walls, buildings, and street corners. Tagging crews often operate like a street crew, sometimes claiming ties to larger gangs, but most focus on visibility, reputation, and psychological control over actual violence.

“That tagging crew from the Westside turned every alley into their gallery—they don’t need guns to run their block.”

by RealTalkOnlyFool October 11, 2025