Mob Piru

Suge Knight, the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records, is an affiliate.

Mob Piru

Big Rock (far left), Suge Knight, Alton "Buntry" McDonald (middle, in fedora), Neckbone (far right), and Trevon Lane (bottom). All were members or affiliates of the Mob Piru Bloods.
Territory	East Compton South Lynwood
Ethnicity	Primarily African American
Activities	Drug trafficking Robbery Arms trafficking
Allies	Elm Street Piru
Rivals	Santana Blocc Compton Crips Compton Varrio 3 Compton Varrio Tortilla Flats Lueders Park Piru, Cross Atlantic Piru, Southside Compton Crips
Notable members	Wardell Fouse Alton "Buntry" McDonald

Founding of the Bloods

In 1969, a gang called the Piru Street Boys was founded by Sylvester Scott and Vincent Owens. According to some sources, the Piru Street Boys were initially associated with the Crips, but later had a falling out. However, other sources dispute any alliance, claiming that the Piru Street Boys were victimised by the Crips. Nevertheless, by 1972, the Piru Street Boys formed an alliance with other smaller street gangs such as the Brims, Bishops and Denver Lanes, which also opposed the Crips. This alliance became known as the Bloods, as the members of this alliance called each other "blood".

Over time, more Blood "sets" would form, including the Mob Piru Bloods. According to Reggie Wright Jr., the Mob Piru and Lueders Park Piru were previously one gang, until they split apart.

Death Row Records

Suge Knight, who would co-found Death Row Records, became affiliated with the Mob Piru set at some point and hired many Mob Piru members in Death Row Records. When Tupac Shakur joined Death Row Records in 1995, he also became affiliated with the Mob Piru. Other notable Mob Pirus who were associated with Death Row Records include:

• Wardell "Poochie" Fouse, who was implicated in the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. Fouse was shot dead on July 24, 2003.
• Jake “Big Jake” Robles, Suge Knight's bodyguard and friend who was a Campanella Park Piru member, shot and murdered in a Atlanta nightclub on September 23rd 1995, by Bad Boy records affiliate while attending a Jermaine Dupri birthday event.
• Trevon "Tre" Lane, who was attacked at Lakewood Shopping Mall by a group of Crips, including Orlando Anderson. Several weeks later, on September 7, 1996, Trevon, and several Death Row members including Suge and Tupac beat Anderson at the MGM Grand. Several hours after this beating, Tupac was shot by an unknown gunman and died six days later.
• Alton “Buntry” McDonald, who was close friends with Suge Knight. McDonald was shot dead on April 3, 2002.
• Aaron “Heron” Palmer, Suge Knight's bodyguard and friend, who was shot and killed in Compton on June 1, 1997.
• Henry “Hendog” Smith, who designed the logo for Death Row Records. Smith was shot dead on October 16, 2002.

Feud with Lueders Park Piru

Although the two gangs were allies, a rivalry developed after a Lueders Park Piru member was murdered in April 2009, leading to a series of shootings between 2009 and 2013.

The Mob Piru engage in drug trafficking, arms dealing and robbery. Suge Knight is alleged to have provided the Mob Piru with large quantities of assault rifles.

• In the film All Eyez on Me (2017), Trevon Lane says "Piru, you already know what time it is", to Suge Knight and Tupac Shakur, after spotting Orlando Anderson in the MGM Grand.
• In Unsolved (2018), several Mob Piru members including Trevon Lane, Wardell Fouse and Alton McDonald are portrayed.