The gang is depicted in several movies, including Boyz n the Hood and Straight Outta Compton.

According to one source, the gang formed in Inglewood during the 1970s and was named after Crenshaw Boulevard.

[2] On December 17, 1997, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and Los Angeles Sherriff's Office sought an injunction against the Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods, as the gang had been responsible for 19 murders in the preceding four years.

[4] In November 2014, David Scott, a member of the Crenshaw Mafia, killed two Crips in Denver.

[5] In 2024, two members of an Inglewood Family Gangster Bloods set in Atlanta, Georgia had been arrested for prostituting a minor who also happened to be a missing person.