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RICARDO DEARATANHA LOS ANGELES TIMES Robert Lewis, second from left in the back row, president of Reputable Records, is pictured with gang rivals who came together to rap for "Rep Yo Set," a two-disc hip-hop compilation and documentary that came out this month. By CHRIS LEE LOS ANGELES The executives behind "Rep Yo Set," a two-disc hip-hop compilation and documentary DVD that came out this month, will be the first to tell you: A little gangsta goodwill can go a long way. It certainly came in handy after they were robbed at gunpoint. Robert W. Lewis president of Reputable Records and one of "Rep Yo Set's" chief organizers, was filming a segment of the documentary in one gang-infested Los Angeles neighborhood when the confrontation occurred.

"Six guys came out of the trees with machine guns," Lewis said. "Every single camera got taken; footage, wallets, watches everybody was handing things over." But word of the cred that Lewis and the rest of the "Rep Yo Set" team had established with neighborhood gang chieftains, known as O.G.s, quickly reached the responsible parties, prompting an apparent change of heart. Everything, down to the last lens cap, was returned to the crew two days later. Project co-founder Charles "Big Chuck" Stanton, the head of Drama Family Entertainment, likes to refer to "Rep Yo Set" as 'American Idol' for the 'hood." In place of a casting call, Stanton trawled Los Angeles' meanest streets and gang-active neighborhoods auditioning real-life street soldiers who are living the shoot-'em-up lifestyle glorified in rap songs. The objective: to find hardcore rhyme sayers in the vein of Snoop Dogg, Eazy-E and the Game who might galvanize gangsta rap at a time when West Coast hip-hop has largely fallen off the pop chart.

With more than $1 million in backing from British businessman Jon Nokes, Lewis and Stanton auditioned nearly 1,000 amateur rappers from 34 Southern California neighborhoods representing various gang sects. They hope the inter-gang musical camaraderie "Rep Yo Set" fosters will translate into a lasting peace on the streets, but the first hurdle was convincing Adv. Tix on SateHAPPY FEET (PG) Adv. Tix on SafelMAX: HAPPY FEET (PG) Adv. Tix on SateCASINO ROY ALE (PG-13) Adv.

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Dre. Even though several MCs went so far as to bring semiautomatic pistols into the recording booth, a banger detente prevailed. Marcel "G-Cell" Thomas, who has served prison time for attempted murder, was as surprised as anyone. 'You had six, seven groups at a time, people who have been rivals for 15, 20 years," he said. "Not a bottle broke.

It was amazing. We bonded." In July, the film went on to win best documentary at Long Beach's Action On Film Festival, a competition specializing in action and martial-arts movies. The album sold just 400 copies in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan, indicating that the project's biggest impact is whatever improvement it has inspired in intragang relations. "It's going to be a long process," Stanton said. "We're taking it one step at a time, trying to get the community to stand by us.

The West Coast needs to stick together. When it does, it saves lives." something," one gang member says in the film "It's like al-Qaida. They stand for their existence over there. Same thing over here." In the end, MCs from 27 gangs were chosen to "represent their sets" on the album. The next challenge was getting them to peacefully coexist.

Strict ground rules were laid before anyone could get on the mike: no "set tripping." "We didn't allow them to call out rival gangs or mention people who were killed," Lewis said. "We said: You can do a theme song that represents who you are, your colors, lifestyle, where you live, how you put it down. But it's about putting down your guns and reconciling your Absent the "up with me, death to you" bolsterism that has characterized most West Coast hip-hop from N.W.A. onward, "Rep Yo Set" still wouldn't be called gangsta-rap lite. An appreciation of "stackin' and jackin'," selling drugs and putting enemies in the mortuary, prevails on almost every song.

Rival gangs regularly shared studio time with hip-hop producers, including Ron "Neff- the O.G.s that it was a worthy endeavor. It fell to Stanton a veteran industry executive who worked with Dr. Dre for eight years, helping to bring superstars such as Eminem and the Game to his Aftermath imprint to handle negotiations. "It was a hard sell at first," Stanton said. "To get to young talent, we had to seek out the 'hood overseers.

I had to tell the O.G.s, "This is going to mean jobs. This is better than bringing in a package of dope or a gun into the The documentary was filmed concurrent with recording sessions, and docu-mentarians traveled deep into the 'hood to investigate some of the harsh realities that shape gangsta life and rhymes. "We met all the gang bangers in their environment," Lewis said. "At times, that was a frightening experience." In addition to standard talking-head interviews, gang members brandish machine guns in the film, flash gang signs and attempt to parse the ghetto nihilism that results in their die-hard gang ties. "Everybody stands for Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Fluke, I thought.

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