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/ Governor signs new rap bill, and is YG’s song, ”How to Rob a Rapper” insensitive? (EP34) - Streets and Scholars

Episode 34

Governor signs new rap bill, and is YG’s song, ”How to Rob a Rapper” insensitive? (EP34)

In this episode 34 of Streets and Scholars with Frank "FG" Thornton and Alex Alonso they discuss:

1. Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez is still in jail without bail, but now his attorney's Mark Geragos is under investigation by the State Bar of California. They alleged that Los Angeles attorney Brian Kabateck and Geragos spent part of a multimillion-dollar insurance settlement related to the Armenian Genocide. What should Velasquez do now? 

2. Does the media and the general public owe PnB Rock's girlfriend an apology? According to the LAPD, the robbery and murder of PnB Rock was part of a conspiracy that was formed when he arrived at the Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles. 

3. Freddie Trone, 40, was arrested in Las Vegas in connection to the murder of PnB Rock. His wife, Shauntel Trone was arrested days earlier for accessory to murder and their son, a minor that is reported to be 17-years old was charged with murder and identified as the shooter. 

4. Rapper YG just released a new song, “How to Rob a Rapper” off his brand new album. The song feature Mozzy and D3 from the Nickerson Gardens. The song is considered controversial because of the recent tragic death of PnB Rock. Was the song being released insensitive to the recent events? 

5. California governor Gavin Newsom signs rap lyric bill AB2799, that prevents California prosecutors from using rappers lyrics or any part of their creative art as evidence against a defendant unless it is directly related to a crime. In the past, using art, videos, music, lyrics was common practice in the criminal courts in California to use against mostly Black and Latino defendants.   

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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.