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/ YNW Melly trial, Lil Boosie granted bail, Ja Morant suspended for 15 games, and Casanova was assaulted in jail (EP69) - Streets and Scholars

Episode 69

YNW Melly trial, Lil Boosie granted bail, Ja Morant suspended for 15 games, and Casanova was assaulted in jail (EP69)

Episode 69 of Streets & Scholars:

Attending the funeral of Stanley Pitts (01:11 )

Mexican Mafia member Braulio "Babo" Castellanos (11:00)has died (1958 - 2023) a month after being released from prison on compassionate concerns. He was Florence 13 member that was serving a life sentence for a 1988 murder, but in 2019 he ppearheaded one of the largest gang truces in LA history, between the East Coast Crips and Florence 13 with Lil Doc Thone.

YNW Melly (19:27) is still in trial and has the defense placed blame on his codefendant, YNW Bortland? After the judge denied his motion for retrial, an old mugshot of his attorney went viral. What impact will that have on this case?

Lil Boosie was granted bail, (32:00)for a gun case that occurred after a Video shoot in San Diego on May 6. Although the State dropped the case, ATF arrested him for the same offense.

Ja Morant suspended for 25 games (46:25) by Adam Silver and is only eligible to play 56 games. This will cost the basketball player 7.6 million

Tax Stone sentenced to 35 years (56:00) over a shooting and beef he had with Troy Ave. Their conflict resulted in the death of Troy Ave's body guard, Banga.

Rapper from Brooklyn Casanova (Caswell Senior) (1:02:00) Slashed in jail after denouncing gang he used to claimed Gorilla Stone Bloods in New York. He told the judge that he was not a Blood anymore. He faces 60 years for his drug offenses.

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FIND us on Youtube:

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* Alex Alonso: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexAlonso101

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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.