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[[caption-width-right:350:Hangin', chillin' [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and a fair bit of killin'.]] ]]

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At the end of the week, I get to keep your ''dinero''! \\

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* ''Literature/WarsOfTheRealm'': Drew spends most of his time in the ghettos of Chicago as a vigilante, beating up these types to protect the innocent.
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* ''Film/TheyClonedTyrone'': the protagonist Fontaine is a drug dealer in The Glen, where he is rivals with another dealer, Isaac, and both men have their own crews. Later, we see Tyrone [[spoiler:one of Fontaine's clones]] who is a Crip in Los Angeles. [[spoiler:The Conspiracy clones gangbangers to keep the quality of life down in the neighborhoods they want to control]].
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** The Hell's Angels who have dedicated songs on ''Music/BlueOysterCult1972'', ''Music/{{Spectres}}'' and ''Music/TheRevolutionbyNight''.
** The boy-gangs roaming the Saturday night streets looking for trouble on "Madness To The Method", on ''Music/ClubNinja''.

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** The Hell's Angels who have dedicated songs on ''Music/BlueOysterCult1972'', ''[[Music/BlueOysterCult1972 Blue Öyster Cult]]'', ''Music/{{Spectres}}'' and ''Music/TheRevolutionbyNight''.
''Music/TheRevolutionByNight''.
** The boy-gangs roaming the Saturday night streets looking for trouble on "Madness To The to the Method", on ''Music/ClubNinja''.
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** In GangstaRap itself, we have the sub-genre called Music/DrillMusic, an even more extreme version mostly credited from Chicago. Mainly, because most of the artist are active Gangbangers whom brag in their songs about real murders against their rival enemy gangs. Law enforcement has since caught on over the years and have been using lyrics and social media post to go after artist whom incriminate themselves, usually with Rico cases.

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** In GangstaRap itself, we have the sub-genre called Music/DrillMusic, DrillMusic, an even more extreme version mostly credited from Chicago. Mainly, because most of the artist are active Gangbangers whom brag in their songs about real murders against their rival enemy gangs. Law enforcement has since caught on over the years and have been using lyrics and social media post to go after artist whom incriminate themselves, usually with Rico cases.

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* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': Chaka and his followers are a more street gang styled thugs for the Washimine Yakuza family who decide to stage a coup against the groups more traditionalist leadership of Yukio and Ginji.



* This is the point in films like ''Film/MenaceIISociety'' and ''Film/BoyzNTheHood''.
* ''Film/TheWarriors'', features a whole bunch of them. Some are realistic, others are more cartoonish.
%%* ''Film/{{Colors}}'', as well.

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* This is Starting from the point in films 1980's Hollywood produced a number of "Hood Movies" like ''Film/{{Colors}}', ''Film/MenaceIISociety'' and ''Film/BoyzNTheHood''.
* ''Film/TheWarriors'', features the titular gang from Coney Island, who have to fight their way back home from Bronx against a whole bunch number of them. Some are realistic, others are other gangs, many of which [[GangOfHats have gimmicky outfits]]. Being made in the 1970's and in New York, the gang style is more cartoonish.
%%* ''Film/{{Colors}}'', as well.
tight jeans and leather vests than baggy pants and sports jerseys.



* Subverted with CMB from ''Film/NewJackCity'' as well.

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* Subverted with CMB from ''Film/NewJackCity'' as well.are a street gang who opt for a more classy style of dress.



* Half the cast of ''Series/TheWire''. Subverted in that the gangs are highly organized (even the lower-level guys are shown to be at least competent, if not intelligent), moderately disciplined, innovative, and tend to be run either by Machiavellian businessmen taking college courses in macroeconomics (Stringer Bell) or ruthless, power-hungry sociopaths (Marlo Stanfield). [[TruthInTelevision Oh, and they have white gangbangers shown in Season 2]], much to the disgust of the Polish community and Nick Sobotka in particular.

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* Half the cast of ''Series/TheWire''. Subverted in that the gangs are highly organized (even the lower-level guys not identifiable by any name, color or similar insignia. They are shown to be at least competent, if not intelligent), moderately disciplined, innovative, divided between East Side and tend to be run either West Side, and by Machiavellian businessmen taking college courses in macroeconomics (Stringer Bell) or ruthless, power-hungry sociopaths (Marlo Stanfield). who they sell dope for, with people changing corners as need be. [[TruthInTelevision Oh, and they have white gangbangers have]] WhiteGangbangers shown in Season 2]], 2, much to the disgust of the Polish community and Nick Sobotka in particular.particular.
** After [[DirtyCop Officer Walker]] gets splashed with paint by Michael Lee, he claims he was jumped by "five Bloods with shotguns", something [=McNulty=] immediately spots as a lie, as that kind of gang affiliation is alien to Baltimore.



* The History Channel has a semi-documentary series called ''Gangland'' devoted to Gangbangers.
* Seriously common in ''Series/{{Southland}}''.

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* The History Channel has a semi-documentary documentary series called ''Gangland'' ''Series/{{Gangland}}'' is devoted to Gangbangers.
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* ''Series/SixFeetUnder'': in the episode "Familia", the Fishers accept a funeral for a dead member of a Mexican street gang, which many other funeral homes had already turned down, and there is tension between the parents of the dead man, and his gang brothers, as well as with Rico who has an issue with the image of Latino men as criminals, and bristles when the gang leader asks him "where you from". Ultimately the funeral goes off without a hitch, and the gang leader respects Rico's ArmorPiercingResponse about being a hardworking family man from Puerto Rico.
* ''Series/TheGetDown'': The Savage Warlords are a local gang in the Bronx that the cast do their best to avoid. True to the era, the gang wear denim vests with their gang insignia painted on the b



** In GangstaRap itself, we have the sub-genre called "Drill Music", an even more extreme version mostly credited from Chicago. Mainly, because most of the artist are active Gangbangers whom brag in their songs about real murders against their rival enemy gangs. Law enforcement has since caught on over the years and have been using lyrics and social media post to go after artist whom incriminate themselves, usually with Rico cases.

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** In GangstaRap itself, we have the sub-genre called "Drill Music", Music/DrillMusic, an even more extreme version mostly credited from Chicago. Mainly, because most of the artist are active Gangbangers whom brag in their songs about real murders against their rival enemy gangs. Law enforcement has since caught on over the years and have been using lyrics and social media post to go after artist whom incriminate themselves, usually with Rico cases.
* R&B singer Music/JheneAiko grew up around Slauson Avenue in Los Angeles, and was affiliated with local Crips. She has performed the gang's signature Crip Walk dance on stage, and shot the video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnQ4V-wajLY "Never Call Me"]] in her old hood.



** Liberty City in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' is occupied by a few street gangs along with larger, better-organized groups.

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** Liberty City in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' is occupied by a few street gangs along with larger, better-organized groups. In the expansion ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony'', Luis Lopez is a former gang member now working as a body guard for Tony, while his old friends from the block consider him a sell-out.



** Franklin from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' grew up in this type of enviroment and as such is trying to not only escape from this type of lifestyle but also convince some of his gangbanger buddies to do the same with little to no luck...

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** Franklin from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' grew up in this type is a member of enviroment and as such is trying to not only escape from this type of lifestyle Chaberlain Hills Families, but also convince some is in the process of spinning off to his gangbanger buddies own set, Forum Gangsters, wanting to do remove himself from the same with little old hierarchy of the gang where young members have to no luck...pay dues to older members, like his and Lamar's OG Stretch, who just got out of prison. Ballas, Vagos and Aztecas are also still around, as well as a new gang called Marabunta Grande. There is also a [[ShowWithinAShow fictional documentary series]] called "The Underbelly of Paradise" where FIB agent Steve Haines narrates about the different gangs in Los Santos and Blaine County.
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As a nod to the lack of precision or training, they will typically use their weapons GangstaStyle. WhiteGangbangers is what happens when the UnfortunateImplications are avoided intentionally, though often unrealistically (unless it's a white country with white gangbangers, like Russia--the Russian ones are called ''gopniki'', singular ''gopnik'', by the way).

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As a nod to the lack of precision or training, they will typically use their weapons GangstaStyle. WhiteGangbangers is what happens when the UnfortunateImplications are avoided intentionally, though often unrealistically (unless intentionally (and/or when it's a white country with white gangbangers, where most of the population is white, like Russia--the Russian ones are called ''gopniki'', singular ''gopnik'', by the way).
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* In Season 11 of ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration }}'' Drew [[spoiler: kills]] one who was attempting to rape Bianca, leading to the gang pursuing him.

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* In Season 11 of ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration }}'' ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}'' Drew [[spoiler: kills]] one who was attempting to rape Bianca, leading to the gang pursuing him.
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* The Water Street Boys gang and the Jade Gang in ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' are two such rival gangs within the [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Sun On Yee]], although the Water Street Boys are more "purely" so. Their in-game profile states that their leader Winston Chu and his minions lack the brains to actually accomplish anything more than street-level crimes, which puts them below other Sun On Yee officers who are involved in bigger ventures.

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* The Water Street Boys gang and the Jade Gang in ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012'' are two such rival gangs within the [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Sun On Yee]], although the Water Street Boys are more "purely" so. Their in-game profile states that their leader Winston Chu and his minions lack the brains to actually accomplish anything more than street-level crimes, which puts them below other Sun On Yee officers who are involved in bigger ventures.

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