1989 Denver Colorado Street Gangs_Bloods & Crips making their Presence in Denver_Denver Gang Bangin

[@BSIII]

3:42 that first crossed-out tag at the top, 'WARLORDS', was a very old Denver gang. Our gang history didn't start in the late 80s when Bloods and Crips became a thing across the country. We already had a gang culture, especially in the chicano neighborhoods throughout West Denver, East Denver (my grandpa was an OG 'Eastside Boys' from Curtis Park/Mestizo Park in the 50s, 60s, and 70s), West Denver (very old gangs like the Inca Boyz (started in the 70s, or possibly older than the 60s from some accounts I've heard), and North Denver, which is where the Warlords hailed. My sister and brother-in-law both were involved in it. She's older than me and had a different mom and grew up in the 70s/80s in North Denver. I've even found an old news article about the Warlords talking about how the gang was traced back to the 50s, and was flourishing all the way up to the early 90s around the same time of this news special. I'm pretty sure Warlords changed their name at some point, which that gang still exists today, but I'm not 100% about it. Denver's been heavily gentrified since the early-to-mid 2000s. Most of the housing projects around all sides of town have been demolished. It's not like it used to be where generations of families would live in/around the same neighborhood for decades. The hoods are still here, but it's not like it was in the 90s. My grandpa and grandma grew up in the projects on 33rd and Arapahoe, which were demolished almost 2 decades ago. In his day there was gangs. He told me there were Chicano gangs called 'The Heads', 'The Dukes', and 'The Boys'/ The Eastside Boys, which he was a part of. I grew up around the gang era in the 90s, and remember these times as a kid. South Denver has/had some pretty wild spots. The 'Southside Steel Toes' started around 1978/79 after the movie 'The Warriors' came out. The Inca Boyz (from Inca Street in the legendary old West Denver) were already using guns, and had wars with different home-grown gangs around the entire city, long before bloods, crips, surenos, and nortenos took root in Denver. They were pretty active. Gang culture has always fascinated me. Especially the history of it.

[@ValleDeNapa]

Thanks for the knowledge/ history lesson. Do you know what it was looking like when the Denver gangs hit Colorado prisons in the 60's and 70's?

[@ValleDeNapa]

I forgot to ask about G.K.I. as far as when and where they started? saludo desde Napa Valley, California

[@BSIII]

@@ValleDeNapa I don't think there was established prison gangs in my grandpa's days at Canyon City (which was the big time in CO back then). Not like there was in California. It was mostly racial. It probably started changed in the early 80s though. GKI originally started as the Lipan Boyz, which was a part of/sub set of the Inca Boyz (Inca basically stated on 5th and Inca st. in West Denver, and Lipan Boyz wasn't too far away on 9th and Lipan, I believe). They changed their name in the 80s to Gangsters Killing Incaz sometime in the 80s after having a falling out over a girl, but again, I'm not qualified enough to make absolutes. I'd love to hear anyone else that might have some better knowledge than myself. I do know that Inca was a gang that basically rode on almost everyone else from all sides, and made lots of enemies, and when the laws came down on them they ended up in prison having to segregate, and didn't have the numbers that other gangs had, while the G's spread across Denver (outside of the Old Westside off 9th) and ultimately became so numerous on the streets of Denver, and active in prison as much as they are on the streets. Gentrification swept over vasts areas of the old varrios and hoods in those parts that there's $700,000 homes on Inca st now. Huge parts of the Northside change a lot (the original Italian restaurants from the prohibition mob days are pretty much gone now). East Denver got some gentrification. Still, some old families still own their homes in these gentrified areas, but you don't see dudes banging on the corners of Inca or Lipan anymore. They're still there though.

[@BSIII]

@@ValleDeNapa and much love to the Bay. Grew up off that great Bay music. I actually remade the Mac Dre Since '84 beat from scratch with my guitar, as a tribute to Mac Dre and Swampkat.

[@JosephSanchez-gw8qu]

I am a x SouthSide steel

[@Cdovez78]

Mr Leon Kelly came to my middle School in the late 80’s to talk about gang violence. I’ll never forget 🙏

[@errintaylor3667]

My homie From The Eastside Denver Colorado Cole Middle School 1987-1988

[@montizzlefoshizzle7131]

Born and raised in Denver. When people move here and run their mouths about how Denver is so safe, there's no hoods, blah blah blah,, I always remember how it used to be and just let them talk. Even now you better be careful

[@sleekilla]

Yup! I got mad family in Denver and pretty much all up and down I-25 and it ain't all sweet. You can catch it anywhere if you look enough.

[@errintaylor3667]

Denver ain't no joke

[@vannloc7551]

They only say it to other non bangers from the safety of a screen.

[@Thirty8mozey]

The quigg newton homes off 44th and Lipan were pretty tuff back in tha day…. Neighborhood is still there and you could actually walk threw it tha neighborhood is gentrified even ppl walking their dogs it’s crazy to see

[@ryandonahue285]

80s baby, born and raise here in Denver. Come find out if you want to.

[@Carlos-Freeze-Tha_Hated]

Yall harmless af

[@ryandonahue285]

@@Carlos-Freeze-Tha_Hated Your the tuffest KZbin tuff guy ever. You have a big mouth, come down and use it.

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

@@ryandonahue285 it's always the Squares homie.

[@tin-7590]

Found out. Ain’t nothing too bad now 😂

[@djmadwax]

“Please don't die over the neighborhood That your mama renting”

[@Trollyaccount]

Even worse section 8

[@indirababyyy]

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[@juanchavez8444]

Gangs came into denver late 70s and early 80s

[@Mr19thcenturyman]

Owned a house in the Cole/Clayton neighborhood on Bruce Randolph Ave from 1994-2007.

[@chitowndagreat8635]

Parent did the right thing. Kids didn't break a law cut it out lol

[@WantItNow23]

My football Coach Eric

[@user-oq9ly8lr9z]

7:18 Seems like poor Cameron Smith’s killer is going to be eligible for parole soon after serving his 40 years. Wow.

[@jpiard116]

The police are shameful @ 9:30. My children have not committed any crimes, and because I wont allow you to sit them down on the sidewalk and take pictures of them, that makes me a bad parent? The police profiled those kids.

[@PonderthePath100]

Exactly

[@user-jm4cd5sd1x]

Imbecile.

[@curtismadden861]

Man that cop was foul questioning them kids then taking the youngest ones pics probably to put him in a gang file without him knowing

[@daydaythegamer7428]

Reverend Leon Kelly used to whoop ass I remember that he used to teach us in Harrington elementary on the east side

[@lilmia2727]

That niggah use to bring the autopsy books n show us" this could be you"

[@BraveLee-c1q]

Rev Leon was a informant

[@PonderthePath100]

@@lilmia2727yep took us out of class and had us in the cafeteria watching them tapes.

[@abdul-basiyribnmarcus8640]

See him at the gunshows regularly

[@MATTHEW...2358]

AND STILL MOST OF WHAT YOU HEAR ABOUT THEM ISN'T WHAT THEY MAKE IT SEEM 😂😂😂

[@TLGKingMoosey]

Dawg said Inglewood Watts Crenshaw mafia🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

[@lilmia2727]

Lmao right😂😂😂😂

[@Trollyaccount]

😂 I thought he was rapping at first 😂

[@Carlos-Freeze-Tha_Hated]

So your set is from 3 different parts of the LA area? Lmaooooo

[@ShaunnJackson]

Man tone 😂😂😂 you doing content on Colorado now man smh, keep it chicago.

[@omarlara1898]

I feel like I'm in school right now that's wassup Professor .. 💯

[@EfrainEnciso]

L.A. started this.

[@vinjudah5074]

I would've did the samething as that good father. That's why they took the father out of the black homes

[@errintaylor3667]

OG Trigger

[@TrevorMorris-zb6ql]

The boyz are from park hill thw original og's, then you have the brick city... Them was the original blk gangs in denver

[@ChristopherBrown-y3h]

🤔🥺🤦 just sad BLACK culture gone 🧐🖤💯😞

[@errintaylor3667]

Cameron Smith got killed 1989 he went to TJ play basketball 🏀

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

5️⃣2️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ PLAYBOY GANGSTA CRIP 3x AURORA CITY!! 🐰3️⃣✖️✌🏽👌🏽🤏🏽🫳🏾🫳🏾🫳🏾🥕🥕🥕

[@earlnug198989]

No one cares

[@earlnug198989]

No, I mean no one cares about you or your dumb gang in particular

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

@@earlnug198989 you watchin it though!?? 🤔🤣 Don't you got a Bible to thump? 🤡

[@earlnug198989]

@@MontviewBlvdBabiez no one cares about you or what dumb gang you’re in in particular

[@earlnug198989]

@@MontviewBlvdBabiez no one cares about you or what dumb gang you rep in particular