Hey, Everybody, What's the Deal with the Gangs?

What's the deal with the Los Santos gangs in the video game "Grand
Theft Auto: San Andreas"? Since the character OG-Loke is a member of
the Grove Street Families, one would think that they are the
equivalent of the real life Cribs. "Loke", I believe, is a Crib slang
term for other Cribs.

(Think, for example, of the seminal hit "Nothing But a 'G' Thing" by
Doctor Dre and Snoop Doggie Dog, where the pair is referred to as "two
loked-out negroes going crazy". It is known that Snoop Doggie Dog is
affiliated with the Long Beach Cribs, as you can hear from his many
"shout-outs" to "the LBC".)

(On the other hand, Death Row, the label that used to pay them, is
rumored to be bankrolled by Bloods. Why would a Blood record label
have Crib affiliated hip hop artists? Can anyone shed some light on
this?)

But I digress. In the game the Grove Street Families are a small,
beleaguered gang surrounded by the bigger Ballers, which doesn't fit
the Cribs. On the other hand, if they're supposed to be the Bloods,
why is one of them going around calling himself a Crib?

Further, the Grove Street color is green whereas the Ballers - the
biggest gang at the beginning of the game, set in 1992 - dress in
purple. Purple is closer to red, which is the Bloods' color, whereas
green is a color for boys, like the Cribs' blue. Also, the names
"Ballers" and "Bloods" both begin with the letter "b".

Finally, the Grove Street Families are a loose, disunited coalition of
gangs. The Ballers certainly seem to be more united at the beginning
of the game. Does this suggest that Grove Street is Bloods, a
coalition of gangs united by their hatred for the Cribs?

For a white person like myself this is all most confusing. Please
help, LA gang experts. Which "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" Los
Santos gang corresponds to which real life Los Angeles gang?

--
Ari <asik.DeleteThis@despammed.com>
PS: Is Doctor Dre really a doctor?

03:15:38 GMT wrote:
> What's the deal with the Los Santos gangs in the video game "Grand
> Theft Auto: San Andreas"? Since the character OG-Loke is a member of
> the Grove Street Families, one would think that they are the
> equivalent of the real life Cribs. "Loke", I believe, is a Crib slang
> term for other Cribs.
>
> (Think, for example, of the seminal hit "Nothing But a 'G' Thing" by
> Doctor Dre and Snoop Doggie Dog, where the pair is referred to as "two
> loked-out negroes going crazy". It is known that Snoop Doggie Dog is
> affiliated with the Long Beach Cribs, as you can hear from his many
> "shout-outs" to "the LBC".)
>
> (On the other hand, Death Row, the label that used to pay them, is
> rumored to be bankrolled by Bloods. Why would a Blood record label
> have Crib affiliated hip hop artists? Can anyone shed some light on
> this?)
>
> But I digress. In the game the Grove Street Families are a small,
> beleaguered gang surrounded by the bigger Ballers, which doesn't fit
> the Cribs. On the other hand, if they're supposed to be the Bloods,
> why is one of them going around calling himself a Crib?
>
> Further, the Grove Street color is green whereas the Ballers - the
> biggest gang at the beginning of the game, set in 1992 - dress in
> purple. Purple is closer to red, which is the Bloods' color, whereas
> green is a color for boys, like the Cribs' blue. Also, the names
> "Ballers" and "Bloods" both begin with the letter "b".
>
> Finally, the Grove Street Families are a loose, disunited coalition of
> gangs. The Ballers certainly seem to be more united at the beginning
> of the game. Does this suggest that Grove Street is Bloods, a
> coalition of gangs united by their hatred for the Cribs?
>
> For a white person like myself this is all most confusing. Please
> help, LA gang experts. Which "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" Los
> Santos gang corresponds to which real life Los Angeles gang?

MTV Cribs is a reality show about gangs?