Cedar Block Piru

Cedar Block Piru

Cedar Block Piru graffiti
Territory	West side of Compton St.Louis, Missouri, Los Angeles, California, Newark, New Jersey, Norfolk, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Ethnicity	Primarily African-American
Allies	Fruit Town Piru West Side Piru Tree Top Piru Campanella Park Piru
Rivals	Mob Piru Palmer Blocc Compton Crips

The Cedar Block Piru is a "set" of the Piru gang alliance, which itself is part of the larger Bloods gang alliance. ^[1] The gang gained notability for its connection to rapper The Game, who has referenced the gang in several of his songs. ^[2]

History

Formation

The Cedar Block Piru formed around 1980 in the west side of Compton. ^[3] The name was derived from a residential street called Cedar Street.

1992 Murder of Allen King

In December 1992, two soldiers from Fort Lewis, Washington, aided Cedar Block Piru members in the murder of Allen King and his three children. ^[4] King and his three children were stabbed to death by members of the Cedar Block Piru, who were driven to King's house by the two soldiers. ^[5] It is believed the gang targeted King because they believed that King reported the gang for operating a drug house.

Notable members

• The Game joined the Cedar Block Piru when he was in high school, although his parents were members of the Crips. One source states that his parents were from the Santana Blocc Compton Crips, ^[6] while another source claims his mother was from Hoover Street Crips, while his father was from the Nutty Blocc Compton Crips. ^[7] Furthermore, two of his older half-brothers from the Nutty Blocc Compton Crips were murdered. ^[8]
• Big Fase 100, an older half-brother of The Game, was also a member of the Cedar Block Piru. ^[8]

References

1. "Pirus". April 6, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
2. Lee, Chris (June 25, 2008). "The Game gets back to roots". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
3. "Cedar Block Piru". April 4, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
4. Egan, Timothy (February 3, 1993). "Military Base Jarred by Specter of Gang Killings". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 29, 2023.
5. Smith, Carter F. (2019). Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 50. ISBN   9781538135457.
6. Finley, Laura L. (2018). Gangland: An Encyclopedia of Gang Life from Cradle to Grave. ABC-CLIO. p. 39. ISBN   9781440844744.
7. Williams, Stephen J. (2012). The Malignant Ideology: Exploring the Connection Between Black History and Gang Violence. Xlibris US. p. 104. ISBN   9781469175614.
8. Weekly, L. A. (August 25, 2011). "Compton Rapper Game Returns to an Industry That's Gone Soft". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 29, 2023.