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OG Crip Cartoon53 FULL Interview: Origins of LA Gangs, Avalon Gangsters, Prison Life (30+ Years), Crip vs Crip Wars, Dewberry, Crip Mac & Street Politics

Cartoon53 sits down for one of the most raw and unfiltered interviews on LA gang history and street life.

From growing up on the East Side of South Central LA to jumping into gang life at 12 years old, he breaks down what the streets really were — and what they’ve become today.

He talks about:

The real origin of Crips in 1969 and how it evolved

Avalon Gangsters and how sets were formed

Why Crips now beef with Crips more than Bloods

Getting introduced to gang life through family influence

Growing up without structure and jumping off the porch early

Attempting to poison his father and the…

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