Eight Tray Gangster Crips

From Rap Dictionary

The East Side (E/S) 83 Gangster Crips (pronounced Eight-trey) are one of Los Angeles's most well known Crip gangs. 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. Other rivals include the Menlo Crips (most noably the 65 and 103/18.7 MOB sets), 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, 84 , 98 and 104 Main Street Mafia Crips, All Broadway Gangster Crips, School Yard Crips, the Eight-Tray (83) Hoover Criminals, 87, 95, and 116 Kitchen Crips and the rest of the Trays.