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![]() Cedar Block Piru graffiti | |
Territory | West side of Compton |
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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]
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.
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.