In this episode 5 of Streets and Scholars, Alex Alonso and Frank "FG" Thornton discuss the forgotten Death Row Records compilation album, "Too Gangsta for Radio" that came out in 2000, which included a couple old Tupac tracks, Crooked I, The Lox, Swoop G, Keita Rock, Dresta, The Relativez, Young Hogg, Trech, Scarface, Mac Shawn, Tha Realest, Twist and Lil Style. We al discussed the Cain Velasquez case, who is currently fighting an attempted murder against Harry Goularte, who is charged with molesting his four year old son. And Jussie Smollet, was sentenced to 150 days in the Cook County jail for faking a racial attack. 

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Too Gangsta for Radio and Jussie Smollet wants early release from jail

In Episode 4 of Streets & Scholars, Alex Alonso and Frank "FG" Thornton discuss the new California law where cops must be at least 21-years old, the best music left on Suge Knight's old Death Row Records which is now going to be in the hands of Snoop Dogg, we go into details on what exactly is a DP in Los Angeles gang context, and lastly the fate of former heavy weight UFC champion Cain Velasquez who is charged with trying to kill an alleged child molester, Harry Golarte. 

What is a Los Angeles gang DP and is Cain Velasquez going to prison?

In this episode 3 of Streets and Scholars with Alex Alonso and Frank "FG" Thornton, we discuss a new program between USC and Long Beach City College that is looking to enroll gang members into college, and they discuss the definition of a snitch or a rat, looking at several examples including Boskoe100, Kenyal Brown from Detroit, former drug kingpin, Ricky "Freeway" Ross, and a Los Angeles County prisoner that helped prosecute Lee Baca and Paul Tanaka of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. 

Defining Rats, Snitches and Informants

In this episode 2 of Streets & Scholars, Alex Alonso and Frank "FG" Thornton recap last week's episode, yes Serena Williams Crip Walked during 2012 Olympics, Amir Locke was killed by Minneapolis police during a No-Knock warrant that he was not the target of. Two gang members from Los Angeles' Harlem 30s Crips were sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for a brazen watch robbery worth $500k that occurred in Beverly Hills. FG will explain the journey that these two defendants are about to embark on, and Snoop Dogg is the new owner of Death Row Records, but does that include the music catalog? 

Did Snoop Dogg Purchase Death Row Records’ music catalog or the brand name only?

Premiere episode of Streets and Scholars with Alex Alonso and FG. After FG's hard hitting interview exposing James "Mob James" McDonald as a FBI informant, the public wanted to hear more from this charismatic Compton Piru who was sentenced to 10-years in prison back in 2004. Alex Alonso had been patiently looking for a new podcast partner since he severed his relations with the Gangster Chronicles podcast back in 2020 and in 2022 Alex and FG joined forces to bring you Streets & Scholars every Thursday.   

Streets and Scholars Premiere Episode: Was there a Plot?

Streets and Scholars podcast with Alex Alonso and Frank ”FG” Thornton will discuss current street issues, criminal justice topics, and how race and place impact our everyday experience