Inglewood 18th Street Gang

Full Name: 18th Street Gang
Also Known As: Inglewood 18th Street, 106th, Tiny Winos (TWS)
Location: Inglewood, California
Territory: Century Boulevard to Imperial Highway between Prairie Avenue and Yukon Avenue
Ethnicity: Predominantly Hispanic
Affiliation: 18th Street Gang, Sureños
Prison Affiliation: Mexican Mafia (La Eme)
Cliques: 106th Tiny Winos (TWS)
Primary Rivals: Tepa 13, Inglewood 13, Krazy Crowd 13, Lennox 13
Rappers: Young Dopy, G’Sta Wish, King Lil G

The Inglewood 18th Street Gang is a predominantly, but not exclusively, Mexican-American Sureño street gang based on the West Side of Inglewood, California. Its history is tied to the 106th Street area, known locally as “The Bottoms,” and to long-running conflicts with neighboring Sureño gangs and several Inglewood Blood neighborhoods.

History And Early Origins

The 18th Street expanded into Inglewood during the 1980s and 1990s, establishing the 106th Street neighborhood. As the neighborhood grew, the 106th Street Tiny Winos became the main clique associated with Inglewood’s 18th Street.

The area placed 18th Street near several established Hispanic and African-American gangs already active in Inglewood. Those boundaries shaped much of the neighborhood’s history, especially during the late 1990s and early 2000s, when conflicts with nearby Sureño gangs and Inglewood Blood sets became more visible.

Territory & Cliques

The Inglewood 18th Street Gang claims the area between Century Boulevard and Imperial Highway, stretching from Prairie Avenue to Yukon Avenue. 106th Street runs through the heart of their neighborhood and is known locally as “The Bottoms.”

The neighborhood consists of the 106th Tiny Winos (TWS) clique. They share the southern portion of their Neighborhood with the Center Park Bloods on 111th Street.

Documented Incidents

Murder of Genaro Pastore Jr. (2004)

On June 3, 2004, Genaro Pastore Jr. was shot and killed outside his home on 106th Street in Inglewood. According to trial testimony, rival gang members entered the area looking for members of the 18th Street Gang before identifying Pastore and opening fire.

The case documented the rivalry between the 106th clique of Inglewood 18th Street and Inglewood 13. The shooting showed how the 106th Street corridor had become a direct target for rival gangs during the early 2000s, with members and suspected associates vulnerable even near their homes.

The Pastore killing belongs in the Inglewood article because it ties the neighborhood directly to 106th Street, documents the 106th clique in court testimony, and shows the conflict between Inglewood 18th Street and Inglewood 13.

Murder of Juan Lopez (2006)

On September 29, 2006, Gilbert Vazquez, an 18th Street gang member, confronted Juan Lopez in an alley behind an apartment building in Inglewood. Vázquez shot López multiple times after the confrontation escalated.

The shooting occurred in an area where 18th Street and Krazy Crowd 13 claimed neighboring territory. The case described a rivalry marked by crossed-out neighborhood markings and repeated conflicts between the two gangs. Vazquez was later convicted of first-degree murder with gang and firearm enhancements.

The Lopez murder is one of the clearest documented cases involving Inglewood 18th Street and Krazy Crowd 13. It shows how the neighborhood’s rivalry with nearby Sureño gangs played out in residential areas where gang boundaries were close together and constantly challenged.

Robert “Sporty” Hart Trial (2015)

The 2015 trial of Robert “Sporty” Hart became important to the history of Inglewood 18th Street because it documented the relationship between the 106th and Tiny Winos names. Hart testified that he joined 18th Street as a teenager and belonged to the 106th clique.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department gang expert testified that Tiny Winos (TWS) is the 18th Street clique operating within the 106th Street neighborhood. That testimony confirmed that the two names are closely connected rather than separate, unrelated identities.

Hart was later convicted in connection with the shooting, but the larger value of the case is the public record it created. The trial provides one of the clearest courtroom descriptions of how the Inglewood branch of 18th Street is organized around the 106th Street neighborhood and Tiny Winos clique.

Culture & Media

The Inglewood 18th Street Gang has received wider public attention through Young Dopey, a rapper, podcast host, and member associated with the 106th Street/Tiny Winos clique. Through his Program Time Podcast, Young Dopey has interviewed longtime neighborhood members, preserving firsthand accounts of the 106th Street and Tiny Winos cliques, their rivalries, and the history of the neighborhood.

His interviews have also documented the independent rap scene connected to the neighborhood, including Triple 6 Records and Double 9 Records. These labels formed part of the local music history surrounding Inglewood’s 18th Street and helped connect the neighborhood to Southern California’s underground rap scene.

King Lil G is the most commercially successful rapper publicly associated with the Inglewood 18th Street Gang. Raised in Inglewood by Mexican immigrant parents, he built a successful independent career with music centered on gang life, poverty, family, and incarceration. Rather than signing to a major record label, he remained independent, building his career through digital distribution, touring, and merchandise.

His albums 90’s Kid, AK47 Boyz, Paint the City Blue, and Eternal have generated hundreds of millions of streams and views. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with artists including Nipsey Hussle, The Game, David Ortiz, Young Drummer Boy, Chino Grande, and Lefty Gunplay while openly referencing his upbringing in Inglewood and his association with 18th Street. His success introduced Inglewood’s 18th Street to audiences well beyond Los Angeles through independent hip-hop, making him one of the neighborhood’s most recognizable public figures.

Young Dopey has also brought attention to the neighborhood through his music, including his collaborative album with Pacman da Gunman of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips. The project brought together artists from neighborhoods with a long history of rivalry and demonstrated how independent hip-hop has become another way for local street histories to be documented outside traditional media.