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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.

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.

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, Laz begins detailing the events that led to him gaining knowledge of self through the lessons of The Five-Percent Nation

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.

As the popularity of St. Laz's GenPop web series grows, we've started to get questions, and we begin with a few. Then Laz discusses the impact listening to Tupac & Mobb Deep had on him in prison, The Real 50 Cent getting stabbed, Big Durk (Lil Durk's father,) & a lot more.

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.

Since St. Laz's GenPop series has taken off, many people have discovered that he's had a long run as a successful rapper. He's been on songs with everyone from 50 Cent to 21 Savage, and has new songs with Roddy Rich and Gunna respectively, that are receiving national airplay. He's been in national magazines, released retail projects, been on MTV, BET, & Hot 97. I wanted to shed some light on his accomplishments (which of course he's not satisfied with.)

Watch Laz tell the stories here.

Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here.

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Nothing will help you do your time like music and letters. I couldn't even imagine being locked up when Mobb Deep dropped The Infamous, and around the time Laz also had Tupac's Me Against The World in prison. His observations about the projects were about what the streets were saying but in his situation, it must have resonated more. As always Laz manages to inject a level of dark humor with his trademark effusiveness and unique delivery.

Watch Laz tell it here.

Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here.

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"He was destined to be a leader" might be the best way, to sum up, Big Durk (whose son Lil Durk would rise to worldwide fame.) While doing a federal prison sentence, Big Durk served many years with one of St. Laz's associates, Murdah. Durk was the leader of the Muslim community, eventually helping Murdah to settle down from his violent ways. Before that, they had an incident where they had to punish a fellow Muslim for transgressing against the community, which resulted in the inmate being seriously cut across the face four times. In the episode, Murdah recounts the whole story from start to finish, including a tense fallout.

After returning to Franklin, Laz was met with the same obstacles. Namely, untrustworthy people, violence everywhere, and overzealous guards. He goes in front of the parole board unsuccessfully and is denied release for at least another two years. Things begin to slightly improve when Laz is slipped an early copy of Tupac's "Me Against The World".

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.