GenPop

GenPop

By St. Laz (Host) Mark Waldo Ward (Co-Host)Society & CultureDocumentaryTrue CrimePersonal Journals
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GenPop episodes

  • #TBT J-Hood On 2018 'Savages' Collab Album With Yukmouth
    J-Hood joins the show for this #TBT episode where we discuss his joint album "Savages" with Yukmouth. We discuss how he met Yukmouth, how familiar he was with his music at the time, when they decided to record a project together, working with legends like Dru Down & Keak Da Sneak, how nice Yuk is lyrically, how Godfather from the extended Mobb Deep family came to be on the project & more.
    Watch the episode HERE
    Stream Yukmouth & J-Hood Savages HERE
    9 min
  • Luce Cannon On Wack 100 Diss Song, Introducing Nipsey Hussle To YG, & More
    Luce Cannon came on the show to discuss the reason behind his new song Cook Out (Wack I know Your Bitch Ass Ain't Talking) and a lot more. Among the topics we cover is him growing up with Nipsey Hussle, being locked up with YG, introducing them to each other, being in a Cheerios commercial, producing for Nas, Rihanna, & 50 Cent, & his upcoming songs with Offset, Miley Cyrus, & other notables.
    Watch the episode HERE
    Follow Luce Cannon on IG HERE
    Watch/Stream "Cook Out (Wack I know Your Bitch Ass Ain't Talking)" HERE
    57 min
  • I Hate Crack (Brooklyn Legacy)
    Being released from prison presents ex-convicts with problems that are truly incomprehensible for those who haven't experienced them. Daily. Couple that with one of the most (by design) addictive drugs in history and you have this particularly gut-wrenching tale.
    Watch the episode here
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    32 min
  • Cybertron: The Decepticon Headquarters (Brooklyn Legacy)
    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."
    49 min
  • A GenPop Conversation
    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.
    54 min
  • NY State Prison Greene: PopaJock Vs. The Muslims
    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.
    22 min
  • Laz The Human (GenPop Recap)
    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.
    54 min
  • Rikers Island Legends: Wise Gets Revenge
    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.
    16 min
  • NY State Prison Franklin: The Most Embarrassing Thing That Ever Happened
    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.
    13 min
  • On The Run For Murder At 17 (Brooklyn Legacy)
    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.
    29 min

About GenPop

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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.