Streets and Scholars is a one of a kind podcast hosted by an ex-con who had been sentenced to over 15 years in prison in both the California Department of Corrections and the Federal BOP. He hails from Lynwood / Compton and represented the Cross Atlantic Piru gang, but now he is family man, husband, father and a podcast co-host. He is matched up with a co-host that grew up in the mean streets of Los Angeles, but managed to avoid prison, went on to graduate from the University of Southern California and became a professor. Welcome Frank ”FG” Thornton & Alex Alonso’s podcast, STREETS & SCHOLARS, where they discuss current street issues, provide hip-hop commentary, cover the latest criminal justice topics, and discuss how race and place impact our everyday experience. Tap in! Official Website: https://www.streetgangs.com/podcasting/streets-and-scholars-podcast/ Streets and Scholars podcast with Alex Alonso & F.G. Streets and Scholars is a one of a kind podcast hosted by an ex-con who had been sentenced to over 15 years in prison in both the California Department of Corrections and the Federal BOP. He hails from Lynwood / Compton and represented the Cross Atlantic Piru gang, but now he is family man, husband, father and a podcast co-host. He is matched up with a co-host that grew up in the mean streets of Los Angeles, but managed to avoid prison, went on to graduate from the University of Southern California and became a professor. Welcome Frank ”FG” Thornton & Alex Alonso’s podcast, STREETS & SCHOLARS, where they discuss current street issues, provide hip-hop commentary, cover the latest criminal justice topics, and discuss how race and place impact our everyday experience. Tap in! Official Website: https://www.streetgangs.com/podcasting/streets-and-scholars-podcast/ Cain Velasquez granted bail, HushPuppi sentenced to prison & weirdo internet sleuths trying to solve Takeoff murder | Streets & Scholars (EP39) - Streets and Scholars

Episode 39

Cain Velasquez granted bail, HushPuppi sentenced to prison & weirdo internet sleuths trying to solve Takeoff murder | Streets & Scholars (EP39)

In this episode 39 of Streets and Scholars with Frank "FG" Thornton and Alex Alonso they discuss: 

1.Cain Velasquez (05:32) was granted bail but it wasn’t from the original judge Shelayna Brown. During the hearing this week it was Judge Arthur Bocanegra that granted bail. Cain speaks right after walking out of jail (11:24). 

2. Former Instagram influencer and “entrepreneur” Ramon Abbas (25:24), known to his millions of Instagram followers as Ray Hushpuppi was sentenced to 130 months in US Federal prison for doing scams and committing fraud. He was arrested in 2020 in Dubai and extradited to US authorities to face charges.  All the "wealth" that he was flaunting on Instagram, approximately $24 million, was illegally acquired.  

3. An entire segment of internet sleuths (42:40) are trying to solve the Takeoff murder, inspired by DJ Akademics. Thus far people on Youtube and Instagram have creating multiple and contradictory theories on who and why Takeoff from the Migos was shot and killed. Akademics supports DA Tani Willis (46:54) who is using lyrics to indict rappers. 

4. Sergio Kitchens "Gunna" was denied bail (52:03) by Judge Ural Glanville a third time, partly or mostly based on a text message that was sent between two other persons two years before the indictment that has been wrongly interpreted as being a threat.   

 5. If YSL (Young Slime) has members that include Gunna a Crip, and like Young Thug a Blood what kind of "gang" is it? (1:02:52) If YSL includes people from various gangs from traditional rival areas can that organization still be defined as a gang according to State law? 

 

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Alex Alonso is the owner and curator of LAnd Media, a podcasting network that brings dope content directly from the raw streets to your ears, facilitated through amazing conversations and interviews on street politics, gang culture, prison life, music and hip-hop, criminal justice issues and whatever else our dope hosts want to spit.