Eight Tray Gangster Crips

From Rap Dictionary

The West Side (W/S) 83 Gangster Crips (pronounced Eight-tray) are one of Los Angeles's most well known Crip gangs. The creation of this gang has been attributed to a guy named Sidewinder, who is regarded as the main founder who created this neighborhood which was a split of Stanley "Tookie" Williams’ West Side Crips. Their territory extends from Florence Avenue (north) to 89th Street (south) between Vermont (east) to Van Ness Avenue (west). Their territory also extends on the westside to Van Ness Avenue between 79th Street (north) and Manchester (south). ETG's were strongly involved in the 1992 Los Angeles riots and one-time member Kody Scott (aka Sanyika Shakur) wrote a popular autobiography entitled An Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member while he was in prison during the 1980s. The ETG's Crip rivals include all Neighbor Hood Crips (especially the Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips) and all Rollin 0's sets. The ongoing feud between the ETG and Rollin' 60s has been a bloody one, causing more Crip on Crip killing than with the rival Bloods. It has become a rivalry between Neighbor Hood Crips and Gangster Crips, which extends the conflict from the two gangs into a regional one. Other rivals include the Menlo Crips, Main Street Mafia Crips, 54 Van Ness Gangster Brims, Harvard Park Brims, Denver Lane Bloods, Hoover Criminals and any Sureños gang showing hostilities toward African Americans. They used to rival the Inglewood Family Gang and the 99 Mafia Crips, but they now have an unofficial peace alliance to take on the Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips and the Rollin 90s. Allies include All Avalon Gangster Crips, All Broadway Gangster Crips, School Yard Crips, Kitchen Crips and the rest of the Trays.