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.
Video: Big Wy talking about battling diabetes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBkqVE9QyV4
*The FBI along with the LAPD charge the Wilmas gang in the Harbor area for drug and guns.
*YNW Melly murder trial is underway in Florida and they put the death penalty back on the table.
Video of YNW Melly in LA with YNW Sackchaser who he is accused of killing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbUc2f4p6Y
*The proliferation of Fake Paper, latest victim was American Cholo, after Gunnerz Collective falsely put a chomo jacket on him. Even though he realized he made a mistake and apologized, and realized that the paper work was not valid, what type of damage does this do? The real Chomo was a guy named Jose Tejada, and you can visit the Street TV community board on Youtube for a photo of that guy. Here is a link to the real case that was falsely being linked to American Cholo.
https://casetext.com/case/people-v-tejada-67
* Prosecutors in Tory Lanez case are asking for a 13-years. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 13.
*Travis Rudolph was acquitted of all charges, 1st degree murder and 3 attempted murders. Will Dominque Jones been held accountable???????
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