Crip walk(c-walk)

The Crip Walk, also known as the C-Walk, is a dance originated in the early 1970s by the Crip Gang from Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles, California by Crip gang members.The rivalry between the Crips and the Bloods spilled over into the world of entertainment, with the adoption of the gang dance by various rap music artists on the West Coast, who gave it its name, the Crip Walk. The 'Crip Walk' has become prominent on self-broadcasting sites such as YouTube due to the rappers' influence. MTV declined to broadcast any music videos that contained the Crip Walk.In Westside Connection 's song Hoo Bangin' the rapper WC can be seen doing the crip walk.The Crip Walk, or C-Walk, is a steady movement of the feet used to spell outgang-related symbols and images.Largely composed of nimble movements with the feet, the Crip Walk had a varietyof purposes including recognition, showing love and loyalty to fellow Cripmembers, and making a loud statement to others that the walker is a member ofthe Crips. Another purpose of the dance was to insult rivals (most specificallythe Bloods), in which they would spell out the name of their rivals and thencross it out. They would also spell out their names, neighborhoods, or otherwords related to themselves. Crip Walkers would also flash gang related handgestures while performing the dance.A common practice for Crip members is to use the C-Walk to celebrate theinitiation of a new member. It is also largely believed that the C-Walk was usedas a warning to other gangs of a future attack by the Crips, or as a signal in arobbery. For example, the lookout would stand outside of the store and act assurveillance, while the robbers would lay in wait and await the signal: theC-Walk. Allegedly, Crips would also C-Walk after shooting or killing a rivalgang member in celebration.Typically performed to West Coast, Gangsta Rap and G-funk, the C-Walk first hitthe mainstream when rapper WC felt the urge to represent his gang at one of hisconcerts. Since then, a variety of rap artists have featured the C-Walk in theirmusic videos and/or live performances- though those who perform it are usuallyCrips themselves (or at least have been in the past). They have also warned theyounger audience that The C-Walk is not a dance and is meant to show love toCrip members only.However, the warnings were largely ignored by non gang members who not onlypracticed and performed the dance but also altered the spelling of the word toalternatives such as "Krypt" or "Krip" in an attempt to distance the dance fromits gang origins (although they commonly referred to it as simply "The C-Walk").In addition, many young and popular hip hop artists such as B2K and Bow Wowbegan performing the dance in their concerts and music videos, which thusincreased the popularity of the dance.