CR Hats = Crips Rule

Maybe this is old news to people here, but walking around DC I could never figure out why all these young kids wore Rockies hats with the interlocking CR logo. It turns out, it stands for Crips Rule (or, for Latinos, Canta Ranas - "Singing Frogs"). Even though it's gang-related, it's merchandise sales and free advertising for the team so that's good? The article solved a small mystery for me, so I thought I'd share it.

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The purple hats also go well with a purple outfit.

I don’t know how prevalent the gang connection is any more but it’s fairly popular to color coordinate outfits and certain team hats make it easier.

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by phishbate on Feb 9, 2010 2:38 PM MST reply actions

It doesn't hurt that the Rockies are the only team left that wears purple

Not that we even wear purple.

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 9, 2010 5:55 PM MST up reply actions

The Baltimore Ravens take offense to that statement

Attention Whore.

by Muzia on Feb 9, 2010 8:19 PM MST up reply actions

Vikings?

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by jrockies on Feb 9, 2010 9:36 PM MST up reply actions

Baseball team

Even though there are football team hats, it’s not as legitimate as a baseball team baseball hat

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 9, 2010 10:37 PM MST up reply actions

I thought it was "Crips Rival."

But I remember when they first started selling the hats in 1993 they were among top sellers nation wide because of the link to gangs. Sort of big news for Denver at the time.

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by jcn7vc on Feb 16, 2010 10:54 PM MST reply actions