The shocking truth about these gangs existence is finally revealed. Without glorifying the lifestyle, this book will take you to the very beginning of these gangs' terror upon one another and society.

This book provides a concise and engaging examination of the subculture of the Crips and Bloods—the notorious street gangs that started in Los Angeles, but have now spread throughout the United States.

Here, a war between the Bloods and Crips has torn a once-peaceful neighborhood apart. The book tells the true story of one year in the life of a suburban village-turned-war-zone.

Some prison officials try to suppress reconciliatory messages by the esoteric minded brothers of my stature. -Michael "Ridah Mike" Sims, Author

L.A. Gang Member's Arrest Concerns Police article from The Washington Post, 9-27-88 -- The Drug Gangs article from Newsweek, March 28, 1988 -- The Battle to Control 50,000 Gang Members on the Streets of Los Angeles article from The ...

Some prison officials try to suppress reconciliatory messages by the esoteric minded brothers of my stature. -Michael "Ridah Mike" Sims, Author

"Moments of brutal clarity…One finishes the book convinced of its authentic depiction of gang life." — The New York Times Book Review

Former members of Los Angeles gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, talk about the reconciliation that took place after the 1992 riots and the need to continue to work together to improve the lives of the African-American people.

Giving you a complete concept and understanding of one of todays society's biggest problems known as Gang Life and its members.

Inside The Crips tells the remarkable--and at the same time, all too common--story of gang life in the 1980s in immediate and descriptive prose that makes this book a gripping true-life read.