Tyquan World is a set of the Gangster Disciples,
who are known to beef with BD sets like O’Block and 600.
They got their name from the tragic death of a 13-year-old member of Jaro City
named Tyquan Tyler.
Let’s get into the story of Tyquan World and their deadly war with O'Block.
Gang members killing their opps ain’t nothing new in Chicago.
But the murder that started Tyquan World
was actually committed by someone from the same gang.
Tyquan Tyler was just a normal kid from the Southside.
He grew up in the Jaro City neighborhood and was cool with several members of the gang.
Jaro City is a set of Gangster Disciples and Insane Black Disciples.
They allied with STL/EBT,
which is why they also beef with BD sets like 600 and O’Block.
Tyquan was a distant cousin of K.I. and the two were known to be close.
K.I. was a female shooter from STL/EBT who was one of O’Block’s main opps.
It’s rumored that before his death, K.I. was teaching Tyquan
how to rob and shoot at opps in the streets.
Tyquan originally lived in the 6500 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in Woodlawn.
But his mom witnessed multiple violent shootings in the neighborhood
and sent him away to live with relatives in the suburbs to keep him safe.
At the time of his death, he was living in East Moline,
a city in Western Illinois along the Iowa border.
But he often returned to Chicago to see his friends.
On June 24th, 2012,
Tyquan begged his mom to let him go to a party in the 6200 block of South Rhodes Avenue.
He was home for like two weeks after moving back to Chicago for the summer.
At first, she ain’t want to let him go, fearing that there might be violence.
But his older sisters who were 15 and 19
were also going and agreed to keep an eye on him.
Plus, the party was only about 5 blocks away from where he grew up.
His mom later drove by the party to pick up her kids.
But when she arrived, she found her son lying on the sidewalk.
According to police reports, a fight broke out around 1:20 am.
When the cops arrived, they found Tyquan had been shot in the chest.
They rushed him to the University of Chicago Comer’s Children’s Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead around 3 am.
There’s a few different stories of what exactly happened that night.
Some say that Tyquan was just an innocent bystander
who was at the wrong place at the wrong time
and got hit with a bullet meant for someone else.
Others say Tyquan was the target and robbed his killer not long before.
A 25-year-old named Nasean Flowers was later convicted of Tyquan’s murder.
Nasean aka Nate was from Jaro City,
the same gang that Tyquan was from.
According to rumors, K.I. Was teaching Tyquan how to rob they opps in the hood.
Not long before his death, Tyquan robbed Nate, which he never forgot.
So, when he saw him that night at the party, he decided to get revenge.
According to prosecutors in the trial,
Nate was fighting with members of another gang.
He and another man went into an alley outside the party
where Tyquan and others were standing.
When he saw Tyquan, Nate fired two shots, hitting him in the chest.
Witnesses say they saw Nate running from the alley with the gun still in his hand.
Nate was eventually convicted of the murder and sentenced to 55 years in prison.
His co defendant, Dewayne Chester also pled guilty to conspiracy
and was sentenced to 7 years.
Tyquan’s death caused a major split in Jaro City.
Nate was a respected member of the gang, so many stayed loyal to him even after the murder.
But others thought the killing was unnecessary, especially because Nate was a grown man
and Tyquan was still just a kid.
Plus, they weren’t even opps and was cool with the same people.
Tyquan World was created as an entirely different set to honor Tyquan.
Naming a set or a neighborhood after a fallen member of the gang is common in Chicago.
Just like when Odee Perry got killed Wiic City started going by the name O’Block
or when Lil Jojo was killed Brick Squad took the name Jojo World.
So that’s where the name Tyquan World started.
Tyquan’s death also had a major impact on K.I., who was already deep into the street life.
She first got sucked in after the death of her best friend Tooka.
So when Tyquan was killed the pain only got worse
and she went even harder for revenge.
After his death, she changed her Twitter handle to Tyquan Assassin
and vowed to get revenge on anyone talking down on her cousin.
At first, Tyquan World was just another name for Jaro City.
But it eventually became its own set
and was made up of members who was groomed by K.I.
But not everyone was mourning after Tyquan passed away.
Several members of the BDs, including King Von, Memo 600 and 600 Breezy
started dissing Tyquan, leading to a beef between Tyquan World and 600/O’Block.
On February 12th, 2014, a 14-year-old named Venzel Richardson
aka Big V was shot and killed outside a convenience store in Woodlawn.
Police say Big V was getting some candy and chips at the store
and was on the way home when a white van pulled up
and someone started shooting from the driver’s side door.
Big V was hit four times and later died from his injuries.
D Rose from 600 was later convicted of the murder and sentenced to 40 years in prison.
He was one of 600’s most respected shooters
and became famous after being shouted out in songs by Chief Keef and Rondonumbanine.
D Rose has maintained his innocence,
but many believe he took the fall for someone else.
He’s still currently locked up for the murder.
Big V was from Tyquan World
and was one of the first members of the gang to be murdered.
Other members of Tyquan World were also there to witness Big V get shot,
including a dude named TB.
TB and Big V were close friends
and seeing him get killed right in front of him changed his whole personality and outlook on life.
Not long after that, the original leader of Tyquan World, K.I. Was murdered
while walking to get lunch with some friends.
Earlier that day, she revealed her location on social media, so her opps had the drop on her.
K.I.’s killer was never arrested,
but it’s been rumored that King Von was the one behind the shooting,
which was partially confirmed by the Chicago Police Department after his death.
After K.I.’s murder, the members she trained from Tyquan World
started putting in real work and building a name for their set in the streets.
They were out for revenge and started targeting other members of O’Block and 600.
Over the next few years, they got into constant shootouts
and both sides would lose members in the war.
Then, in 2017 O’Block lost one of its most respected members T.Roy,
who was allegedly killed by TB.
T.Roy was one of King Von’s best friends and one of O’Block’s top-ranking members.
TB was quickly becoming one of Tyquan World’s most dangerous shooters,
after allegedly killing several members of 600 and Front Street.
So being two of the top shooters in rival sets, TB and T.Roy had it out for each other.
They used to beef on social media and were known to have problems.
Then on February 14th, 2017,
T.Roy allegedly went looking for TB in his own hood in the 2000 Block of East 71st Street.
It’s rumored that T.Roy was spotted by FBG Brick, the older brother of FBG Duck from STL/EBT.
STL is cool with Tyquan World, so Brick supposedly called TB
and told him that T.Roy was out looking for him and gave away his location.
TB and two of his homies ended up tracking T.Roy to a nearby store.
He ran to the door and pulled out his gun.
T.Roy tried to defend himself but wasn’t fast enough
and TB ended up shooting him in the chest.
T.Roy was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition
but was later pronounced dead.
The death of T.Roy was a major loss for O’Block
and only turnt up the beef with Tyquan World.
Not long after, O’Block got their payback
by taking out several members of Tyquan World, including TB.
T.Troy’s brother, HK then formed the infamous Get Back Gang
and went after those responsible for his brother’s death.
In June 2017, one of TB’s close homies, Poppie who was also from Tyquan World
got killed in a drive-by shooting.
Poppie appeared along with TB in the song Tyquan Way,
which is now considered a drill classic.
Poppie was standing on the 7000 Block of South State Street around 3 pm
when a dark-colored car pulled up and shot him in the head.
He was rushed to Stroger Hospital but later pronounced dead.
Poppie was caught lackin while working his job at a local grocery store.
No one was ever arrested for his murder,
but it was rumored to have been done by HK and other members of O’Block.
Poppie was suspected to have been involved in the murder of another O’Block member named Cheno.
Plus, he was TB’s close friend which made him the perfect target.
Just a few weeks later in July,
O’Block got revenge on two of their rival gangs at the same time,
after killing FBG Brick from STL/EBT
and his cousin Coby Mac from Tyquan World.
A group of BDs’ from O’Block and 600
allegedly caught Brick and Coby Mac by themselves in the 6300 Block of South St. Lawrence.
According to witnesses, they shot Coby Mac first then chased Brick down an alley.
He tried to hop over a fence to get away but got stuck and was shot in the back.
So, the bodies kept dropping.
Just a few months later, HK finally got his revenge for his brother’s death by killing TB.
On September 26th, 2017,
TB was out with one of his homies from Jaro City.
Someone gave his location to HK, so he and Makado from 600 went to confront him.
They drove to the location on the 7000 Block of South Paxton and got out of the car.
That’s when HK allegedly shot TB in the head and Makado shot his friend in the arm.
They were both rushed to the Northwestern Hospital,
where TB was pronounced dead but his friend survived.
TB’s death was a major loss for Tyquan World.
He was one of their most popular rappers and also a respected shooter.
But all the dirt he did in the streets came back around and he was killed just a few blocks away
from where he allegedly killed T. Roy.
The war between Tyquan World and O’Block still continues to this day.
A member of Tyquan World named D Money was murdered just a few months ago
and it’s been rumored that his killer was from O’Block.
So it don't seem like an end to this war will come any time soon.