The East Side Ballas (ESB), or simply the Ballas, are a South Side street gang primarily operating out of Davis, particularly Grove Street. They are one of the strongest South Side gangs and mainly deal in drugs, weapons trafficking, and other criminal activities.
ESB has grown in size, wealth, and organization since its creation in February 2021.
Ballas prospects are brought in by high-ranking members. Once a prospect has proven themselves, they are beaten and blooded in to ESB with the letter B carved into their chest. Blooded members can be recognized by the purple bandana/flag that they wear.
ESB currently has a total of 21 members: 5 OG members, 10 Blooded members, 6 Prospects.
Major Events[]
| Meth in the South Side |
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7-Raven The Ballas make the bulk of their money through slinging Methamphetamine to locals in the South Side. In the beginning this was on the corner of Grove Street. A connection built through Nino Chavez, helped Mando Thompson secure a meth deal of 100% purity product known as 7-Raven. Down the line, the product changed to 13-Pelican. With Nino Chavez stepping away from the meth game, lines of communication became difficult. The identity of the supplier remained anonymous and were only reachable publicly via the passphrase "Green Trees". The 9s Mid June 2021, Mando Thompson, Zoog Volkov Martinez (Kitty) and David Rusky (TG) are observed by Randy Wrangler to be slinging meth on the corner of Grove St. Kitty is observed making hand offs to locals arriving to the corner in their cars and Mando on his BMX is seen cycling back and forth from his corner to the driveway of his home. They were subsequently arrested and detained. Officer testimony, photographic evidence and the evidence of two bags of Meth found on Mando's person proved enough for Wrangler's raid warrant of Mando's property to be approved by a judge. Discovered in the house were 320 bags of Meth, 29 packed bud, 14 female seeds, 5 marijuana seeds, high quality scales, empty baggies and briefcases filled with money that added up to $160,000. In interrogation, Mando, Kitty and TG refused to cooperate with Wrangler in providing any information about the Meth supplier. They were sentenced to the 9s (held until trial). The court date was scheduled a week later. At trial the defendants were found guilty of drug trafficking and sale of drugs, fined $60,000, sentenced to 3 Years in prison (3 Days), 7 Years parole (7 days) and seizure of illegal possessions found in Mando's property. The committing of any illegal activity by Mando during parole would also mean seizure of his home. 13-Pelican Supplier Revealed In the weeks that followed, Mando Thompson attempted to reconnect with the Meth supplier. Having not betrayed them, he expressed his frustrations at not being able to contact them directly and issued an ultimatum where there could no longer be anonymity else the deal would have to be ended. A face to face meeting is arranged and the supplier is revealed to be Lang Buddha along with Harry Brown. A new price of $350 per bag is agreed on, with Lang offering to provide the first couple drops on tick. Self-Sufficiency Weeks later, the meth game has changed and Lang is ignoring Mando's calls, forcing the Ballas to look to other dealers. The local pedestrians in the South Side are found to be more open to buying meth sold in the various regions of the South Side than just the three corners that were being controlled by The Families, Vagos and the Ballas. Tyrell Fresh strikes a deal with Condemned MC, allowing them to sell their product on Maze Bank Arena, a region controlled by the Ballas. The Ballas would assist their cook, Fritz Ericson, buy their product at a much reduced price and be able to obtain information on how to cook themselves. This move has allowed the Ballas to be self-sufficient in the production and sale of Meth and move on from 13-Pelican. Ballas achieved their first 100% purity product called Sheep under Yair Lamas. Ballas have discovered 13-Pelican on Vagos bodies during war and believe Lang moved on to dealing to them instead. |
| Grove St Arcade - The Digital Den |
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A detailed overview can be found here. |
| Grove St Gas Station |
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A detailed overview can be found here. |
| OTT leaving the Ballas |
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| Ballas - The Mandem |
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A detailed overview can be found here. |
| Mando leaving the Ballas |
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On 28th October 2021, Mando Thompson was kicked out of The Ballas by other high ranking members. |
Gang Hierarchy[]
OG[]
OGs are the highest-ranking members. They act as the leaders of the set and exercise authority to make decisions for the gang, either in business or in relationships with other groups. They have the right to overrule any decisions or ideas made or suggested by those of a lower rank.
Shotcaller[]
Shotcallers are in direct contact with the leaders and relay information to lower-ranked members. They are in charge of the set if an OG is not present.
Enforcer[]
Enforcers are responsible for internally instilling gang code and disciplining those of a lower rank, easing the workload for higher-ups.
G[]
Gs are blooded members who have proven themselves capable of taking on more responsibility within the set. Blooded members, prospects and hangarounds answer to Gs when no OGs, Shotcallers or Enforcers are present.
Blooded[]
Blooded Members are officially into the gang after proving their loyalty by putting in tons of work for the set. This is the first step towards proving their skills and moving up the hierarchy.
Prospect[]
Prospects are officially part of the gang after being willing to work for the set. They are allowed to wear one purple item of clothing. As Prospect continues to show consistency in their efforts, they will be told to put on more items of purple clothing to show that they have been around for a while.
Hangaround[]
Hangarounds are people who have approached the gang, offering to put in work. They are usually seen helping out members of the set, completing tasks, getting to know members of the gang and laying the groundwork required to eventually become a Prospect.
Territory[]
The Ballas control almost the entire community of Davis. The cul-de-sac of Grove Street is a particular hot spot for activity as well as Davis Avenue and Covenant Avenue in the neighborhood.
