Gang Stories
Real Gang Stories
Here are some of the best articles sent to Streetgang Style over the years.
take a trip down memory lane wit me
Wanna go for a ride with me Take a lil trip down a road not too many ppl get to see continued
wuts good!
i saw dis site a long time ago bout a year or two ago n im jus now commin back to it, cuz
im REALLY tryin hard notta be influenced by all da shit dat go on outside..dis life
sumthin dat i dont really wanna be involved wit but im still young n be makin sum dumb
decisions.. continued
My Life
My Name is Nancy I was born and raised in Houston, Tejas I am 18 yrs. old but feel like I
am 30. continued
"yo i dont see y so many doggz act like they totally ok with seeing some homies shot. for the first time in my life my homey was murdered. fuck i shedded my tears and moved on. its only been a month. it straightened my ass up too and i think ya gotta learn from this shit. end it while u got tha chance....i wish i had stopped him."N
Cliche
Let me start off with a cliche: I don't fit in. Ironic for me to say that! continued
deeper problem
I was over-hearing a conversation ,a young women speaking with an older man talking about
an article she would soon be writting about 'gang life' . Stereotyping gangs as if they
lived it . continued
What ya gonna do?
What ya gonna do when you think you a hardcore G gettin shot out feelin the adrenaline
rush shootin them gun throwin them blowz. You feel the fun of shootin at your enemies. But
what you gonna do when a stray bullet hits the 5 year old next door. continued
Life Is Crazy
i never met my mom or dad-i know my momma name but that is it-i was apopted by some bitch
who did not care i guess-so i spent alot of time with my friends-niggas i was soon to call
my family-in the street u feel trapped-why?-cause there aint no where to go- continued
A Parent's Pain
I just read a post under real life stories. "A Parent's Pain". A father had
wrote about his 15 year old son who he called JC. continued
disorders and distruction...
I was 10 when i came in contact w/ gang members, but amazingling enough, they're not the
ones who brought about my disorders. continued
Mi Vida
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN KANKAKEE, IL. A SMALL TOWN 45 MINUTES FROM CHICAGO. continued
ON 24TH ST.YA DIED
IT STARTED OUT AS A NORMAL DAY I HEARD THE SAME AMOUNT OF GUNSHOTS THE CRIB NEXT DOOR GOT
RAIDED continued
How Gangs Affect Us
My name is natalie, and three weeks ago, one of my best friends, Crystal, was killed by a
stray bullet of a gang shootout while we were sitting on the front porch drinking, three
days ago, while me and my other best friend Mike were having a party in her memory,
someone did a drive-by on my house and Mike was killed. continued
life stories
I used to live in New Lenox, a 99% white neighborhood that I was really sheltered in, I
had no idea what a gang was until my dad was layed off and we had leave our $350,000 home
and move to Calumet City.continued
REASON SEASON LIFETIME
People come into your life for a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime.When you figure out which
it is, you know exactly what to do.continued
Two Years Ago
The ring of the phone broke through our laughter: we looked at each other in confusion
wondering who would be calling the room so early in the morning. I had hardly begun to say
"hello", when the smile on my face quickly turned into an expression of horror
and fear. I tried to hide the panic in my voice; my body trembled uncontrollably, and my
face changed colors faster than a five minute coffee break comes to an end.continued
WHEN VIOLENCE IN RELATIONSHIPS GOES
TO FAR
I AM GONNA TELL YOU ALL ABOUT A SITUATION THAT HAPPENED TODAY....... FIRST I GOT A CALL
FRUM ONE OF MY HOMEBOYZ FRUM MY HOOD WHERE I USED TO BANG....... continued
love suicide
black clouds of dispair, robbed of light, reflect all the thoughts, i have tonight, continued
Dear Dad
Damn shit is crazy... it seems like forever.. oh yeah .. i use curse words now..... you've
missed a life time here.. and I have too... but whats strange is this feeling of
"gladness".. that is instilled in me..... I'm kinda glad i grew up without
you...it seems the route things were going when we was together.. continued
Sins Of The Father
The itinerant resident preaches from the rooftops of tenements, never delinquent, eloquent
some say heaven sent deliver us and we'll repent from sins fitting us like second
skins,continued
back N da dayZZZZ........i miss b'n
a shorty.......
yo who remembers transformers, GI JOE, writin assignments, hide n go seek, grabbin asses,
hood fights yellow bus rides...... passing notes in class..... da dumb ass wite boy dat
would steel his moms money and throw it up in class, substitute teaches...... turnin
lights out when da teacher left class.......cappin ........man i miss being a
shorty............i remember findin my pops crackpipes.....wondering wut it was.......or
......... shit.....just being fine wit runnin around outside alll damn day..........freak
session at da gurl whos mom worked from 10 pm till 7 am........man joe dat was da
spot..........who can relate??????? dats when life was good...........when we was kinda
innocent .....and dint think much about shyt ........life was able 2 b taken 4
granted............damn i miss being a shorty.........continued
What Am I
Sometimes I look in the mirror, and I dont know what I am. Somedays Im white, and other
days I feel like im spanish, just like my grandmother, and her grandmother before that.continued
Drive By
It was a quiet night around 8:30 pm my brother was kickin it with his set which was Piru.
My brother was bumpin some music talkin and doing what he usually did with his boys from
his set. continued
Skin Gang
I was 13 when I got mixed up in a
skinhead gang. See, a skin gang ain't the same as a Crip or Blood set, cos we didn't
give a shit about the color of ya rags only the color of ya skin..continued
103rd St LA
ya don't know wut bangin really iz until u been to the Jordan
Downs housing projects on the eastside of Watts, Los Angeles, CA continued
Do You Know Your Boiz?
Over the time i was gone alot of things have happened... a friend of mine was
getting jumped by some kids who were in a gang... continued
3 Letters
The following is 3 letters from the forgotten victims of gang activity...continued
Life
I sit here thinking, thoughts all in my mind, wondering why I live this life of crime. All
these people dying, all these tears girls are crying. I don't understand why I subject
myself to this violence. continued
A parent's pain
I have a son. I'll call him JC. He's 15. Two years ago he was one of the finest athletes
in our city. He doesn't come from a broken home. He hasn't been abused or neglected. He
was an honor role student at one time. continued
More Thoughts
Hello to all. I am writing some more of my thoughts. Well it seems to me to the other
writers out there that you are making war stories, they sound as if it is something to
glorify that your family members have been killed by fools. continued
Believe
I was born and raised in a tough neighborhood but growing up as a child was good. Although
I didn't have everything I had enough to survive. Both of my parents lived with me along
with my two brothers. continued
That night
I remember I got jumped in to my set I was 17yrs old at the time it was a hot nite in tha
DEEP SOUTH i got out of school early that day continued
From a 37 year old veteran
Hello to all. I would rather not say my name but i am here to explain the realities of
gang life. I have grown up in south los angeles, in my experiances with gangs i have grown
to see that your life will be in prison. Prison i spent 15 years in. continued
My most painful and disturbing memories - my first is when i was twelve years old growing up in North Birmingham Al. we lived in probably the most disgusting place you could imagine, i remember all the cockroaches we used to have in our apartment. continued
My Story It Aint The Way
I learned then that i had to stop skipping school and going on the corners otherwise i was
gonna end up just like my nigga zero, dead. R.I.P. continued
Tru Soldiers
IF I COULD TURN BAK DA TIME "I WOULD NEVA JOINED MY NATION" WUZZA IM HERE TO
TELL AL YALL BOUT TRU STREET LIFE. continued
A Different Color
its my first day of a new school. my mother hassled me to take the braids out of my hair
so that i dont give the people at this new school a bad impression continued
Real Knowledge
Hello to all. I would rather not say my name but i am here to explain the realities of
gang life. I have grown up in south los angeles, in my experiances with gangs i have grown
to see that your life will be in prison. continued
Life aint easy
my name I will keep to myself, but i am a gang member, one month ago i lost a very
important person in my life, he was the cement in our building , he kept us together, he
was the one who never turned his back on any one, continued
The mistake in haughville
i was born in South Holland,IL i lived on Halsted.ave until i was ten with my older
brother. we lived with our aunt because both of are parents were locked up for drug
shit. continued
To Girl Wannabees
check it girl dont be stupid about being the girls gang they aint going to respect u for
who u are a smart women and back u up fuck na. continued
GROWING UP
I GREW UP IN NORTH KANSAS CITY MISSOURI. AND IT WAS A COOL LIFE. THINGS AS I KNEW IT WERE
GOOD, UNTIL WE HAD TO MOVE AFTER MY GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY continued
Whose Side Am I On? You know, some of you may be reading my post and say who's side are you on? Well to be honest with you Im on My side continued
to all ya wanna bes g and thugs wanna be down with a gang or try to make ya own gang ya
fucking out of ya minds wake up and smell the cup of coffee this shit aint tv Wannabees.
