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Starting from Into the Pit, we hear that the Hoodlums are Drug dealers (also backed up by Execution where we see a weed farm.), using the place as a front to torture people (bench of weapons) and dispose of their dead bodies. We also see in Moving up that they have a large amount of boxes containing electronics and other valuables they probably stole. Here in the intro of No Mercy, we see that they own a Chop shop and are siding with the columbians. Not only that, but they have quite a few very expensive sports cars in the shop despite it being in a bad part of town. In Subway, we see multiple 50 Blessings graffiti on the final floor which appears to have been done by them. And the most important piece to the puzzle, we have Abyss. Despite this level being non canon, it shows a large amount of boxes containing the animal masks. Not too different from what we saw in Moving Up along with them being the only enemies we see in Abyss. So from all of these levels, we can paint a picture. The Hoodlums own multiple valuable businesses that generate money for 50 Blessings, they also use these businesses to act as a front for their criminal operations and body disposals, they are most likely foot soldiers that simply do the dirty work that 50 Blessings isn't willing to show publicly. As a reward for their work, they are given easy targets that have high value loot and are granted a place in the bunker.