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Peckham Boys

Peckham Boys
Founded1990s
Founding locationPeckham, South London, England
Years active1997–present
TerritoryPeckham (SE15), Walworth (SE17), Camberwell (SE5)
EthnicityBlack British
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, arms trafficking, robbery, murder, attempted murder, assault, extortion, stabbing
AlliesCWS, T-Block,[1] ABM (All Bout Money),[2][3] Firehouse Crew,[4] OTB,[3] Wooly Road Youngers[4]
RivalsBrooklyn, GAS Gang, Ghetto Boys, OC (Organised Crime), Roadside G's[3][5][6]

The Peckham Boys, also referred to as Black Gang (due to its association with the colour black),[7] is a multi-generational gang based in Peckham, South London.[8][9] The gang is particularly prominent for its members prolific activity in music. Giggs, once a member of the SN1 set, is generally credited with popularising the British gangsta rap style known as road rap.[10][11] Giggs would proceed to have a successful musical career, and re-form SN1 as a record label.[12] In 2011, Peckham Boys rapper Stigs was given the first ever gang injunction, banning him from making any music that may encourage violence.[13] Stigs was at the time allegedly a member of Anti GMG. In 2011, Southwark Council identified three sets of the Peckham Boys, PYG, Anti GMG and SN1, as the most active gangs in the Peckham area.[14]

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  2. ^ Simon, Harding (2014). Street Casino: Survival in violent street gangs. Policy Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-4473-1720-3.
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  4. ^ a b Cawthorne, Nigel (2010). The World's Most Evil Gangsters. John Blake Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-78418-433-9.
  5. ^ "London Street Gangs: Yardies, Peckham Boys, Jamaican Posse, Joel Smith, Eaton Green, Delroy Denton, Tottenham Mandem, Kemar Jarrett". Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Brooklyn (OBY)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2011.
  7. ^ Blunden, Mark (3 March 2011). "Teenager served with gang Asbo 'is planning human rights appeal". Evening Standard. London. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  8. ^ Laville, Sandra (10 August 2006). "Brothers who terrorised streets since age of 10 and 11". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  9. ^ Bowcott, Owen (4 March 2011). "Council seeks more 'gang injunctions'". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2011. Local gangs such as the Pecksg Boys, alternatively known as SN1 (Spare No One), have broken into smaller groups.
  10. ^ Densley, J. (11 April 2013). How Gangs Work: An Ethnography of Youth Violence. Springer. p. 54. ISBN 9781137271518.
  11. ^ "The Red Bull guide to Road Rap". Red Bull. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Giggs is the leader of his own record label, SN1 Records". Capital XTRA. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  13. ^ Hancox, Dan (22 June 2018). "The war against rap: censoring drill may seem radical but it's not new". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Gang Injunctions - are they up to the job?". Local Government Lawyer. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.