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V.C.O (Villains Cashn Out, Viets Crushn Opps, etc.), formerly known as C.N.O (Crash N Out) seeks to portray a fledgling tag banging crew of Vietnamese & Chinese descent residing mainly in and around Little Seoul, LS. The crew started off with four locals trying to make a name for themselves following the incarceration and release of Jason 'Felon' Luong. The crew mainly commits acts of petty crimes together with the eventual goal of building reputation to the point of gaining recognition from the local D-Side Wah Ching. For any desires to be involved, joining, or any concerns? Hit up @Cipher
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The Krazy Villains Crew (K.V.C) is a group of taggers, primarily composed of white American teenagers aged 15-17, residing mainly in El Burro Heights. The crew shares a common passion for causing trouble, street graffiti, and money-making, aiming to make a name for themselves around East Los Santos. This leads them to engage in various activities together, including vandalism, mugging, and drug trafficking.
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The Legacy Of The Bomb Squad & The Rise Of Tiny Bombers. In the summer of 1984, five teens from the gritty streets of Davis, Los Santos, banded together with a single goal: to make their mark—literally—on the city. Kru, Breeze, Chunky, Creeper, and Desto were just kids from the block, growing up in an era where hip-hop was exploding, breakdancing ruled the streets, and graffiti was the voice of the unheard. They called themselves The Bomb Squad, a nod to their explosive style of tagging, leaving behind murals, throw-ups, and wildstyles that became legendary in Davis. The Rise of The Bomb Squad. From 1984 to 1986, The Bomb Squad ran the walls, tunnels, and rooftops of Los Santos, their name up on freeway overpasses, alleyways, and abandoned buildings. They weren’t just taggers; they were storytellers, rebels against a system that gave them nothing but concrete and chain-link fences. They carved out their reputation by hitting the most dangerous and high-profile spots, their vibrant colors and bold lettering turning gray walls into canvases of resistance. Rival crews challenged them, but The Bomb Squad stood their ground, always one step ahead of the buff squad and the cops. Their work wasn’t just about fame—it was about legacy. Their biggest piece, a 50-foot-long burner on the side of an old warehouse near the Davis Mega Mall, stayed untouched for years, a testament to their dominance. Later on, the warehouse would be destroyed. The Revamp of The Bomb Squad as Tiny Bombers. In 2024, a new generation of graffiti writers from across South Los Santos decided it was time to bring back the legacy. Inspired by The Bomb Squad’s past and the tragic death of Kru, they didn’t just revive the name—they evolved it. The Bomb Squad was officially revamped as the Tiny Bombers, a nod to the past while signaling a new era of street art and rebellion.
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aka MADD CHICANO PHAMILIA, MAKING CHANGE OFF PUSSY, MAKING CRIME PAY, MANIAKS CROSSING PUNKS, MINDS CONSTANTLY PHADED, MOLLY CHRONIC PAINT. In the heart of Los Santos, Mexicans Carrying Pistols (MCP) is notorious for a quarter-mile long graffiti “bomb” on the walls of the Los Santos River bed. This act of vandalism, a striking display of illicit art, required an estimated $3.7 million to clean up. The Los Santos Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification, reports spending over $7 million annually on graffiti abatement and related clean-up costs across the city. The Los Santos County Sheriff’s Department’s Transit Service Bureau, Special Problems Unit has spearheaded the law enforcement efforts to combat this rampant vandalism. The investigation and prosecution of graffiti-related offenses have also seen significant contributions from various agencies, including the Los Santos Police Department, the San Andreas Highway Patrol Investigative Services Unit, the LS Regional Gang Intelligence Network, the San Andreas Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, and the Graffiti Task Force of San Andreas. In Los Santos, at least 100 tagging crews leave their mark, etching, painting, spraying, inscribing or affixing their name or moniker in the dead of night across newspaper stands, restaurant windows, and freeway overpass signs. Police estimate these groups are responsible for about 80 percent of the graffiti residents see every day. The taggers start young, often in grade school, and keep at it through high school. The landscape of tagging crews has shifted over time. While many crews faded away or were absorbed into larger gangs, some tagging crews evolve into what are known as “tag/bang” crews, where “bang” refers to gang-banging. These crews have expanded their criminal activities beyond graffiti to include crimes more commonly associated with street gangs, such as assaults, robberies, and the illegal sale of controlled substances. One such crew is MCP. Like many of their predecessors, MCP embodies the tangled web where graffiti culture meets gang life. Their story is a classic example of how tagging can serve as both a creative outlet and a gateway to more dangerous territory. Formed in 2022 after a shootout with a Davis-based tagging crew, MCP’s name itself suggests a dual image: cultural identity (Mexicans) and readiness for violence (Carrying Pistols). This blend of cultural expression and criminal activity underscores the complex motivations within tagging crews. As groups like MCP gain prominence, they often become integrated into the larger gang ecosystem of Los Santos, influencing local dynamics and contributing to the broader challenges of gang-related violence. June’s drive-by shooting of Hector Correa by MCP taggers is a stark example. The group killed the 18-year-old Rancho man where he had plastered his nickname on Innocence Boulevard – “Reefer,” in black spray paint. Reefer was a “oner” not associated with a tagger crew, but proficient as an army in getting his tag up. “These tagging groups are resorting to guns and committing violent acts against rival taggers,” said Mike Gaffney of the Rancho Gang Task Force. “They are climbing on the bandwagon. They are gangs.” Wars among tagging crews—who cross out competitors’ monikers or paint over them with bigger, more flamboyant ones—have escalated to deadly acts usually exhibited by hard-core gangs. In Correa’s case, police wouldn’t say if he crossed out someone else’s work or what else might have provoked the shooting, but they believe the shooting was the work of rival taggers. The day after his death, a Rancho boy and girl, both 16, were arrested for his killing. Police are looking for up to four more suspects. Since Correa died, tagged messages acknowledging his passing have appeared in large, jagged handwriting across a fence on Innocence Boulevard, down to the front door of the apartment building where he was gunned down. A dozen teens stood around a makeshift memorial for him on the street, openly drinking 40-ounce bottles of beer. Nearby, tagging covered the windshield of a produce truck and plastic garbage containers sitting curbside. Kids kicked a soccer ball from inside a locked iron fence where graffiti was scrawled on plywood stuck between its rungs. Even with the tagging, the neighborhood is better today than it was in the 1990s, when local gangs terrorized families, residents said. “It’s not as bad as it was,” said Gloria Molina, 76, as she walked her dog. “Still, I don’t go outside a lot. My doors are double-locked.” As these kids get older, the gang problem could resurface. Besides Correa’s death, tagging-related homicides have hit other South Los Santos communities. A 25-year-old Davis tattoo artist who dabbled with tagging was killed on May 11 in a “walk-up” shooting. Police said three men and a woman fired into a crowd of tattoo artists and taggers having an art show outside a shop on Strawberry Avenue. Jeremy Sena of Davis was killed. Two suspects, Gabriel Piña (20) of Rancho and Camilla Saavedra (18) of Rancho, remain at large. They are taggers and took offense that someone had marked out their moniker, said homicide Detective Greg Rhudy of the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department. Jealousy among taggers who have more artistic talent or paint over someone else’s work—known as burning—can spark violence. “Their motivation is no longer the art; it’s about putting the fear of God into people,” said Rhudy. “That’s what gang members do—they instill fear in the community around them.” However, unlike traditional street gangs that often strike randomly, tagging crews are primarily targeting each other. “The reason they are arming themselves is not just competition with other tagging crews but also with local gang members,” Rhudy explained. “The increased violence among South Los taggers stems from the need to defend themselves not only from rival taggers but also from gangs...”
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RUTHLESS ANGKOR KROOKZ R.A.K This thread aims to realistically portray a modern-day Khmer tag-banging crew in Vespucci. Most of its members are TRG-affiliated. If you'd like to get involved, contact me on the forums.
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Busters Get Shot is a primarily Mexican-American tagging crew founded in the Mirror Park area of the unincorporated city of Los Santos. This tagging crew was established in the early 2000s by childhood friends in Davis High School who initially banded together as a means of self-protection from the rival groups of youth from nearby neighborhoods as well as from those within the Mirror Park Housing projects. This tagging crew is often seen around the area of Mirror Park, merely as a bunch of Hispanic teenagers who like to cause trouble. The aforementioned group are often seen committing petty crimes around the area, including vandalism, disorderly gatherings, assault and more. The crew also dabble in amounts of drug dealing, as an attempt to increase their riches as means of increasing their exposure. A few members of the tagging crew have been detained and sometimes even arrested on a few occasions, leading to time being served in Juvenile detention centers. However, after this period was served, they were later back out on the streets of Mirror Park and swiftly got back to their old habits; vandalizing, drug-dealing, amongst an array of other crimes. Faction thread credits go to: @trAVI @realsteele @Ria
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This topic is about a group of taggers in the South Vinewood area.
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CSM is a hustling & tagging group made up of school kids who live in the Cougar Avenue Apartment Complex, they're primarily African-American but multi-racial due to their surroundings in Del Perro & Morningwood. Growing up around Morningwood, the youth in the area are heavily influenced from defunct Gangster Crip sets that originated in the area. Many members of CSM have family that were part of defunct Gangster Crip sets based in Morningwood, all though they don't claim any affiliation to these sets they're influenced by them and are heard using their lingo in conversation. Can't Stop Mobbin originated as a small group of friends who would tag up walls after school, they would blast 'CSM' on all the walls in the local area and post it on social media under an account called Can't Stop Mobbin to showcase their strike ups. As the group grew slightly larger through school years and the members grew older, it moved past just being a small tagging clique and their main focus became making money. While they're still very much a tagging crew at heart, their main focus is on making money any way they can. It started off in petty crime and has grown into getting money by any means necessary, being very much influenced by the environment around them. Morningwood has been a stronghold for multiple Gangster Crip sets in the past, the largest and most infamous being the N/S Playboy Gangster Crips & Mansfield Gangster Crips. There has been numerous other Gangster Crip sets based in and around Morningwood such as the Blastin Fools Gangster Crips, By Yourself Gangster Crips, & Marvin Gangster Crips. The west side of Los Santos in general has always had heavy crip presence in the past, through sets such as the Venice Shoreline Crips, Harbor City Crips, Rollin 20's, Rolling 80's WCC, School Yard Crip, West Boulevard Crip, Dodge City Crip, W/S Geer Gang Crips, and the Insane Crip Gang. While CSM don't claim anything other then Can't Stop Mobbin, the name of their small group. They're known around the area through actively striking up alleyways and local businesses, their tags can be seen blasted up on walls all over the Morningwood & Del Perro area, even going as far down as Vespucci. Some of the tags around the area are; " CANT STOP MOBBIN, CAN'T STAND MARKS & COUGAR STREET MILITARY." all being based around their name 'CSM'. Their social media presence is where they're most known, posting their hit ups on Facebrowser and using #CSM to claim them, in the past this has caused tension between them and others in the area all though nothing serious came of it. They originally formed as a way to protect themselves against the heavy blood influence in their area that would carry over to school. Many individuals within CSM have parents that used to be apart of one of the many defunct Gangster Crip sets in Morningwood, and were bullied because of it in school. Even though they don't bang and don't claim anything other then their small group, they've been seen fighting and arguing online with the youth of their red-ragging neighbors when provoked. The individuals in CSM were always seen committing small petty crimes such as shoplifting from a young age, but have since developed into a small hustling & tagging group that reside in the Cougar Ave Apartment Complex. Known for riding the scamming wave to the max, CSM make swiping one of their main identities, mainly seen on Facebrowser showcasing ID's and promoting their methods through LSChat. They're seen posting blank cards, and bags of cash of social media often. While they also have ventured into small time drug dealing, they tend to keep it private and out of the eyes of their neighbors in fear of getting pressed up on by neighboring gangs. Due to being surrounded by red-ragging sets, they're forced to move smart while still making a name for themselves. CSM are known to get loud online while staying out of the eyes of their neighbors in-person, posting all their strike ups on Facebrowser to provoke a reaction. OOC INFORMATION We are a fictional hustling & tagging crew who are heavily influenced by Gangster Crip culture in Morningwood, our main goal is to provide high quality community roleplay and represent a realistic poverty riddled environment as accurately as possible. Keep in mind that before making your character, the community is the key. We're portraying a group of kids influenced by street-gang culture, however, if you are looking for something higher to tie it all together, this is where our emphasis on our community development and interaction comes into play. Our ultimate goal is to portray a realistic enrivonment with a community like atmosphere within West Los Santos. It is imperative that you are active to stay up to date with the conversations and topics that are present revolving the faction within the Discord. If you're coming for guns and looking to start beef with other factions, you will be removed instantly without warning. We highly encourage you start off between the ages of 12-15 and focus purely on character development for an extended period of time. We try to roleplay everything to the smallest detail while keeping it as realistic as possible. We're keeping the faction small and high quality, for any questions on how to join PM @Jaivon or @GoonDaKilla on the forums or jaivon. & osgmgoondakilla on Discord.
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JST previously dubbed Making Enemies Rank (MER) originates as a tagging crew out of Roy Lowenstein and Jamestown St. The crew was quickly integrated into the growing Traviesos, with many members earning their put ons and the crew becoming a clique. After gaining notoriety as an established clique the members adopted the name JST as means to represent Jamestown Steet & to solidify turf growth. Members of JST are known for their red ragging, which serves as a way of being identified as “crip killers” through the adoption of blood aesthetics. The clique is still well known for its tagging.
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This thread showcases the development and activities of a tagbanger crew that normally kick at Fudge Lane in El Burro Heights (This group falls under Hillside XIII)
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Crime rising on Northwest Los Santos Los Santos Sheriff Joseph Cline told the Sheriff Commission Tuesday that the Northwestern side has experienced a 50% increase in shooting victims this year compared to the same period last year. A total of 8,651 people have been shot in Los Santos year-to-date, 865 of which have been done in the Northwestern area, and the city is averaging about 27 shooting victims per week, Cline said. Last week, 162 people were shot in the city per week. The city has had 421 homicides year-to-date, compared to 250 homicides during the same period in 2021. "The two challenging areas are homicides and aggravated assaults, as has been this entire year," Cline said. Aggravated assaults in the city increased by 9.5%, and the largest increases have been in the Morningwood and Bay City area. Cline added that there is "significant involvement" of Caucasian people in aggravated assaults, both as victims and as offenders. Homicide arrests have increased by 51% this year compared to the same period last year, and weapons arrests have increased by 83%, Cline said. Murderwood Gets Wild is a fictional tagging crew consisting of caucasian characters with the sole purpose of making money and just having a good time. For any inquiries on how to join/or if you have any questions, forum PM @XIK or @Sim
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Mexicans Causing Panic (MCP) is a primarily Mexican-American tagging crew based in East Los Santos with roots tying it back to the tagging craze of the 1990's that encompassed several American cities with several youth of all racial, economic and social background flocking to these "tagging crews" for individual reasons whether it be just a group of friends or a pursuing a sense of recognition. According to the United States Department of Justice, there is hundred of crews spanned across the county with several thousand members within them. Tagging culture encompasses getting the respective crews name out there whether it be for recognition or respect taggers will strike anything visible and where it will remain for a long time. The large audience of youth has led to large organized events where crews will battle each other for a certain period of time where they have to tag up or "strike" up as much property as possible and at the end of that period the losing crew will have to put their spray cans down and officially disband. These "battles" are projected to cause millions worth of property damage. Mischief and vandalism is common among the tagging culture but there have been instances where it has escalated to robbery, assault and even murder.
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This thread follows the story and development of BKA, a budding tag banging crew in Rancho, and the teenagers within it.
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