Streets and Scholars
Streets and Scholars is a one of a kind podcast hosted by Alex A. Alonso who grew up in the mean streets of Los Angeles, but managed to avoid all the ghetto trappings of crime and punishment, and went on to graduate from the University of Southern California and became a professor. Welcome to the STREETS & SCHOLARS, where discussions of current street and prison issues, hip-hop commentary, the latest criminal justice news, plus and analysis of how race and place impact our everyday experience. Tap in!
Episodes
Episode 85 of Streets & Scholars with Alex Alonso he has guest Jayo Felony, San Diego's most successful rapper to date. He just came of the Kings of the West Tour with Snoopy Dogg, Xzibit, E-40, Bone Thugs and others, but he wanted to talk about the Fake Luce Cannon making a false claim that he smacked him before.
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Episode 84 of Streets & Scholars with Alex Alonso and guest Jermaine Williams discuss his twin brother Termaine Williams (aka the fake Luce Cannon) about some extreme comments he made in a recent No Jumper interview. Jermaine comes forward to admit that his brother is lying about everything that he said about Big U and Nipsey Hussle.
Jermaine has confirmed that his brother is still married to Jasmine "Gigi" Adams even though Te...
Episode 83 of Streets & Scholars with Alex Alonso and guest host Jasmine "Gigi" Adams. Her estranged husband, Termaine "Luce Cannon" Williams has been smearing his wife through a variety of recent interviews. He has even went as far to say he does not know his wife or was ever married to Gigi. Tremaine Williams is now dating Charisse Mills, and she claims that she is married to Termaine even though Gigi's divorce has not bee...
Episode 82 of Streets & Scholars with Alex Alonso and guest host Jamahl Kersey a criminal defense attorney from San Diego. Jamahl Kersey and Alex Alonso discuss Tory Lanez final sentence from the CDCR. He is scheduled to be released from prison in September 2029. They also discuss the recent indictment of Duane "Keefe De" Davis who was charged with one count of murder in connection to the 1996 Tupac Shakur shooting.
Alex also ...
Episode 81 of Streets & Scholars with host Alex Alonso and guest Munchie B discuss:
- Tory Lanez going to prison
- Nipsey Hussle new documentary
- The Drakeo beef
- and much more
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Episode 80 of Streets & Scholars with host Alex Alonso and guest Sonny Boy from Burbank (Barrio Elmwood Rifa aka Burbank Elmwood Rifa)
In this episode we talk about:
-moving to mostly White Burbank in the 1970s
-going to prison
-his health and dealing with rhematoid arthritis
-his falling out with Gil (American Cholo)
Street Pulse Exclusive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzXM7oR3mnU
-the future of Black & Brown relations in Lo...
Charles "Bear" Spratley, working movie Colors, Hat Gang to East Coast Crips, creating B.A.B.Y (EP79)
Episode 79 of Streets & Scholars with host Alex Alonso and guest Charles "Bear" Spratley discuss the following:
Have first kid while in Youth Authority, joining Hat Gang Crip in Watts before jumping to 89 East Coast Crips, working on the movie Colors, with T. Rodgers, Don Cheadle and Glenn Plummer, doing Hood Day, and hood parties, Grape Street Crip war, creating non-profit organization B.A.B.Y, Brothers Against Bangin' Youth.
Alex Alonso and author, investigative journalist Chris Todd discuss the 1994 double murder case of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. O.J. Simpson was acquitted of these murders in October of 1995, but according to Chris Todd, there is more to the double homicide beyond the official version by the LAPD. Chris Todd theorizes that a long time friend of OJ Simpson, Charlie Ehrlich was present during the double homicide at Nicole Brown'...
Episode 77 of Streets & Scholars we have guest co-host 600 (Christopher Lovejoy) the former manager of Crip Mac and your favorite heavyweight boxer. On the following:
-Boxing professionally
-Managing Crip Mac
-Crip Mac breaching on contract
-Recent death of S-Bone
And much more.
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Episode 76 of Streets & Scholars we have guest co-host ODM Slim discussing the following:
- recent interview on No Jumper of openly gay gang member claiming Hoover Crips in Dallas, Texas.
- Are Los Angeles based content creators look to be on a collision course with themselves. Is it entertainment or a dangerous game?
- What does ODM Slim have to say about out of town Crips and Bloods?
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Episode 75 of Streets & Scholars with F.G. and Alex Alonso discuss the following:
- This weird breed of liars that claim they are from Los Angeles going on internet platforms that blatantly lie about their gang affiliation and their accolades.
- Historic cemetery, Lincoln Park Memorial in Carson, shut their doors and stopped families form visiting the graves of the family members. The community if fighting back
- Could Cardi B be...
Episode 74 of Streets & Scholars with F.G. and Alex Alonso discuss the following:
- Carlee "Hussle" Russell confesses that she was never abducted and that she never say a baby on the interstate.
- YNW Melly have another trial
- Varrio Quiet Village in El Monte under federal indictments
- Tupac Shakur gold ring sells for $1 million
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Episode 73 of Streets & Scholars with F.G. and Alex Alonso discuss the following:
- Professor asks "why are so many rappers dying?
https://news.yahoo.com/hip-hop-health-why-many-122254260.html
2.Three Gang members pled guilty in federal court for the 2022 killing off duty LAPD officer Arroyos.
3.Las Vegas police search a house in Henderson, Nevada that is linked to a suspect in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. The po...
Episode 72 of Streets & Scholars with F.G. and Alex Alonso discuss the following:
1.Answering the question? Do a video on Barima “Bleu Davinci” McKnight and J Diggs touching on what a “safety valve” means in the federal system.
Back in 2008 Bleu Davinci was sentenced to 5 years 4 months in federal prison for his role in a BMF drug related case. What does it mean to have a “safety valve”? Mara Shalhoup wrote a book called “The Ri...
Episode 71 of Streets & Scholars with F.G. and Alex Alonso discuss the following:
1. Indie Irie criticizes Megan the Stallion and Janelle Monet for twerking during a performance during the Essence festival.
2. KRS One and Ice-T slam the current state of Hip-Hop and wonder why so many rappers that have the means to leave the ghetto rather celebrate the ghetto.
3. Motorcycle gang members arrested in Georgia when a conflict between...
Episode 70 of Streets & Scholars with F.G. and Alex Alonso discuss the following:
1. Three San Antonio Cops charged with murder in the shooting of a mentally ill woman. The three charged are Sgt. Alfred Flores, Nathaniel Villalobos and Eleazer Alejandro in the murder of Melissa Perez. Chief William McManus, in a press conference said that the cops violated policy.
2. Georgia police use photo of black man for target practices,...
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...
In this episode 68 of Streets and Scholars with Frank "FG" Thornton and Alex Alonso they discuss the following:
00:30 - F.G. attends the Hub City Rider event
08:10 - Wytony "Big Wy" viewing and service scheduled
09:45 - Listening to old music formats, vinyl, tapes and CDs
13:34 - Randy Cox is awarded $45 million for police misconduct that lead to his paralysis
23:22 - Lil Boosie was arrested by the FEDS after walking out...
In this episode 67 of Streets and Scholars with Frank "FG" Thornton and Alex Alonso they discuss the following:
*Fact check: In a previous episode, Pras was mentioned as in custody. Apparently the FEDS did not remand him after his guilty verdicts. He was seen at The Roots events with Lauren Hill.
*Big Wy will be memorialized soon and we talked to Ant Dogg from Inglewood about Big Wy and his recent fight against diabetes.
In this Bonus episode of Streets & Scholars with Frank "FG" Thornton and Alex Alonso discuss Wytony Dillon, also known as Big Wy, one-half of the influential West Coast rap duo The Relativez, has died from health related complications. He grew up in Inglewood and was out the Crenshaw Mafias. He was also the producer of the hit group, Cali Swag District.
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