And luckily for me, I had cats around me who were interested in growth and development, on an intellectual level. VIP AUDIO 3/2 - PWT Impact Pod: Darrin Lilly discusses go-home show, a brutal X Division Monster's Ball match, No Surrender, more (21 min.) This guy was a loyal guy [and] a hell of a rider, just charismatic and a person you love to be around.". It is to have allegiance to the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika and to struggle to establish our sovereignty beyond contradiction. Sanyika, now a free man, reveals what Suge told him really happened the night Tupac was shot. One cant be disenfranchised, if youve never been enfranchised, feel me? I had no real comprehension. etc. We talkin bout this and that when all of a sudden, boom, boom, boom, boom! The razor broke. The U.S. government is the tool used by the ruling class to administer its business, America Inc. Overstanding it this way, we can see clearly that Tookie, like Tupac, like Eazy E, like George Jackson, like Malcolm and Martin and countless others, was bad for business. These killings, public and obvious as they are, serve as psychological demonstrations to keep the masses traumatized against struggle. From there, they began sending letters back and forth. This description may be from another edition of this product. When the Black Liberation Movement, however, was defeated, collapsing first from its own weaknesses and then from the weight of the states blows COINTELPRO, counter-insurgency etc. 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.". Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 - June 6, 2021), [1] [2] also known by his former street moniker Monster or Monster Kody, was an American author and former gang member. And what I mean by that is if a day goes by and you havent learned nothing a new word, a new location on the map, made a new breakthrough in old thinking or thought of and put into practice new ways of realizing it then by and large you have wasted a day. Monster Kody opens up with a freestyle rap only to be surprised when Joe Rocc Head from Santana Blocc Compton Crips and my partner Baby Smac walk in unexpectedly. This one, however, has brought greater attention and some indignation. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. We used to close up 662 at twelve, lock the doors, and give out free drinks and just get our freak on!, He was the happiest he said hes ever been. Thats the answer and the ample proof. According to social media reports from people who knew him. I was 11 when I was sponsored in. Even when he ran off with my mothers .25 automatic and my mother was chasing me around about it. Source: http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=305382.0, Haki Kweli Shakur ATC NAPLA NAIM MOI 4-22-53 ADM 2018 Free Sanyika Shakur. Im not trying to romanticize it or anything, but we thought we were like the Panthers; I mean that in the sense that we were outlaws. Imagine that. After all, Id seen men in and our of prison actually tremble when speaking about him. It has to, in order to continue to exist. We had a small hunger strike in 2001, but it wasnt well coordinated; however, it caught some attention. What does Kody take with him after climbing out of a window at his mother's house in the chapter "The Juvenile Tank?" a gun The Professor mentioned that he has a family member that is in the book "Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. This 7-minute interview is a snippet of . befriended rapper Tupac Shakur and wrote a 1993 memoir called "Monster: The . I knew that one day I wanted to be able express myself as articulately as the two of them. Prisoners whod been traversing the corridor just prior to our exit from Segregated Housing Unit edged closer to the yellow wall while stealing glimpses in our direction. He can be reached at blockreportradio@gmail.com. We know that they are not going to put the citizens in here, not to any real degree anyway. JR: Can you tell us a little bit about the case you are locked up on now? "40 Glock up on yo block Headshot / Chestplate gettin blown when tha 9 Knocks / ". Of course, 12 years before the U.S. government opened Guantanamo Bay for so-called enemy combatants, California opened Pelican Bay for threats to institutional security. No charges, no rules, violations, no crimes all politics. Bing remembers him being an avid reader whom she considered intelligent and someone who could easily hold his own when they playfully traded insults. We were in what George called the riot stage of rebellion. So we touched him up a bit, you know. 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. M.O.I. Constructed in 1941, Chino is not simply a prison but a complex of many prisons. Crip gang member monster kody full interview 1993 Vinmoonsu 792K views 5 years ago A day in LA with Watts Riderz mc WATTS RIDERZ MC 6.3K views 5 months ago Best Mob Documentary Angelooch1. 60 Minutes: Monster Kody - Interview (1993) - YouTube 60 Minutes: Monster Kody - Interview (1993) 4 views Jun 29, 2022 0 Dislike Share Save MOBFAX 46.7K subscribers 60 Minutes: Monster Kody -. Twelve years before the U.S. government opened Guantanamo Bay for so-called enemy combatants, California opened Pelican Bay for threats to institutional security. No charges, no rules, violations, no crimes all politics. So with me its ideological, theoretical and philosophical studies. Includes interview with Birdie Scott, his mother. M.O.I. He was named as a top ten gang members in 2007 and sentenced to six years in 2008. January 09, 2020. Gang Member, which was published in 1993. Before my honorable discharge from the Eight Tray Gangster Crips (when i was known as Monster Kody), I had rund up a karmic debt myself-which i repaid during many years behind bars-but the poetic justice of Suges fate seemed even more profound. 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 . It appears Scott died of natural causes and not foul play, though the cause of death has yet to be determined, Bussey said. And directly dissing dead people. What did Disney actually lose from its Florida battle with DeSantis? Change). Still didnt get that necklace, though. Despite his reputation, people closest to him said that they rarely or never saw the Monster side of him. Gang Member, By Sanyika Shakur, a.k.a. Thats noting, replied Suge, his husky voice rising an octave. As a theoretician, my thing is the mechanics of struggle. This man was the CEO of a hundred-and-twenty-five-million dollar company, yet his writing was no better, perhaps even worse, than my seven-year-old sons. Its like man, my stomach gets jittery because we have no idea what Kody is going to do.. 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. After one of his murders, he says, "I felt like a Native American on horseback retreating back to my M.O.I. 46). By the end of our conversation, Suges legendary bravado was gone. Id read that he had no vest on and then saw a photo in VIBE to substantiate this fact. Most prisoners I knew could shower, shave, masturbate, and get their shoes on before the door opened again. Im sure Suge had to go through the same routine: Lift your arms up; stick out your tounge; pull back your ears; lift up your nut sack; bend at the waist; spread your cheeks and cough; lift your right foot; now your left. Gang Member Murderers are, most commonly, not the average eleven year old boy. Besides, we were both in our thirties and had no time for red and blue rivalries. Smith was found not guilty and a decade later, while both he and Scott were in prison, Smith wrote him a letter to congratulate him on his book. Suge. Legendary Crip Co-Founder Monster Kody Dead At 57 Sha Be Allah June 8, 2021 According to several reports on social media, Monster Kody, the legendary co-founder of the notorious Northern 83G. At that stage, in 86 in San Quentin, I just thought revolution was physical violence. They, according to their own pathology, had to murder Tookie. Cali got strong ties to tx tho since the beginning, But what's more crazy is t's speculated that monsters book may have lead to og mack creating the NY UBN. As the guards gear suggests, the Hole has seen its share of warfare. A well-known gang banger in the 1970s, Scott remarkably became a motivational speaker and bestselling author of a 1993 memoir that took a sobering look at gang life in L.A. January 13, 2020. No, its like Che said, Go on, cowards. All the jewelry, the limbo bills, and hotel accommodations were stacked against Makaveli like an advance. I tried to fake it, but the Brothas wasnt letting me off the hook that easy. So I make them 10 count. Sanyika Shakur: Well, first of all, before I even go into answering that, I want to give a clenched fisted salute to you as the minister of information (formerly) for the Prisoners of Conscience Committee. was jst watching this shit yesterday rip monster kody . I knew Id be able to extract some inside information on Makavelis shooting. Send our brother some love and light: Kody Scott (Sanyika Shakur), D-07829, PBSP SHU C7-112, P.O. Well, when I got to San Quentin in January of 86, on the tier was study material from the Black Liberation Movement (BLM), a lot of material from the Black Panther Party, the African Peoples Party, the African Peoples Socialist Party etc. Just the same old bullshit. 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. I had an ill notion about what we were trying to get free from, and, further, to get free to? Meri and Kody recently announced publicly that they are "permanently terminating" their marriage, even though they have not acted like a married couple in years. When the time is right we will talk. Born Kody DeJohn Scott in November 1963 to Birdie Scott, he discovered later that his father was L.A. Rams running back Dick Bass, who died in 2006. In December 1996, Suge came to Palm Hall as i predicted. Never. Plus, how Im sposed to shave and shower in ten minutes? That is, I didnt truly overstand capitalism, imperialism or colonialism. Los Angeles. That is, it is capable of morphing, melding and adapting to most any circumstance. I read that shit and its a great book, actually shows you the inside of of real gangmembers head. We start takin heavy hits. His turbulent life as an Eight Tray Crip was transformed into a remarkable work. During Sunday's episode of the TLC hit, Robyn, 43, had a one-on-one conversation with reunion host Sukanya Krishnan about the current state of husband Kody Brown 's other marriages. 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. And no sooner do we learn its current shape and form, does it shape shift again and continue on. JR: What does being New Afrikan mean to you, and why did you choose this ideology? Who shot him? And why would you still be working on it now? 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. The beast is on all of the time. [Richard Bonin; CBS News. Anyway, we rollin; everything is tight. The next day he replied: A Monster, 'Sister Wives' fans have slammed Kody for his poor treatment of Meri, but Paedon implied that Meri got what she deserved. JR: How successful was the Pelican Bay hunger strike? Its revolutionary nationalism. What tools do we use to get free? as well as these invited letters, communications and exchanges of ideas from inside and out. Age, height and net worth. See, its like this: Who are we New Afrikans, Blacks, African-Americans? 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. LA Eight Trey Gangster Crip OG MONSTER KODY Interview from 1997. last minute of the video he drillin shit, freestyling. I could quote George, Robert Williams, Huey and Malcolm, but I couldnt make coherent sense of 86 Amerika. We are now in a post neo-colonial era. We even had the contest to see who could get the most women to tattoo our name on them. He chuckled at this for a long while. I wrote him a brief letter introducing myself and explaining the politics of the Hole. Thats my best friend, he said, speaking in present tense. I thought wed only need to gather enough people together in order to get free. I respected the reason he was writing, in the same way that I respected the intellect of Tupac Shakur, another thinker from my generation. The curious life of "Monster" Kody Scott was soon to emerge as a cautionary tale of redemption and the relentless tug of gang life. A year or two later, reading through a rap magazine, I saw Sanyikas columns, which turned out to be monthly. This was the staple material Soledad Brothers, Blood in My Eye, Wretched of the Earth and there was the Burning Spear newspaper of the African Socialist Party. Im very intent on making this time in this terrible place work for us and our national liberation struggle. (He told "60 Minutes" in an interview with Steve Croft in 1993 that his godfather was singer Ray Charles, a family friend). Of course I heard about the violence and I also read it in the book, but I never met 'Monster Kody,' said Sanyika Shakur II, 31, Scott's youngest son. A guy who was supposed to be about something was physically disciplined for transgressions in the area, and he defected to the Amerikan Security Forces instead of correcting his behavior. In that sense it was very successful, more so than we had anticipated it would be. Death was always a taboo subject really, Book was crazyread it when it first came out years agoas u read it it, u feel like ur right therecrazy, Thats the nigga that said Ice cube wasnt no gangster just a good rapper, Old head was a true gang banger, the story crazy of why they gave him monster in his name, Not sure. Part 3 of the Monster Kody series with Og Cutes can be seen on Youtube Kev Mac Videos 3.5.3 thanks for listening. A well-known gang banger in the 1970s, Scott remarkably became. I always [saw] pops. The thing is we are re-building now, but its going to take communication, patience and honest, genuine struggle around issues of grave importance. Perhaps the brotha was just stressed out and wrote the letter in haste. This entails being free from capitalism, imperialism and colonialism. Black Power had been turned into Black capitalism; so-called Black nationalism had been twisted into Black community control and other watered down appendages. Oh yeah, we got everything alike, Suge replied. 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 following day he responded with a note that said I should let Death Row do the soundtrack for a movie about my life. And on this day, he had only one side of his head shaved. One day while Scott and Bing were riding in the backseat of a car through the hood, she recalls asking him to show her his "mad dog" face. 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. Scott, who changed his name to Sanyika Shakur marking his rebirth and the end of his gang career, had a complex life. Because in monsters book he mentioned a prison gang the bloods had formed to organize themselves in early 1980s "UBN". One cant be disenfranchised, if youve never been enfranchised, feel me? Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. 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.". 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? Any false teeth, dentures, or partials? While in prison, he wrote the frighteningly authentic memoir Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. When we met the following week, Suges jumpsuit was fitting slightly looser. 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. 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. On the Premiere of the 6th Episode of #KevMacVideos Monster Kody aka Sanyika Shakur born Kody Scott, author and gang historian sits down with Kev Mac Videos in the most anticipated. I aint worried. I expected a harsher Im Suge Knight type of response. It was about action war about being physical and macho, dig? 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. Kailyn Brown is a lifestyle reporter for the Los Angeles Times. 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. 32:31. And yet here we were reading and studying the same material used to combat a particular stage in our continual struggle and trying to apply it in a time that was not appropriate to its science. If you sit around and get hypnotized by the TV, sports or gossip about whos gonna get kicked off of Big Brother or, as Gil Scott Heron said, If Dick finally got down with Jane on Search For Tomorrow, then time is doing you. I knew hed be coming to Palm Hall perhaps even before he did. And we deflected all of that. (He told 60 Minutes in an interview with Steve Croft in 1993 that his godfather was singer Ray Charles, a family friend). Of course, I was never on the run. Never ran. Of course I heard about the violence and I also read it in the book, but I never met Monster Kody, said Sanyika Shakur II, 31, Scotts youngest son. He got his nickname 'Monster Kody' at the age of 13. However this was 86, and by then the BLM as a whole had been defeated. Sanyika: When I first was captured, as I said, there were still remnants of the old Black Liberation Movement around largely publications, periodicals, books etc. The curious life of "Monster" Kody Scott was soon to emerge as a cautionary tale of redemption and the relentless tug of gang life. Straight crazy. Our resistance was lateral within our own class and nation, as opposed to vertically, up against the oppression that held us down. After the cages were secured with Yale padlocks, the handcuffs were removed. They spent $50,000 on paying an informant to tip them off, and I spent $50,000 on attorney fees to avoid a life term. At Scotts request while he was incarcerated, Bing helped him coordinate a toy drive at a local childrens hospital with then 15-year-old Bernard Cooper, a young member of the Eight Tray Gangster Crips. He never drives it, thoug. Kody Scott (Atlantic Monthly Press: $22; 383 pp. 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. Suges entourage was allegedly made up of top-ranking (Blood) Pirus, so why would a Crip pass up all those points to shoot someone who wasnt even a Blood? We gotta keep up. Scott was initiated into the Eight Tray Gangster Crips the day of his sixth-grade graduation at age 11. They just fuckin with me.. Well yeah why would you expect people on here to know what Kody did. You, he answered, indicating Suge with a nod. I was excited to get a letter from Monster Kody, said Cooper, now 49 and running a recovery program for former gang members and felons. Or challenge it and resolve it. A monument of razor wire and cinder block, it stands as one of the tightes maximum-security facilities in southern California. This was an opportunity theyd been waiting for, and so they said I beat this guy up and took his car. I sent him a kite-a letter weighted with soap and tied to a long strip of bedsheet that gets delivered by being thrown from cell to cell-acknowledging receipt of his note and advising him to push the issue of going to general population. Scott is photographed shirtless on the book's cover with dark shades and a MAC-10. Kody shot and assaulted multiple members of the Rollin' 60's, during the early stages of the feud. I had no evidence but had heard that a feud was brewing over contractual matters, including Makavelis firing his lawyer, David Kenner, and his wanting to leave Death Row to start his own label. As real as it can be, this guy was a compassionate guy. The we go on back to my spot, change, and hang out a bit; trying to find some freaks to come to the club. In 1981, Smith was arrested for allegedly shooting Scott. Scotts girlfriend discovered his badly decomposed body in a tent, said Tom Bussey, a public information officer for the Oceanside Police Department. (LogOut/ And they did this in Notes from a New Afrikan POW Journal (Books 1-7), False Nationalism False Internationalism by E. Tani and Kai Sera, Vita Wa Watu: a New Afrikan Theoretical Journal (Books 8-12), Settlers: Mythology of the White Proletariat by J. Sakai. A few hours later, Tupac was shot dead at 11:15 p.m. in a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip. JR: What were some of the books you studied? Townsends schoolmate told Scott he had a stomachache and was just trying to get home.
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