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| Founded | 1990s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Peckham, South London, England |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Territory | Peckham (SE15), Walworth (SE17), Camberwell (SE5) |
| Ethnicity | Black British |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, arms trafficking, robbery, murder, attempted murder, assault, extortion, stabbing |
| Allies | CWS, T-Block,[1] ABM (All Bout Money),[2][3] Firehouse Crew,[4] OTB,[3] Wooly Road Youngers[4] |
| Rivals | Brooklyn, 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]
- ^ Cawthorne, Nigel (2010). The World's Most Evil Gangsters. John Blake Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-78418-433-9.
- ^ Simon, Harding (2014). Street Casino: Survival in violent street gangs. Policy Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-4473-1720-3.
- ^ a b c "Peckham Boys (PB)". Archived from the original on 17 December 2012.
- ^ a b Cawthorne, Nigel (2010). The World's Most Evil Gangsters. John Blake Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-78418-433-9.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Brooklyn (OBY)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Laville, Sandra (10 August 2006). "Brothers who terrorised streets since age of 10 and 11". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Densley, J. (11 April 2013). How Gangs Work: An Ethnography of Youth Violence. Springer. p. 54. ISBN 9781137271518.
- ^ "The Red Bull guide to Road Rap". Red Bull. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.