The Black Spades

The Biggest Black Street Gang in NY

in those times. They had divisions all over the place and were known

as a strong gang not to be fucked with. Originally they were known

as "The Savage Seven" then they became "The Black Spades". The

Spades were also very violent and ran The Bronx like no other gang

could. The Black Spades eventually faded into "The Cassanovas" &

"The Universal Zulu Nation". Zulu has some ancestry in the "The

Black Spades" since former warlord of one of it's division: Afrika

Bambaataa decided to break apart and start his organization

dedicated to the Hip Hop Culture.