East Nashville Crips
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Also known the Nashville Rollin' 90s Crips, the East Nashville Crips, whose territory is in East Nashville
, Nashville, Tennessee
, are a division of the Los Angeles, California
-based Rollin' 90s Crips. The Rollin 90s Crips set belongs to the original Crips
gang founded in Los Angeles.
. While there is no certainty to the exact date of establishment for the East Nashville Crips, evidence of Los Angeles-based gang activity in the Nashville Metropolitan Area dates back to 1994, with the discovery of the body a former Los Angeles Parks employee, who became a drug-dealer, in Cheatham County.
, Memphis, Tennessee
, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
). In addition, the East Nashville Crips members have also been linked to or convicted of drug trafficking in the Nashville Area. Enforcer Donnell Young was sentenced to life in prison in 2009, yet the organization continues to grow. In 2010, two East Nashville Crips gang members were shot and killed at the J C Napier Homes in the Woodland in Waverly neighborhood across the river from Nashville's East End neighborhood. The MNPD speculates the growth of the East Nashville Crips/Rollin 90s Crips to have expanded to south Nashville, in the Antioch
area, the North Nashville area (such as Buena Vista Heights), as well as the Madison
area of Nashville.
East Nashville, Nashville
East Nashville is an up-and-coming area east of downtown Nashville, Tennessee across the Cumberland River. East Nashville is used synonymously with the zipcode 37206, namely Smaller East Nashville. The area is mostly residential and mixed-use areas with businesses lining the main boulevards...
, Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, are a division of the Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
-based Rollin' 90s Crips. The Rollin 90s Crips set belongs to the original Crips
Crips
The Crips are a primarily, but not exclusively, African American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams...
gang founded in Los Angeles.
Origins
The East Nashville Crips were founded by Jamal Shakir, a leader of the Rollin' 90s Crips in Los Angeles. Shakir brought with him a portion of the Los Angeles Rollin' 90s Crips members and established a set in East Nashville, in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. While there is no certainty to the exact date of establishment for the East Nashville Crips, evidence of Los Angeles-based gang activity in the Nashville Metropolitan Area dates back to 1994, with the discovery of the body a former Los Angeles Parks employee, who became a drug-dealer, in Cheatham County.
Other Crips in Nashville
While the Rollin' 90s Crips set is the only known Crips set in Nashville with direct connection and cooperation with the Crips of Los Angeles, The Six, 98th Mafia, and Five Deuce are sets that claim to be Crips as well. These sets have come in to existence well after the original founding of the East Nashville Crips and immigration of the Rollin' 90s Crips from Los Angeles.Activity
One of the earlier nationwide street-gangs to settle in Nashville, the East Nashville Crips maintained ties with the original Rollin' 90s Crips in Los Angeles, as Jamal Shakir used Nashville as a hub for his drug trafficking empire, which spanned nationwide and covered at least 3 other major cities (Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
). In addition, the East Nashville Crips members have also been linked to or convicted of drug trafficking in the Nashville Area. Enforcer Donnell Young was sentenced to life in prison in 2009, yet the organization continues to grow. In 2010, two East Nashville Crips gang members were shot and killed at the J C Napier Homes in the Woodland in Waverly neighborhood across the river from Nashville's East End neighborhood. The MNPD speculates the growth of the East Nashville Crips/Rollin 90s Crips to have expanded to south Nashville, in the Antioch
Antioch, Tennessee
Antioch is a community in southeastern Davidson County, Tennessee, that is governed by the Nashville metropolitan government. The area is assigned to postal zip code 37013.- History :...
area, the North Nashville area (such as Buena Vista Heights), as well as the Madison
Madison, Tennessee
Madison, Tennessee is a neighborhood in northeast Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. It is incorporated as part of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County....
area of Nashville.