![]() Despite overwhelming evidence, three of the four officers involved were acquitted of all charges in 1992, which led to an outraged community demanding answers, explanations, and justice. For perhaps the first time, cameras caught the perps in the act, bringing one of this nation’s dishonorable pastimes to the limelight. Though blacks in Los Angeles, and throughout the United States, were no strangers to violence at the hands of those entrusted to “protect and serve,” this particular instance garnered national attention. On March 3, 1991, a black motorist named Rodney King was stopped and savagely beaten by the LAPD. In actuality, the Bloods and Crips have been working together for years to bury long-standing beefs in favor of a color we can all agree on - green. What’s up with the set tripping? Now, I neither bang blue nor red, but I do know a little bit about gang culture and its relevance in hip hop. Since The Famous Cryp aka Blueface dropped Thotiana remixes with Blood rappers YG and Cardi B, questions circulating the collabs began infiltrating my inbox. ![]()
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