Rival gangs in Los Angeles banded together in the streets of Compton on August 18 with the help of Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson, who is known to the world as YG. According to TMZ, over the weekend, the ...

YG led a truce walk in Compton on Sunday, August 18 to help bring an end to a ten-year rivalry between the Fruit Town Pirus and Treetop Pirus gangs. Joined by members from both gangs, The Game and ...

It seems the mission of pushing peace in vulnerable communities is still alive and well thanks to various community leaders and rappers like YG. Over the weekend, the “Just Re’d Up 3" rapper hosted ...

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COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- Spiritual and community leaders in Compton worked together with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to promote peace in the city on Friday night as a way to fight ...

Seaside police hosted a free speaking series today featuring Reggie Wright Sr., the head of security for Death Row Records and a former Compton police officer, to discuss the history of gangs in ...

Streets of Compton is a 2016 documentary mini-series that tells the true story of the City of Compton, highlighting how a city plagued by gangs and drugs transformed into a cultural powerhouse. It ...

The war between the Rollin’ 60s Crips and the Inglewood Family Bloods was past its 50th year when Skipp Townsend brought the sworn enemies together over brunch. During the meal at a swanky open-air ...

When people think of the city of Compton, a mid-sized city southeast from downtown Los Angeles, they might think of the images they hear and see in music and film that often show it as a place full of ...

COMPTON, Calif. -- It is a Sunday morning and there is still dew on the grass outside Faith Inspirational Missionary Baptist Church. Already, God has received a standing ovation. The thermometer on ...