For a new generation of New Yorkers, names like RPT, DOA, OGz, Drilly and 800 YGz are recognizable far beyond the blocks where they originated. Their visibility has been amplified by Bronx drill music, social media, neighborhood rivalries and, in some cases, criminal prosecutions. But understanding this landscape requires an important distinction. Not every name represents the same kind of organization or unit.
RPT, short for River Park Towers, is associated with the apartment complex overlooking the Harlem River in the Bronx. The name has long been connected to the YGz, or Young Gunnaz, and became especially recognizable to younger audiences through Bronx drill music. RPT is also associated with rappers including DThang Gz.
Another prominent name is 800 YGz, sometimes called 8oh. In 2025, the Bronx District Attorney announced the indictment of 20 alleged members of 800 YGz following an investigation into shootings in the West Farms area. Prosecutors described the group as based around 800 East 180th Street.
Drilly Gang has likewise become arguably one of the most recognizable names connected to Bronx drill. Federal prosecutors have described the Drillys and 800 YGz as historically aligned in a broader conflict against another alliance consisting principally of Sev Side, Third Side and Reyway.
Sev Side, also known as DOA, became nationally recognizable partly through rapper Kay Flock, whose real name is Kevin Perez. Federal prosecutors identified Sev Side as a Bronx street gang and described Third Side as a closely affiliated Bronx group. Perez was convicted in federal court in 2025 of racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder and other charges.
Reyway has also appeared in federal descriptions of the opposing neighborhood alliance involving Sev Side and Third Side. OGz, meanwhile, is strongly associated in popular Bronx drill culture with the Courtlandt Avenue area and rappers including Sha EK.
Other terms require more caution. “4s,” “4z” or “Four Set” is commonly discussed in street and drill culture as an alliance or affiliation rather than one clearly defined organization. “Flockas” is similarly used in drill circles in connection with the Kay Flock and DOA orbit, but should not automatically be treated as the formal name of a single gang.
OY, or OYz, is another major name in New York drill, although its roots are in Sugar Hill in Upper Manhattan, not the Bronx. Its inclusion demonstrates how the Bronx drill ecosystem extends beyond borough boundaries.
Together, these names illustrate something larger than music. Drill has given neighborhood identities an audience reaching millions, turning once-hyperlocal names into pieces of New York youth culture. But behind the songs and social-media posts are real neighborhoods, young people, criminal cases, victims and families. Understanding the culture requires recognizing both its musical influence and the consequences of the violence that has sometimes accompanied it.
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