“Crabs ain’t naythin’ but gumbo ingredients”- O.Y.G. Redrum 781 in “Piru Love”
Probably the most widely recognized street gang rivalry known to date, the Crips and Bloods are notorious for their hate towards each other and extremely violent methods of murder. It seems like an impossibility that members from the two gangs would ever collaborate on anything, but it happened.
Many riders on the streets of Los Angeles were angry that groups like N.W.A. were profiting off of the gang life in the mainstream through rap. Thanks to the efforts of a truce between Blood O.Y.G. Redrum781 and Crip Tweety Bird Loc, members from both the Crips and Bloods came together to create one of the hardest hip hop albums to date, “Bangin’ On Wax,” in order to show their side of gang life.
“Don’t say Cuz cause Blood, this is Piru all the time” – Bloody Mary in “Piru Love” (‘Cuz’ was a term used by the Crips to identify eachother)
Arguably the most prolific Blood track on the album, “Piru Love” is a shoutout to all of the Piru Blood sets and describes the various methods of killing Crips. It sampled its bass line from “Computer Love” by the funk group Zapp and interestingly, its hook was sung by Crip Fo’ Clips Eclipse.
The term “Piru” refers to the oldest set of Bloods which takes its name from Piru Street in Compton, CA. Additionally as stated in the song, Piru could also be perceived as a metaphor for a dead Crip.
“Piru is Crip in reverse but the C’s on its back,
Your egg shell-lobster lie-ass face is gonna crack”- Bloody Mary in “Piru Love”
In Blood language, “Crab” is used as a derogatory term for a Crip. Many of the lyrics in “Piru Love” and other Blood songs reference the killing or cooking of crabs, meaning the annihilation of all Crips.
Following the creation of “Piru Love,” the Crips would retaliate by creating a hit track of their own which was equally well produced and violent.
To Be Continued….
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Okay, all the stuff about the meanings of Piru are very interesting.
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