"For a youth with no other hope in a system that excludes them, the gang becomes their corporation, college, religion, and life. It is in this reality that gang members go to the extreme with tattoos. I now have 'Eight Trays' written across my neck and 'Crips' on my chest. Ever see George Bush with 'Republican' on his chest or 'Capitalist' on his neck?
– From Monster: Autobiography of an LA Gang Member. Sanyika Shakur, aka Monster Kody Scott, 1993.
