![]() Before coming the “Almighty Vice Lords” or “Conservative Vice Lords,” they were an athletic club called “14 th St. In the late 1950’s in the Illinois State Training School for boys, the Vice Lords came to be a full-on gang running in the west side of Chicago. Rapper Rick Ross made Larry Hoover a household name with the chorus of his song “(BMF) Blowing Money Fast” off the Teflon Don Album. Known Rivals: Vice Lords or The Almighty Vice Lords The use of several colors, including black, gray, silver and white. Hoover adopted the moniker “Prince Larry.”Ĭolors/Symbols: Major symbols include a three-point devil’s pitchfork pointed upward and a heart with wings. Under the leadership of both men, an array of other gangs formed. In the late 1960s, The Disciple Nation lead by David Barksdale (pictured below), and the Gangster Nation lead by Hoover merged to form The Black Gangster Disciple Nation. “Supreme Gangsters” was the name 12-year-old Larry Hoover and his friends adopted as they ditched school riding the trains through Chicago. Black Gangster Disciple Nation Leader of the Gangster Disciples The city of Chicago is under attack! Not by insurgents, or terrorists but by misguided youth who have no remorse for gunning down another human being in cold blood.Ĭhi-town has a rich history in the arts and culture, but there is also a darker history that Chicago is known for - Violence. However, there is a big difference when the violence you see on TV or hear in song is played out in real life and the both the victims and culprits of children. Look at how many rappers who’ve been influenced by films like Scarface and Paid in Full. Hip-Hop’s obsession with gangs, crime and tales of rise to power keep us hooked. The allure of the street life has been synonymous with hip-hop since the days of Kool G. Money, Power, and Respect three key ingredients to cooking up the perfect story, be it a gritty street novel from Donald Goines, or street dreams of a corner boy trying to be the man. “ …It’s a war going on outside we ain’t safe from/I feel the pain in my city wherever I go/314 soldiers died in Iraq, 509 died in Chicago…” – Kanye West, Murder to Excellence ![]()
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