GenPop

GenPop

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

  • Gen Pop Recap (The Music Episode)
    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.
    Cashapp Donations: $genpopfam
    34 min
  • NY State Prison Franklin: Booty Banditry Gone Bad
    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.
    13 min
  • The Lessons: Population Control
    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".
    14 min
  • Quick Bites: Prison Workouts
    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.
    8 min
  • GenPop (Recap Podcast) 5
    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.
    19 min
  • Brooklyn Legacy: The Biggie Tape Shooting
    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
    21 min
  • NY State Prison Oneida: The West Indian Vs. Netas Race Riot
    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.
    27 min
  • I Got Jumped By The Whole M.O.P. (Brooklyn Legacy)
    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.
    23 min
  • NY State Prison: Caught With The Lessons (The Third Sha)
    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.
    22 min
  • The Lessons: The Science Of The White Man Pt. 2
    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.
    11 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.