Following a beef between CG and Zelda Johansson—a Ballas prospect and the girlfriend of Dwayne 'Wiked' Flores—stemming from a prior shootout with the Mandem, Ramee kidnapped her, shot her, and dumped her in the Grove Street cul-de-sac, rather then the MDM Block to signify his problems with the Ballas, resulting in her entering the ICU and suffering severe amnesia. The Ballas confered with the Mandem, with the Ballas resolving to confront Ramee and "do more than talking". Days later, on March 17th, Street Team member 4Head drove over a fence in the Ballas turf while driving through. The Ballas called for a meeting with ST, but it turned out to be a set-up, with the Ballas shooting and robbing 4Head and Bowl Cut Gang member Ace Carter and proclaiming it was due to Ramee's actions with Zelda, thus the war had officially begun, with Street Team and Bowl Cut Gang involved.