Chris Brown Ain't A Blood But He's Affiliated

Chris Brown is no gangbanger -- no matter how many gang signs he throws -- but one set of Bloods say they're cool with him acting like one ... because he's paid his dues in the hood.

Chris has aligned himself with the Fruit Town Piru set ... dropping Bloods references on Instagram ... but leaders of the Fruits (who'll remain unnamed) tells TMZ Chris was never officially initiated.

The Fruits are down with Chris claiming he's a Blood because:

- He's hired several of them to work for him ... giving their Compton community an economic boost
- Chris comes to the hood and hangs out with them
- He shot a music video in the neighborhood ... and even included some of them in the vid
- He donated a thousand pairs of new shoes to Compton kids

Plus ... they don't mind the national publicity they've been getting.

If one ever wondered what, “Bickin’ Back Bein’ Bool” meant, then leave it to Chris Brown, while on probation, to spill the beans. It’s no secret the R&B artist has ties to the ‘Bloods Gang,’ but while on probation, Chris Breezy has promised to not hang around bad people when he got out of jail. But what does Mr. Brown do you might ask? He gets caught by TMZ throwing up gang signs, shouting out Fruit Town Pirus. Now, I’m no probation officer, but the footage alone may be grounds for probation violation.

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