This is how some MS-13 gang members use music and social media to widen their reach. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington Post)This is how some MS-13 gang members use music and social media to widen their reach. The brash, 21-year-old leader of an MS-13 clique in Springfield, Va., had incurred the wrath of rivals in the violent street gang. But gang members also listen to these songs during the commission of crimes, authorities say, like a soundtrack to MS-13 mayhem. Although its style hasn’t evolved much over time, the music allows MS-13 members to tell their own stories, Jacky said.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2018 22:41 UTC