We are now in a post neo-colonial era. I said I was well and just taking it one day at a time. And free here means free to determine our own destiny, free to develop our own productive forces to meet our needs as a nation, free to be ourselves for our own benefit and of course free of mind-warping genocidal violence perpetrated against our nationals from the cradle to the grave. I too was still talking after the shooting. He can be reached at blockreportradio@gmail.com. How would they then justify all of this concrete and steel erected in this sleepy little logger town? People just assume that he closed off because of the stories that they hear about him or whatever, but Ive never had nothing but love from him, he said. The writing, like before, was in clumsy stick fashion. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Then they said I had a dirty test. From Kody Scott to Monster to Sanyika Shakur: The Life and Transformation of an L.A. Scott's son was pragmatic about the arc of his father's life. Scott, who changed his name to Sanyika Shakur marking his rebirth and the end of his gang career, had a complex life. Any false teeth, dentures, or partials? Lon Bing, a fashion model turned journalist, was the first writer to bring Scott to the attention of the world beyond L.A. in her 1991 book about gang life, Do or Die. Sunday Morning . The Guards in Palm Hall dont wear the usual uniform; they floss around the block in army green jumpsuits, spear-proof flak jackets, and combat boots. In his first few days in prison, Suge Knight confided in fellow convict Sanyika Shakur (a.k.a. Thats like butterflies, said Skipp Townsend, a former gang member, now a community activist who works with 2nd Call, a community based organization that serves high-risk individuals. Gang Member" what is the professor's family members name? From there, they began sending letters back and forth. Thats bullshit. (LogOut/ JR: What does being New Afrikan mean to you, and why did you choose this ideology? Man, said Suge, swaggering in an attempt to look comfortable, this shit is hectic.. I asked the police for another one, but they never came back. The police officer who finally caught Britain's once most-wanted man Michael Sams after he murdered one woman and held another hostage in 1991 and 1992 has revealed chilling details about his arrest. And we were armed. He never drives it, thoug. Anyway, we rollin; everything is tight. He was bald and had brown eyes, his height was 5ft 9ins (1.75m) and he weighed around 165lbs (75kgs). 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This audio is from Part 1 of Monster Kody Scott interview on Kev Mac Videos youtube channel. Early last year, the two talked about starting a podcast together that would detail their upbringing, their fall-out and eventual reconnection, but Smith struggled to get in contact with Scott, who was "always on the go.". This guy was a loyal guy [and] a hell of a rider, just charismatic and a person you love to be around.. In other words, we overstood that we were still oppressed but we were attempting to use outdated tools that no longer corresponded to the circumstances to get free. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The Peoples Minister of Information JR is associate editor of the Bay View, author of Block Reportin and filmmaker of Operation Small Axe and Block Reportin 101, available, along with many more interviews, at www.blockreportradio.com. Its the underdog story. I could quote George, Robert Williams, Huey and Malcolm, but I couldnt make coherent sense of 86 Amerika. Monster Kody: an interview wit author Sanyika Shakur. Id read that he had no vest on and then saw a photo in VIBE to substantiate this fact. Pac was upset about that. He got his nickname as a 13-year-old gang member when he beat and stomped a robbery victim until he was disfigured. And heres the thing: Well, once Id been captured by a joint effort of U.S. marshals, FBI and LAPD, this guy recanted his story and said hed lied, and this and that. I asked how he was doing so far. Suge was in his cage; I was in mine. Sanyika: Its the same as George said, the same as Sundiata Acoli posited, and the same as Owusu Yaki Yakubu pointed out: The Prison Movement must serve as a relevant part of the overall National Independence Movement by utilizing its capacity to teach, research, develop and produce able minded cadres for struggle. The old Prison Movement came from organizations and formations on the street: the Black Panther Party, the Black Liberation Army, the African Peoples Party, the Nation of Islam etc. I didnt overstand nation then, but I overstood that we were a distinct people. Wed all seen the black 500 droptop. See, I started bangin in the mid 70s, so the vapors or the residue of the Black Liberation Movement were still palpable. I always [saw] pops. Our demands are not irrational. He's a best-selling author whose life story is about to be turned into a movie. This entails being free from capitalism, imperialism and colonialism. Lateral warfare has always served the system. Straight crazy. Background. We know that they are not going to put the citizens in here, not to any real degree anyway. From there, they began sending letters back and forth. I was sent straight back here to the Bay. Dont you know, he told me that I could have all of his songs for thirty thousand dollars if I just got him out of jail? Mad Bone stands near a poster remembrance at a vigil for Kody Scott, a former L.A. Crips gang member, in South Los Angeles. You know who did it? Suge said, grittin his teeth. I had no real comprehension. Still didnt get that necklace, though. The curious life of Monster Kody Scott was soon to emerge as a cautionary tale of redemption and the relentless tug of gang life. Plus, I got his mother a house. He was eventually arrested and sentenced to prison . Yeah, well, when I was a criminal movin with the street organization, I had a nascent overstanding about us being essentially one people. Thats the answer and the ample proof. So the empire, the capitalist-imperialist, was yet again morphing to live by implementing a neo-colonial system of Civil Rights and integration, and the Black Liberation Movement rejected that. He fell silent, as it overwhelmed by the rush of memories. Im losing weight. I had an ill notion about what we were trying to get free from, and, further, to get free to? Lon Bing, a fashion model turned journalist, was the first to bring Monster Kody to the attention of the world beyond South Centralin a book about gangs called Do or Die.She became the woman . Sanyika: I had the very fortunate lot of knowing Tookie personally. Im gonna get the engine and all that chromed up. Sanyika: This answer flows right from the point I was just making about how to study and then having the corresponding material available to make coherent sense of what one has and is experiencing. Gang Member helped to turn around his life in prison.. Out on the street, Id heard that Suge was on some Piru shit. But in here, neither his wealth nor my reputation mattered. Aint no off switch on national oppression ever. We start takin heavy hits. I was a bit apprehensive preparing for our first meeting. He took his cap and [turned] it around to the side like the way a kid whos trying to look tough will and he crossed his eyes and stuck the tip of his tongue outside of his mouth and he said, Scary huh? Bing recalled. With Tookie, it was a national message, and its a testament to the weakness of our forces that we allow such blatant acts of murder to happen to our nationals. And finally through Crossroad: A New Afrikan Captured Combatant Newsletter.. This way wed be next to one another for at least three hours a week. Gangs are not inducting and recruiting the average eleven year old boy. A few hours later, Tupac was shot dead at 11:15 p.m. in a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip. We found ourselves stumbling blindly around the issues. The book, which followed his journey from violence toward transcendence, arrived at a time when much of America outside L.A. and New York City was still unaware of gang culture. Sanyika: Again, like Tookie, I have the pleasure to know Dhanifu personally a beautiful Brother and a fierce opponent to oppression. For some of us, there just aint no sunshine. No, its like Che said, Go on, cowards. Monster Kody was an activist and author who was the founder of the Northern 83G Crips in Los Angeles, California. But you see, that material had been written at a particular time to deal with a particular set of circumstances, you dig? 40 Glock up on yo block Headshot / Chestplate gettin blown when tha 9 Knocks / , Im already unstable, I get some cognac n a blunt, I get offgimme a pill and someone gone. When we met the following week, Suges jumpsuit was fitting slightly looser. So when opportunities present themselves, such as with Dhanifu and this weapons charge, the enemy will swoop in and take full advantage of any given situation. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. To be a New Afrikan is to be guided by the New Afrikan Declaration of Independence, the New Afrikan Creed, and the Code of Umoja and the Nguzo Saba. He was a member of the Los Angeles -based Eight Tray Gangster Crips. JR: What were some of the books you studied? Do you think that the government targets conscious street leaders and why? Friends say the fugitives inclusion is unjustified. The following matches and events are advertised for Tuesday's NXT Roadblock edition of NXT on USA Network.-Roxanne Perez vs. Meiko . Its a genocidal tactic utilized by law enforcement to keep the Natives in line. Of all the little young kids out here, he chose me.. Cooper, who joined the gang at age 13, said Scott took him and other recruits to the gun range, where he shared street game with them. Newman, 71, has presided over the high-profile trial . After years of moving up the gang ranks and then being shipped to prison for crimes like possession of an assault rifle, Scott decided to trade in his gang career, convert to Islam and strive to dissuade other youth from joining gangs. Despite his promising career in Hollywood his memoir was discussed as a possible film by Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua, which never materialized Scott wound up being placed on L.A.s most wanted list for allegedly stealing a car, a potential third strike that would carry a long prison term, and living at an Oceanside homeless encampment. We were equals, and thats how I approached him. Sanyika: When I first came to the kamps in 1985, I couldnt really read, perhaps on a fifth grade level. JR: How successful was the Pelican Bay hunger strike? This one, however, has brought greater attention and some indignation. While in prison, he wrote the frighteningly authentic memoir Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. I asked just to see where hed go with it. There's a video on it with info minds and kevmac, This was von before von actually he was worst then von but still, And its funny a couple months ago i did a poll asking the sub who they thought was more savage between Monster Kody and King Von and suprisingly King Von won. You seen all his jewelry, right? I felt Suge was changing the subject again. Weve been shouting from under here since 1989. TwitterStanding in shackles and a beige prison jumpsuit, the once prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh continued to claim he was innocent Friday as a judge slammed him as a "monster" whose conduct was worse than many offenders who got the death penalty.Judge Clifton Newman sentenced Murdaugh to life in prison for the June 7, 2021, murders of his wife Maggie and son Paulbut not . This was the guy that comes in, hes ready to play all day. My mind was racing. Before Id be unarmed. The two had grown up in the same neighborhood and knew each others families, but when Smith joined a rival gang, Rollin Sixties, they became enemies. My mom was probably at home taking care of all the business [and] getting on our behind, he comes in, he wants to play, crack jokes, tickle, play fight, things like that.. UPDATED AEW Revolution 2023 Full Match Card At that stage, in 86 in San Quentin, I just thought revolution was physical violence. (LogOut/ Scott is photographed shirtless on the books cover with dark shades and a MAC-10. This was an opportunity theyd been waiting for, and so they said I beat this guy up and took his car. JR: When you were in the streets gang bangin, what brought you into political consciousness? Its like man, my stomach gets jittery because we have no idea what Kody is going to do.. After the cages were secured with Yale padlocks, the handcuffs were removed. I knew Id be able to extract some inside information on Makavelis shooting. Man, he said, exhaling a tremendous amount of air, this whole thing is a trip. This is an interview Orlando Anderson and his lawyer Renee L. Campbell did with Sanyika Shakur for VIBEs December 1997 Issue. Townsend's schoolmate told Scott he had a stomachache and was just trying to get home. These thoughts ran through my head before i met the man. Sanyika: In 2006, I was put on the FBIs Most Wanted list, the LAPDs Top Ten Most Wanted List, and became a fugitive with a $50,000 bounty on my head. Im only allowed 10 books at a time. January 13, 2020. Monster Kody aka Sanyika Shakur Beyond Hate ( 1991 Exclusive) Street Gangs Watch on The last time I had seen Makaveli was in April of 1996 during the vidoe shoot for the X-rated version of "How Do U Want It.". But within the last year, he was working on another book and in talks with a streaming service about adapting his story and launching a podcast, said Leo "Pretty Boy" Smith, a former gang rival who planned to cohost the podcast. We all appreciate your work, Brotha. When the time is right we will talk. The first book that I read on my book list after I decided to consciously educate myself to be a part of the movement was Sanyika Shakurs Monster in the mid-90s. A well-known gang banger in the 1970s, Scott remarkably.