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/ Tory Lanez next court, East Wilmas indicted & Gulf drug cartel members arrested in Mexico (EP55) - Streets and Scholars

Episode 55

Tory Lanez next court, East Wilmas indicted & Gulf drug cartel members arrested in Mexico (EP55)

In this episode 55 of Streets and Scholars with Frank "FG" Thornton and Alex Alonso with guest host Spider Loc sitting in for FG they discuss: 

- The US government has arrested over 1,000 persons related to the Jan 6 Capital Riots. 

- Rapper Tory Lanez will try to get bail by the court during his appeal by David Kenner's legal team. 

- Four US citizens from South Carolina crossed the border from Brownsville, Texas into Matamoros, Mexico and came under gun fire by members of the Gulf Drug Cartel.  Where they there for a doctors visit or something else? 

- Big Tupp's part of "Won't Stop Being a Blood" with Mitchy Slick where he mentions FG getting indicted in a FED case "for what another ni66a said"

 

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* Alex Alonso: http://www.instagram.com/alexalonso101 

* FG: https://www.instagram.com/fgeneral1/

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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.