GenPop

GenPop

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

  • NY State Prison Franklin: Secret Lives & Prison Protocol
    After being kicked out of Camp Gabriel, Laz returns to Franklin, where he finds the environment somewhat changed. In prison, everything isn't always what it seems, but what's done in the dark will eventually see the light. After Laz finds out that one of his former associates hasn't been living up to the values he's espousing, he has an emotional confrontation with him. What follows is a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse of the secret lives of prisoners and the protocols of prison life.
    Watch Laz tell it here.
    Follow St. Laz on Instagram here.
    Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop podcast The Super Facts Show here.
    Listen to St. Laz music here.
    Watch Laz tell ALL of the stories here.
    18 min
  • Rikers Island Legends: That Time The Real 50 Cent Got Stabbed
    The Rikers Island Legend series continues with Se'Quan detailing the time he got into a jailhouse knife fight with a group of fifty Puerto Ricans from the Bronx. Alongside him, he only had 3 comrades; one of which was the legendary 50 Cent (who inspired the rapper's name.) During the fight 50 was stabbed, resulting in a punctured lung. If you want to hear what led up to the fight, click the link below.
    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.
    15 min
  • Rikers Island Legends: Saquan (Fort Greene) on Digging Pockets, Beef With Marcy Projects, C-74 Robberies, & Murder Mod 9
    In this episode, Laz reconnects with Fort Greene's Saquan for another episode of the Rikers Island Legend series. They go over unbelievable moments in Rikers Island history including the C-74 Murder Mod, violent robberies, the Fort Greene vs. Marcy Projects feud, and the art of digging pockets.
    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 Gabriel: Laz Get's Kicked Out Of The Prison
    In this episode, Laz recounts how his stay at Camp Gabriel ended after he was assigned to a bitterly cold Lake Placid work detail, overseen by the guard who didn't like him. The guard in question sported a tattoo of a Black child in a noose. After a dispute on the "job" site almost turned deadly, Laz is met by a fleet of guards upon his return to the jail.
    Watch Laz tell it 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.
    18 min
  • Rikers Island Legends: Saquan (Parts 2 & 3)
    St. Laz continues the Rikers Island Legend series, as Saquan returns for parts two and three. From violence to guards ignoring it; you won't believe that this could happen in an American jai (AND STILL DOES.) In fact, these stories are so sensitive that often the guest's face won't be shown on the video & occasionally we'll be altering their voice.
    Saquan details a series of conflicts between Ft. Greene & Marcy, both housing projects in Brooklyn, shoeshine beef, & the art of digging pockets.
    Watch Laz tell Part 2 here & Part 3 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 Gabriel: Beefing With Guards, Work Release Break-Ins, The Hip-Hop Commission, & Commissary Burglaries,
    The craziness of Camp Gabriel continues with the formation of the Hip-Hop Commission (with manifestos,) inmates committing burglaries in and outside of the compound, & Laz's personal contentiousness with an overzealous guard escalates. The episode concludes with some snippets from the Rikers Island Legend series & The Super facts Show.
    Watch Laz tell it live 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.
    26 min
  • Rikers Island Legends: Saquan (Part 1)
    In GenPop Laz won't only tell his own stories. The content is so sensitive that the show's guest won't reveal his identity, but he holds nothing back. From attempted murders to jailhouse heroin use, you won't believe what you are about to hear.
    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.
    14 min
  • GenPop (Recap Podcast) 3
    In this episode of our GenPop Recap podcast, we discuss the past week's Camp Gabriel series. Highlights include extra details about the Muslim extortion ring, the inmate who escaped to attempt to murder his wife, another inmate who had a gun in the prison, a potential attempted murder of the wrong person, inmates on work crews breaking into vacation homes in the area, The Broke Ass Mob, 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.
    Follow Mark Waldo Ward on IG
    Follow The Super Facts Show on IG
    27 min
  • NY State Prison Gabriel: The Broke Ass Mob
    As Laz becomes familiar with Camp Gabriel he joins a work crew that leaves the facility and goes out into the community to cut wood and prune trees. When they had guards who would only let them sing, they sang old slave spirituals. Unfortunately, this (as is typical,) didn't pay much, and Laz and his friends were often hungry at night. The only way to eat was with extra food purchased from the commissary, or the (rare for Camp Gabriel) occasional care package. Laz's friend soon began extorting other inmates, calling themselves the "Broke Ass Mob". It began with pointed complaints of hunger when other inmates were cooking at night, which resulted in the B.A.M. getting tossed plates or food. Soon it resulted in the dorm banding together and ensuring Laz and his compadres stayed with something extra to eat.
    Watch Laz tell it 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
  • NY State Prison Gabriel: An Inmate Escapes, A Dirty Guard, & Building 37
    In this episode, St. Laz regales us with more of the hard-edged shenanigans at Camp Gabriel. There's an escape, a dirty guard, and Laz gets sent to the dreaded 37 building. He finishes the show with a clip from The Super Facts Show where we discuss if Jay-Z will ever make a great album again.
    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

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.