Podcasts about st. laz

The legend Granddaddy I.U. himself joins St. Laz & Mark to discuss all things I.U. past and present. We get into it with him about being Noreagas favorite rapper, classic Juice Crew stories, his new music, ghostwriting, whether Jay-Z stole his cover idea for Reasonable Doubt, and a lot more. Watch the episode HERE Purchase Grand Daddy I.U. presents The Essence (vinyl available) Follow Grand Daddy I.U. on Twitter Grand Daddy I.U. on Spotify

In this episode, the show is joined by DJ J-Ronin on the cusp of his birthday. We discussed his membership in the legendary (and misunderstood) Lo Life Crew, the importance of combat sports, being a Wu-Tang DJ, his seminal All Elements mixtape series, not allowing regionalism to dictate listening choices, Sav Kills, Saigon, Planet Asia, Fiend, Royce Da 5' 9", St. Laz, what DJ Premier is like, what A & Ring a project really entails, who would win in a Versuz between Nas & Jay-Z, his outstanding All Elements: The Freestyle Files series with exclusive information about the third volume, and a lot more. Watch the episode HERE Follow DJ J-Ronin on IG HERE Subscribe to All Elements TV HERE Listen to DJ J-Ronin - The Freestyle Files 1 & 2 HERE

In this episode, the show is joined by DJ J-Ronin on the cusp of his birthday. We discussed his membership in the legendary (and misunderstood) Lo Life Crew, the importance of combat sports, being a Wu-Tang DJ, his seminal All Elements mixtape series, not allowing regionalism to dictate listening choices, Sav Kills, Saigon, Planet Asia, Fiend, Royce Da 5' 9", St. Laz, what DJ Premier is like, what A & Ring a project really entails, who would win in a Versuz between Nas & Jay-Z, his outstanding All Elements: The Freestyle Files series with exclusive information about the third volume, and a lot more. Watch the episode HERE Follow DJ J-Ronin on IG HERE Subscribe to All Elements TV HERE Listen to DJ J-Ronin - The Freestyle Files 1 & 2 HERE

In this episode, the show is joined by DJ J-Ronin on the cusp of his birthday. We discussed his membership in the legendary (and misunderstood) Lo Life Crew, the importance of combat sports, being a Wu-Tang DJ, his seminal All Elements mixtape series, not allowing regionalism to dictate listening choices, Sav Kills, Saigon, Planet Asia, Fiend, Royce Da 5' 9", St. Laz, what DJ Premier is like, what A & Ring a project really entails, who would win in a Versuz between Nas & Jay-Z, his outstanding All Elements: The Freestyle Files series with exclusive information about the third volume, and a lot more. Watch the episode HERE Follow DJ J-Ronin on IG HERE Subscribe to All Elements TV HERE Listen to DJ J-Ronin - The Freestyle Files 1 & 2 HERE

St. Laz returns to discuss his transition from prison stories to becoming an all-purpose storyteller of growing renown. We also discuss Versuz, how Laz originated the non-competitive Vs. mixtape concept (where 2 artists would alternate songs on the same disc,) and more. Watch the episode HERE

Rapper St. Laz, who also hosts the popular Prison Stories web series/podcast #GENPOP & music journalist Mark Waldo Ward, discusses hip-hop, culture, society, philosophy, and everything else. Watch the episode HERE Follow St. Laz on Instagram Listen to St. Laz music.

On a special episode of GenPop, Laz is joined by Gully of the successful Gully TV podcast/web series. Gully details how he used basketball during his time in prison to carve out a relatively comfortable niche, in as much as possible for the environment. Despite being one of the youngest inmates on a tough compound, Gully used his newfound ability to dunk to earn everyone's respect. In Gully's words "even the cops like alley-oops." Laz & Gully also discuss how sports help keep people out of trouble in prison, how older inmates aren't always predatory; in fact, they're often mentors. Many people incarcerated could have used sports as an escape & avoided being incarcerated altogether. Gully also details how being on a traveling squad earned him a reputation as a skilled player, literally becoming legendary before his release. Watch the episode here Subscribe to Gully TV on YouTube Subscribe to St. Laz on YouTube for the GenPop, Rikers Island, Brooklyn Legacy, & Fat Vegetarian web series.

In this episode of Brooklyn Legacy, Laz recounts his memories of the infamous Decepticons, and their "Cybertron" headquarters. This is a boots-on-the-ground tale, not the misinformation you'll get from the corporate media.Watch Part 1 HERE & Part 2 HEREListen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here.Follow St. Laz on Instagram here.Listen to St. Laz music here.From Wikipedia: "The Decepticons were a street gang or street organization that thrived from the late 80s through the early 90s. Their members were teenagers and young adults ranging from the age of 15 to their early 20s. The gang was most prominent in Brooklyn, but at their peak, the group consisted of multiple branches, or legions, all across New York City. In an interview with former Decepticon "General Steele", it is mentioned that there were legions of Decepticons in Clinton Hills, Flatbush, East Flatbush, and Bed Stuy Brooklyn, Harlem, Manhattan, and parts of Queens. Steele references in his interview how the Decepticons were all over the place in patches due to the group's upbringing. The legions would initially begin as a formation of a bond of bullied kids who needed strength in numbers. The original group of Decepticons started in Brooklyn, New York with three boys from two different schools. Two of the boys, who went by the names of Cyclonis and Rumble, went to Bushwick High School, and the other, called Megatron, went to Brooklyn Technical High School. They formed their bond in order to make sure no one would harm them. As those founding fathers found more people with common mindsets in the two schools they went to, their numbers grew, and soon after their small group morphed into a feared gang."

PopaJock was Laz's longtime comrade, on the streets and upstate. Truly a memorable individual, Laz could tell stories about him for hours. In this one, he recounts a beef that PopaJock had with some Muslim inmates at Greene in 96-97. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

This one isn't particularly centered around anything specific, it's really just a conversation between Laz & Mark. We definitely touch on some of the GenPop stuff, including PopaJock. Laz discusses his aspirations, the music he's sitting on, and what kind of film he'd like to make. Health is broached, particularly with the unfortunate recent spate of rap legends who've passed away, and a lot more. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this combined GenPop/Super Facts Show episode we focus on Laz as a person. Too often ex-convicts are only viewed through the prism of their incarceration, and we wanted to show Laz's human side. We go over his childhood, his love of comic books, wrestling, and cartoons. We discuss his sense of humor, confidence, and divisiveness before talking a little bit about the recent GenPop episodes. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this combined GenPop/Super Facts Show episode we focus on Laz as a person. Too often ex-convicts are only viewed through the prism of their incarceration, and we wanted to show Laz's human side. We go over his childhood, his love of comic books, wrestling, and cartoons. We discuss his sense of humor, confidence, and divisiveness before talking a little bit about the recent GenPop episodes. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this combined GenPop/Super Facts Show episode we focus on Laz as a person. Too often ex-convicts are only viewed through the prism of their incarceration, and we wanted to show Laz's human side. We go over his childhood, his love of comic books, wrestling, and cartoons. We discuss his sense of humor, confidence, and divisiveness before talking a little bit about the recent GenPop episodes. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

While being housed in Rikers Island's notorious C-74 cellblock, Wise had the chance to revisit an earlier dispute; which he took full advantage of. He was doing time when you could still wear street clothes, he also lists what was popular at the time, and what lengths inmates would go to acquire them. Warning: This episode is particularly graphic. Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

On this one, the title says it all. Press play on yet another unforgettable story from Franklin. Watch the episode here. St. Laz is a veteran NYC rapper who has been on MTV, BET, & had several songs in rotation on Hot 97. He's collaborated with almost every prominent artist over generations, from Styles P to recent hit songs with Gunna & Roddy Rich. Before all that, however, Laz served a six-year prison sentence, followed by a few parole violations. His journey took him from Rikers Island to correctional institutions throughout the New York State Department of Corrections. He served time at some of the worse facilities, including Comstock, Ft. Greene, Franklin, & more. In this show Laz will bring you the unfiltered truth of what really goes on inside of "correctional facilities" and he holds nothing back. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes disturbing, and always memorable, Laz will tell you just how barbaric, unnecessary, and damaging mass incarceration is, from the inmates, their families, all the way to the overpoliced communities the cycles begin in. Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

Sequan again joins Laz to discuss the seminal events of his young life. After getting cut in a fight at the age of 16, Sequan was on a mission to find the perpetrator. A few months later Sequan found and confronted him while he was with a couple of his friends, one of whom had a gun. A gunfight ensues, and Sequan is forced to flee for his freedom. Listen to the episode and you'll hear the whole story, which you'll never forget. Watch the episode here. Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

Over the course of St. Laz's GenPop web series music and issues that touch on music have been a recurring theme. On this special Recap, we go over some of the more notable stories. Highlights include Laz getting jumped by M.O.P., The Real 50 Cent getting stabbed, Lil Durk's father Big Durk, listening to now-classic, but at the time newly released Tupac & Mobb Deep albums while incarcerated, and a lot more. Watch the episode here. Watch Laz tell all the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here. Laztherapper@gmail.com Cashapp Donations: $genpopfam Paypal: Zmanbville@gmail.com

Over the course of St. Laz's GenPop web series music and issues that touch on music have been a recurring theme. On this special Recap, we go over some of the more notable stories. Highlights include Laz getting jumped by M.O.P., The Real 50 Cent getting stabbed, Lil Durk's father Big Durk, listening to now-classic, but at the time newly released Tupac & Mobb Deep albums while incarcerated, and a lot more. Watch the episode here. Watch Laz tell all the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here. Laztherapper@gmail.com Cashapp Donations: $genpopfam Paypal: Zmanbville@gmail.com

Over the course of St. Laz's GenPop web series music and issues that touch on music have been a recurring theme. On this special Recap, we go over some of the more notable stories. Highlights include Laz getting jumped by M.O.P., The Real 50 Cent getting stabbed, Lil Durk's father Big Durk, listening to now-classic, but at the time newly released Tupac & Mobb Deep albums while incarcerated, and a lot more. Watch the episode here. Watch Laz tell all the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here. Laztherapper@gmail.com Cashapp Donations: $genpopfam Paypal: Zmanbville@gmail.com

Over the course of St. Laz's GenPop web series music and issues that touch on music have been a recurring theme. On this special Recap, we go over some of the more notable stories. Highlights include Laz getting jumped by M.O.P., The Real 50 Cent getting stabbed, Lil Durk's father Big Durk, listening to now-classic, but at the time newly released Tupac & Mobb Deep albums while incarcerated, and a lot more. Watch the episode here. Watch Laz tell all the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here. Laztherapper@gmail.com Cashapp Donations: $genpopfam Paypal: Zmanbville@gmail.com

In one of the funniest episodes yet, Laz delivers a truly unforgettable tale of attempted prison rape and the hi;larious aftermath. Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

After Laz immersed himself into The 5% Nation wholeheartedly, he became a devout student of the religion's teachings. In this episode, he continues to break down the knowledge. Watch the episode here The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE) or the Five Percenters, is a cultural movement influenced by Islam founded in 1964 in Harlem Members of the group call themselves Allah's Five Percenters, which reflects the concept that ten percent of the people in the world know the truth of existence, and those elites and their agents opt to keep eighty-five percent of the world in ignorance and under their controlling thumb; the remaining five percent are those who know the truth and are determined to enlighten the eighty-five percent. Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here. The Nation of Gods and Earths teaches that Black people are the original people of the planet Earth, and therefore they are the fathers ("Gods") and mothers ("Earths") of civilization. The Nation teaches that Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabet, a set of principles created by Allah the Father, is the key to understanding humankind's relationship to the universe. The Nation does not believe in a god but instead teaches a form of Apotheosis, that the Asiatic Blackman is God and his proper name is "Allah", the Arabic word for "God".

In this Quick Bite, Laz and Mark discuss the various methods inmates use to exercise, which can be quite ingenious when you're doing time at a yard that doesn't have weights. The show concludes with his song featuring J.R. Writer that Laz mentioned in the episode. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell Rikers Island/NY State Prison stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this Quick Bite, Laz and Mark discuss the various methods inmates use to exercise, which can be quite ingenious when you're doing time at a yard that doesn't have weights. The show concludes with his song featuring J.R. Writer that Laz mentioned in the episode. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell Rikers Island/NY State Prison stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this episode, Mark & Laz reminisce about DMX. We try to touch on some of the things that aren't being covered. We discuss his later work, autobiography, & acting career. Prayers up, DMX profoundly affected my whole generation. There'll never be another person like him, and we pray that he can regain his quality of life, and maybe one day make more music.

In this episode of our GenPop Recap podcast, we discuss the recent 5% lesson series, Murdah, & Laz's other shows. Highlights include Laz discussing some feeling he shouldn't be sharing The Lessons, whether being Godbody makes Laz an anti-white racist (he's not,) Murdah witnessing a race riot, The Brooklyn Legacy series (including the infamous 1994 Biggie tape shooting, as told by the perpetrator,) his new NY City unexplained series and a lot more. Watch the episode here. Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In 1994 F.O.U.L made headlines when a shooting occurred over a Biggie tape. In actuality, it was about a respect issue, but the media sensationalized it. After being on the run, F.O.U.L. surrenders after two months. In this audio episode of St. Laz's Brooklyn Legacy web series, F.O.U.L. recounts the incident from start to finish. Watch show here Watch the Brooklyn Legacy web series here

In 1994 F.O.U.L made headlines when a shooting occurred over a Biggie tape. In actuality, it was about a respect issue, but the media sensationalized it. After being on the run, F.O.U.L. surrenders after two months. In this audio episode of St. Laz's Brooklyn Legacy web series, F.O.U.L. recounts the incident from start to finish. Watch show here Watch the Brooklyn Legacy web series here

In 1994 F.O.U.L made headlines when a shooting occurred over a Biggie tape. In actuality, it was about a respect issue, but the media sensationalized it. After being on the run, F.O.U.L. surrenders after two months. In this audio episode of St. Laz's Brooklyn Legacy web series, F.O.U.L. recounts the incident from start to finish. Watch show here Watch the Brooklyn Legacy web series here

In this episode, St. Laz is joined by Brownsville's legendary Murdah. The Brooklyn veteran tells Laz about a 1994 race riot that occurred in Oneida. Andrew Cuomo closed Oneida Correctional Facility and six other prisons in 2011. Before that, a race riot occurred at the facility that was originally started over a soccer dispute. Murdah was actually playing in the game, and he details the whole conflict from the beginning. to the end. Watch the episode here. Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this episode of his web series Brooklyn Legacy, St. Laz tells the story of when the whole M.O.P. jumped him growing up in Brownsville, BK. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this episode of his web series Brooklyn Legacy, St. Laz tells the story of when the whole M.O.P. jumped him growing up in Brownsville, BK. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this episode of his web series Brooklyn Legacy, St. Laz tells the story of when the whole M.O.P. jumped him growing up in Brownsville, BK. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this episode of his web series Brooklyn Legacy, St. Laz tells the story of when the whole M.O.P. jumped him growing up in Brownsville, BK. Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

As promised, St. Laz continues to tell the stories of the three Sha's he did time with, who all became his closest comrades. In this episode, we learn of the third Sha, and Laz gets caught with the Lessons. After Laz immersed himself into The 5% Nation wholeheartedly, he became a devout student of the religion's teachings. The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE) or the Five Percenters, is a cultural movement influenced by Islam founded in 1964 in Harlem Members of the group call themselves Allah's Five Percenters, which reflects the concept that ten percent of the people in the world know the truth of existence, and those elites and their agents opt to keep eighty-five percent of the world in ignorance and under their controlling thumb; the remaining five percent are those who know the truth and are determined to enlighten the eighty-five percent. The Nation of Gods and Earths teaches that Black people are the original people of the planet Earth, and therefore they are the fathers ("Gods") and mothers ("Earths") of civilization. The Nation teaches that Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabet, a set of principles created by Allah the Father, is the key to understanding humankind's relationship to the universe. The Nation does not believe in a god but instead teaches a form of Apotheosis, that the Asiatic Blackman is God and his proper name is "Allah", the Arabic word for "God". Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell all of the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

As promised, St. Laz continues to tell the stories of the three Sha's he did time with, who all became his closest comrades. In this episode, we learn of the third Sha, and Laz gets caught with the Lessons. After Laz immersed himself into The 5% Nation wholeheartedly, he became a devout student of the religion's teachings. The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE) or the Five Percenters, is a cultural movement influenced by Islam founded in 1964 in Harlem Members of the group call themselves Allah's Five Percenters, which reflects the concept that ten percent of the people in the world know the truth of existence, and those elites and their agents opt to keep eighty-five percent of the world in ignorance and under their controlling thumb; the remaining five percent are those who know the truth and are determined to enlighten the eighty-five percent. The Nation of Gods and Earths teaches that Black people are the original people of the planet Earth, and therefore they are the fathers ("Gods") and mothers ("Earths") of civilization. The Nation teaches that Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabet, a set of principles created by Allah the Father, is the key to understanding humankind's relationship to the universe. The Nation does not believe in a god but instead teaches a form of Apotheosis, that the Asiatic Blackman is God and his proper name is "Allah", the Arabic word for "God". Watch the episode here Watch Laz tell all of the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

Mark is joined by NYC veteran lyricist and acclaimed filmmaker Tom Gist. The Dipset affiliate has recently seen his highly regarded indie film Better Days added to Amazon Prime, where it's been receiving the proverbial streamer bump. We discuss the film, the lack of support an artist receives from those around them, meeting Cam'ron, A-Mafia and how he's doing, making music with our own St. Laz, Gist's upcoming music projects, attempting to battle Big L, almost signing with Ma$e, & his opinion on some of his classic mixtapes, & legendary Harlem albums. He also announces an unexpected collaborative project that made Mark truly happy to find out about it. Watch the episode here Stream Better Days on Amazon

Mark is joined by NYC veteran lyricist and acclaimed filmmaker Tom Gist. The Dipset affiliate has recently seen his highly regarded indie film Better Days added to Amazon Prime, where it's been receiving the proverbial streamer bump. We discuss the film, the lack of support an artist receives from those around them, meeting Cam'ron, A-Mafia and how he's doing, making music with our own St. Laz, Gist's upcoming music projects, attempting to battle Big L, almost signing with Ma$e, & his opinion on some of his classic mixtapes, & legendary Harlem albums. He also announces an unexpected collaborative project that made Mark truly happy to find out about it. Watch the episode here Stream Better Days on Amazon

Mark is joined by NYC veteran lyricist and acclaimed filmmaker Tom Gist. The Dipset affiliate has recently seen his highly regarded indie film Better Days added to Amazon Prime, where it's been receiving the proverbial streamer bump. We discuss the film, the lack of support an artist receives from those around them, meeting Cam'ron, A-Mafia and how he's doing, making music with our own St. Laz, Gist's upcoming music projects, attempting to battle Big L, almost signing with Ma$e, & his opinion on some of his classic mixtapes, & legendary Harlem albums. He also announces an unexpected collaborative project that made Mark truly happy to find out about it. Watch the episode here Stream Better Days on Amazon

In this episode, Mark is joined by Ty Hill, the host of the wildly successful Cards Face Up Podcast, and a lively Hip-Hop debate ensues. We discuss if whether or not 2 Chainz & Gucci Mane can rap, are The Migos talented, Tupac being fake with a plan, whether or not Jay-Z stole Young Chris's style, Ty's teaching career, our shows, if Byrdgang's N.O.E. is the best rapper in Baltimore history, the morality of correctional officers who adapt a kingpin personality for rap, could Motown have ever been a successful rap label and a ton more. Watch the show here Ty Hill's linktr.ee Follow Mark Waldo Ward on IG. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here.

After Laz immersed himself into The 5% Nation wholeheartedly, he became a devout student of the religion's teachings. In this episode, he continues to break down the science of the white man The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE) or the Five Percenters, is a cultural movement influenced by Islam founded in 1964 in Harlem Members of the group call themselves Allah's Five Percenters, which reflects the concept that ten percent of the people in the world know the truth of existence, and those elites and their agents opt to keep eighty-five percent of the world in ignorance and under their controlling thumb; the remaining five percent are those who know the truth and are determined to enlighten the eighty-five percent. The Nation of Gods and Earths teaches that Black people are the original people of the planet Earth, and therefore they are the fathers ("Gods") and mothers ("Earths") of civilization. The Nation teaches that Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabet, a set of principles created by Allah the Father, is the key to understanding humankind's relationship to the universe. The Nation does not believe in a god but instead teaches a form of Apotheosis, that the Asiatic Blackman is God and his proper name is "Allah", the Arabic word for "God". Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

After Laz immersed himself into The 5% Nation wholeheartedly, he became a devout student of the religion's teachings. In this episode, he continues to break down the science of the white man The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE) or the Five Percenters, is a cultural movement influenced by Islam founded in 1964 in Harlem Members of the group call themselves Allah's Five Percenters, which reflects the concept that ten percent of the people in the world know the truth of existence, and those elites and their agents opt to keep eighty-five percent of the world in ignorance and under their controlling thumb; the remaining five percent are those who know the truth and are determined to enlighten the eighty-five percent. The Nation of Gods and Earths teaches that Black people are the original people of the planet Earth, and therefore they are the fathers ("Gods") and mothers ("Earths") of civilization. The Nation teaches that Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabet, a set of principles created by Allah the Father, is the key to understanding humankind's relationship to the universe. The Nation does not believe in a god but instead teaches a form of Apotheosis, that the Asiatic Blackman is God and his proper name is "Allah", the Arabic word for "God". Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

After Laz immersed himself into The 5% Nation wholeheartedly, he became a devout student of the religion's teachings. In this episode he breaks down the science of the white man The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE) or the Five Percenters, is a cultural movement influenced by Islam founded in 1964 in Harlem Members of the group call themselves Allah's Five Percenters, which reflects the concept that ten percent of the people in the world know the truth of existence, and those elites and their agents opt to keep eighty-five percent of the world in ignorance and under their controlling thumb; the remaining five percent are those who know the truth and are determined to enlighten the eighty-five percent. The Nation of Gods and Earths teaches that Black people are the original people of the planet Earth, and therefore they are the fathers ("Gods") and mothers ("Earths") of civilization. The Nation teaches that Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabet, a set of principles created by Allah the Father, is the key to understanding humankind's relationship to the universe. The Nation does not believe in a god but instead teaches a form of Apotheosis, that the Asiatic Blackman is God and his proper name is "Allah", the Arabic word for "God". Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

St. Laz uncharacteristically went live to discuss GenPop on YouTube. He doesn't limit the conversation to the show, he discusses his music career, the music he likes, Dr. York, spending time in New Jersey, copping weed in Dyckman, reentering the community post-incarceration, and much more. St. Laz is a veteran NYC rapper who has been on MTV, BET, & had several songs in rotation on Hot 97. He's collaborated with almost every prominent artist over generations, from Styles P to recent hit songs with Gunna & Roddy Rich. Before all that, however, Laz served a six-year prison sentence, followed by a few parole violations. His journey took him from Rikers Island to correctional institutions throughout the New York State Department of Corrections. He served time at some of the worse facilities, including Comstock, Ft. Greene, Franklin, & more. In this show Laz will bring you the unfiltered truth of what really goes on inside of "correctional facilities" and he holds nothing back. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes disturbing, and always memorable, Laz will tell you just how barbaric, unnecessary, and damaging mass incarceration is, from the inmates, their families, all the way to the overpoliced communities the cycles begin in. Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

Mark is again joined by Super Facts favorite Nina Chanel. The Alabama artist discusses her new song "Thumbing", living in Alabama, how she deals with days that she's not feeling it, Coming 2 America, the Lil Nas X controversy, mental health, & a lot more. The woman is unquestionably sharp, she's quickly becoming one of our favorite guests. Like Nina Chanel on FB & watch Nina's new video "Thumbing" www.iamninachanel.com Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Follow Mark Waldo Ward on IG Follow The Super Facts Show on IG

Tre Hoover is one of those rare artists that bring innovation into music by pushing the game to a brand new level with his genre combining music style. He calls his style VibeStar, a disparate combination of genres. His new song "IDK" is certainly a unique, melodic, & truly original piece of music. Further listening will reveal that he's also extremely proficient at more traditional straight-up rapping. Tre is just different stylistically and with his approach. In the episode, he demonstrates the energy that has his numbers going up and his fan base growing.

In this episode, Laz immerses himself into The 5% Nation wholeheartedly. He even has to go to extreme lengths to protect the lessons. His dedication was so complete that he even earned the respect of a racist correctional officer. The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE) or the Five Percenters, is a cultural movement influenced by Islam founded in 1964 in Harlem Members of the group call themselves Allah's Five Percenters, which reflects the concept that ten percent of the people in the world know the truth of existence, and those elites and their agents opt to keep eighty-five percent of the world in ignorance and under their controlling thumb; the remaining five percent are those who know the truth and are determined to enlighten the eighty-five percent. The Nation of Gods and Earths teaches that Black people are the original people of the planet Earth, and therefore they are the fathers ("Gods") and mothers ("Earths") of civilization. The Nation teaches that Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabet, a set of principles created by Allah the Father, is the key to understanding humankind's relationship to the universe. The Nation does not believe in a god but instead teaches a form of Apotheosis, that the Asiatic Blackman is God and his proper name is "Allah", the Arabic word for "God". Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

Tre Hoover is one of those rare artists that bring innovation into music by pushing the game to a brand new level with his genre combining music style. He calls his style VibeStar, a disparate combination of genres. His new song "IDK" is certainly a unique, melodic, & truly original piece of music. Further listening will reveal that he's also extremely proficient at more traditional straight-up rapping. Tre is just different stylistically and with his approach. In the episode, he demonstrates the energy that has his numbers going up and his fan base growing.

As promised, St. Laz continues to tell the stories of the three Sha's he did time with, who all became his closest comrades. In this episode, we learn of the second Sha, who was ding time for a murder he didn't commit, yet ever told on the actual perpetrator. Being innocent makes your time more difficult by orders of magnitude, and it was no cakewalk for Sha. He even was attacked in the visiting room with a knife while holding his daughter. You won't believe what happens next. Watch Laz tell it here. Watch Laz tell all of the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here. Follow St. Laz on Instagram here. Listen to St. Laz music here.

In this episode, Mark is joined by St.Louis legend T-Dubb-O. One of the few rappers who can battle and write a song, ost consider T-Dubb the greatest lyricist in the history of St. Louis. He's also a deep thinker who is unafraid to discuss difficult issues, such as race relations, poverty, & elites pitting impoverished communities against each other. We discuss all of these things, in one of our most thought-provoking shows yet. Listen to T-Dubb-O's music here. Follow T-Dubb-O on IG