Jamaicans
The Hillside Posse (also known as Jamaican Posse) is an Afro-Caribbean gang operating out of the Schottler/Beechwood City area of Broker, Liberty City. They are first seen in Grand Theft Auto IV. They may be based on the real life Jamaican Posse of New York City.
| GANG Jamaicans | |
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Members of the Hillside Posse gang
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| Games: | GTA IV The Lost and Damned GTA Chinatown Wars |
| Locations: | Schottler and Beechwood City, Broker; Willis, Dukes |
| Leader: | Real Badman |
| Type: | Jamaican street gang |
| Enemies: | Faustin Family Russian Mafia The Lost MC Algonquin Triads Albanian Mafia |
| Affiliations: | Niko Bellic Roman Bellic Irish Mob |
| Colors: | Green, yellow and black |
| Vehicles: | Comet Virgo Huntley Sport Voodoo |
| Weapons: | Pistol Shotgun Uzi |
| Businesses: | Weapon Dealing Drug Dealing Escort |
| Fronts: | Homebrew Café |
| Members: | Real Badman Little Jacob |
The gang is led by Real Badman, a respected Jamaican gangster, and they deal mostly in cannabis and firearms. They have a concentrated presence in a Dukes apartment complex, but they operate largely from the Homebrew Café in Beechwood City, Broker.
Jacob Hughes, the protégé of Badman, a prolific arms dealer and a good friend of Niko Bellic, is a notable member of this crew.
The gang frequently clashes with other drug dealers in Dukes and Broker, and employs hired guns like Niko Bellic to assist in these matters; additionally, Russian gangsters at one point attempted to intimidate Badman, hoping to absorb the Posse’s operations; Badman responded by murdering the gang, with Niko's aid.
Most members of the Posse are Rastafarians; they speak Iyaric, frequently smoke marijuana, and wear their hair in dreadlocks. They can be seen wearing brightly colored suits or army fatigues, and some wear Rasta tams, which is a sign of rudeboys style. They are well-armed, most members carrying pistols, or occasionally a knife or baseball bat. Their cars are painted in the colors of the Jamaican flag: green, black, and gold. They can be found in the Beechwood City region, particularly the Homebrew Café, and have a presence in neighbouring Schottler and Willis as well.
If Niko is engaged in a fist-fight outside the Homebrew Café, Hillside Posse members will aid him. The same goes when a gun is fired on the Schottler Medical Center.
In The Ballad Of Gay Tony's 'Drug Wars' side mission, the player will sometimes steal unnamed drugs (likely cannabis) from members of the Hillside Posse; however, Little Jacob or Real Badman are never seen in these drug wars.
The gang's most favourite radio stations are Tuff Gong Radio and Massive B Soundsystem 96.9.