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(ref. to 1950s) ‘Cupid’s Story’ in Vice Lords 62: It was King Solomon . . . crazy ass King Solomon.at crazy-ass, adj.
(ref. to 1950s) ‘Cupid’s Story’ in Vice Lords 62: It was King Solomon . . . crazy ass King Solomon. (ref. to 1950s) Vice Lords 50: Humbugging is further subdivided: fighting between rival clubs is gangbanging.at gang-banging, n.2
Vice Lords 40: Although Vice Lords say they should lend money and clothes, share food, and should not try to ‘beat’ (con) each other out of their possessions, many individuals admit that most do not usually act in this way.at beat, v.
Vice Lords 25: This is our territory ‘cause can’t nobody come through—no off-brand clubs. [...] We have mostly all of it up tight.at off-brand, adj.
(ref. to 1957) in Vice Lords 2: A boy got killed in that humbug. A Clover, a stud named Walker, got his head burned (shot) off with a shotgun.at burn, v.
Vice Lords 38: I never seen a Lord cop out [chicken out]—not a true Lord [...] A person who does not fulfill the obligations of physical support is derisively referred to as a ‘punk,’ or a ‘chump.’ .at chump, n.
Vice Lords 67: [P]eople thought we had actually cut ourselves loose from the group. I guess they thought we was going to cop out.at cop out, v.2
(ref. to 1950s) ‘Cupid’s Story’ in Vice Lords 59: My partner [...] he cribbed out around there too.at crib, v.4
Vice Lords 17: Jesse and her started going from the cuff. They was actually out there boxing.at go from the cuff (v.) under cuff, v.1
(ref. to 1950s) ‘Cupid’s Story’ in Vice Lords 58: I never did go to school during that time. I ditched school.at ditch, v.1
Vice Lords 63: So they all started approaching us, and Count threw out that jive! They thought it was a Luger, and they ran.at throw down on (v.) under throw down, v.
Vice Lords 31: Shotgun had won the fight, and it was felt that the Cobras might decide to ‘fall,’ that is, make a raid.at fall, v.3
(ref. to 1950s) in Vice Lords 4: Now see, by him being tight with us, when the Cobras or the Imperials fall down on us, they going to fall down on him too.at fall down (on) (v.) under fall, v.1
(ref. to 1950s) Vice Lords 52: During the first and third phases of a gangbang this poem is repeated by members [...] The final refrain— ‘Vice Lord! Mighty Vice Lord!’.at gangbang, n.
(ref. to 1950s) ‘Cupid’s Story’ Vice Lords 60: When we were gangbanging, I couldn’t say I really led them all because lots of them I missed out on.at gangbang, v.
(ref. to 1950s) ‘Cupid’s Story’ in Vice Lords 77: Out south, out north, or out west there’s a whole lot of gangbangers wherever you go.at gangbanger, n.
Vice Lords 60: We used to rob those peoples on the ‘L’ all the time [...] We used to do it from Tuesday to Saturday—go out on peoples and take they money and stuff.at go out on (v.) under go out, v.
Vice Lords 14: ‘So one day some of the Maypole Lords came across Garfield Park and took some money from Jesse’s little brother. Jesse, he was one of the heavy [important] Monroe Lords. We had to do something’.at heavy, adj.
(ref. to 1950s) in Vice Lords 4: What are we going to do, we going to get together and look out for our hoods (neighborhoods).at hood, n.3
Vice Lords 25: ‘[N]o other groups can come down in our hood and start nothing’.at hood, n.3
(ref. to 1957) in Vice Lords 2: See, there was this humbug (fight) between the Clovers and the Egyptian Cobras. A boy got killed in that humbug.at humbug, n.
Vice Lords 34: ‘Hustling’ is any activity other than legitimate employment that is aimed at making money.at hustling, n.
Vice Lords 1: The Cobras had originally started in the [...] area of Chicago’s Near West Side known as ‘Jew Town’.at Jew town (n.) under Jew, adj.
Vice Lords 41: ‘I got to get me some jive [wine] tonight’.at jive, n.1
Vice Lords 18: Now Cool Fool had my jive [gun]. I said, ‘Fool, give me my jive!’ and Fool, he gave me my gun’ [Ibid.] 63: So they all started approaching us, and Count threw out that jive! They thought it was a Luger, and they ran.at jive, n.1
Vice Lords 35: Vice Lords pull jive before and after gang fights, following successful hustling, and while they are hanging on the corner [...] Before any wine is drunk, a portion is poured on the ground in the letters CVL. Vice Lords say that this is for all the Lords who have been killed or who are in jail.at pull jive (v.) under jive, n.1
Vice Lords 26: ‘[T]he 15th Street Lords [...] ain’t got no business jumping on no one over there, and they ain’t got no business coming over to our hood and jumping on somebody’.at jump on, v.
Vice Lords 58: By the time I got back, that’s when things really got going. The Lords were getting strong then. That’s when the Lords was kicking! at kicking, adj.2
Vice Lords 40: Old Dude was one of the least important members of the 15th Street Lords. He was thought by everyone to be ‘light upstairs’ (not too intelligent) .at light upstairs (adj.) under light, adj.
(ref. to 1950s) Vice Lords 50: Fighting which results when a group of club members goes out to jump on anyone they can find is wolfpacking.at wolf pack, v.
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