187 (murder)

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187 is a numeric code for the crime of murder used by law-enforcement officials, particularly in the state of California. This number is used for this purpose because Section 187 of the California Penal Code deals with that crime.

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[edit] Music

In the early 1990s, the number began to appear in the lyrics of songs, predominatly Gangsta Rap, prompting some radio stations to stop playing the songs in which the number was used.

The following is a list of prominent examples of this usage:

April 29 1992 , by Sublime features the lyrics: "It's about coming up, and staying on top,

and screamin' 187 on a motherfuckin' cop. It's not written on the paper it's on the wall."

Deep Cover or 187 , performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on the soundtrack Deep Cover and Dre Day single also on Deathrow Greatest Hits.
Trigga Gots No Heart, performed by Oakland-based rapper Spice One and included in the soundtrack to the 1993 film Menace II Society.
It is found in Big Pun's "Twinz (Deep Cover '98)" featuring Fat Joe.
The slang appears numerous times on Dr. Dre's classic gangsta rap album The Chronic.
Master P's 1996 album Ice Cream Man included a song entitled "Time for a 187."
It is mentioned in the Sublime song "April 26, 1992" ("It's about comin' up and stayin' on top, and screamin' 187 on a motherfuckin' cop") from their self titled album Sublime.
187, officially One Eight Seven, is a song by the New Jersey based band, Senses Fail.

187 On the Dance Floor is a rap song from a collaboration named L.A. Symphony.

It's on (~~Dr. Dre~~) 187um Killa (1993) is the name of one of rapper Eazy-E's albums.

In Dr.Dre's "Let Me Ride" single, a line saying "Try to set me up for a 211. Fuck around and get caught up in a 187".

The Insane Clown Posse's first EP is title Beverly Kills 50187.

Rapper Spice 1 makes reference to this in many of his songs and it is used in the title of his song 187 He Wrote

In rapper Fabolous' song Can't Deny It, the line "I holla 187 when I ride to da side fool".
Early 90's the song "Your love is a 187" performed by the Whitehead Brothers.

[edit] Film and television

On Episode 7 of Season 4 of the popular HBO mob crime drama The Sopranos, a gang member instructs his crew to shoot the ceilings of some houses but "no 187s."

According to the Internet Movie Database, the number 187 has been used in the titles of four movies, of which two were small art productions, one was a documentary, and one (the movie One Eight Seven, released in 1997) starred Samuel L. Jackson. Murder was a major theme in the three fictional works; the documentary was about Proposition 187.

The 1993 action movie Demolition Man featured a scene where the police officers of the future city of San Angeles did not know what a 187 was until the police station's computer explained it to them.

Recent movies like the 2004 documentary Juvies demonstrate that the term has become popular among incarcerated inner-city youth. They tend to say "I'm in for 187," rather than "I'm in for murder."

In Next Friday a delivery man tells Craig not to pull a "187 in his ass."

In the 1976 Rudy Ray Moore movie The Human Tornado Captain Ryan tells Detective Pete Blakely that he wants him to investigate a 187. Dolemite is wrongfully accused of killing the white wife of a rural sheriff when in fact the sheriff had killed his wife himself after catching her having sex with Dolemite.

On Episode 15 of Season 4 of Fox's The O.C., Summer, after an earthquake and upon hearing a prowler, instructs Taylor to "go 187" on the person.

187 is the name of a character in the horror film Dracula 3000, played by rapper Coolio.

[edit] Other

"187" is the name for the finishing move used by wrestler New Jack.

Another wrestler named Homicide, has the nickname "The Notorious 187".

A video game called 187: Ride or Die was released in late 2005.

"187" the mixed drink, is comprised of screech rum and Canadian cream soda.

187 is the name of the horn player in Billy Barf and the Vomitones in Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel, Vineland.

The 187's are a smalltime Philadelphia and Chester, PA street gang.

187 is the name of a UK-based gaming clan frequenting the online tournaments of Counter-Strike (www.187.org.uk)

187 is also used as player jargon in the game of Magic: The Gathering to describe an effect on a creature card when it comes into play which mimics a spell. An example would be Duplicant which removes another creature from the game when it enters play.