History
The rivalry between the Crips and the Bloods spilled over into the world of entertainment, with the adoption of the gang dance by various rappers on the West Coast of the United States, who gave it its name, the Crip Walk. It is dance invented by crip gang which involves the movement of one's feet, classically to the spelling of C-R-I-P (refer C Walk) It was used by Crips at parties to diss the Bloods. It was also used after killing someone to give the kill a Crip signature. MTV declined to broadcast any music videos that contained the Crip Walk.
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