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Street TV
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Street TV podcast is hosted by Alex Alonso who has been studying and researching street culture for over 20 years. He has taken interviews from his video platform, re-edited them with some narration and added portions that have never been released. These interviews include gangs members, formerly incarcerated, authors, elected officials, activists, hip-hop artists and other influencers.
Contact: http://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonso
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Murder at the Hollywood Palladium: first Crips go to prison
Jan 19, 202101:43:54Tap to summarizeStreet TV podcast episode 16, Alex Alonso interviews Judson Bacot and Bobby "Big Bob the Hawk" Crear about their experience as first generation Westside Crips in Los Angeles. Although the Crips started on the Eastside by Raymond Washington, it was the Westside Crips making the news headlines in 1972 with the murder of Robert Ballou at the Hollywood Palladium. Judson and Bob were arrested for that murder and became the Crips to ever go to prison for murder. -Video portions of this interview: https://tinyurl.com/y3odhuevEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #MobPiru #BloodAlley #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews
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Blood Alley gang to 1st generation Hoover Park Family
Jan 12, 202101:15:12Tap to summarizeIn Episode 15 of the Street TV podcast, Alex Alonso interviews London "Zel" Carter (b. 1954 -) who was a member of Blood Alley, an old gang from Los Angeles active during the 1960s and perhaps late 1950s. London came into Blood alley in the late 1960s when they were fading out. But by 1969, he transitioned into a new group, the Hoover Park Family. Madd Ronald from Rollin 20s is also included in this interview. -Video portions of this interview (London Carter): https://bit.ly/2MY9a2gEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #MobPiru #BloodAlley #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews
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Studder Box: from Lueders Park Piru to Pueblo Bishop Bloods
Jan 4, 202101:37:55Tap to summarizeAlex Alonso interviews Studder Box from Pueblo Bishop Bloods in episode 14 of the Street TV podcast. Studder Box first got acquainted with street gangs when he was living in Compton in the Lueders Park Piru area, then he moved to the Pueblo Del Rio Housing Projects and became a member of the Pueblo Bishop Bloods. The Pueblos have been around the projects for decades, but Studder Box was from the era that seen the Pueblos become Bloods. -Video portions of this interview (Studder Box): https://bit.ly/3b8FMAb-Video portions of the Twins from Pueblos: https://bit.ly/2X6bxSm-H-Crown documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCrmIrAysOAEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #MobPiru #DeathRowRecords #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews
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CJ from Mob Piru: Death Row Records and the Eastside Pirus
Dec 26, 202001:27:40Tap to summarizeAlex Alonso interviews CJ from Mob Piru in episode 13 of the Street TV podcast. He is an early Mob Piru member from Compton and from the generation that saw Stockton Street Mob morph in Mob Piru around 1977. Also present in the interview is Gangster Nate from Lueders Park Piru and together they talk about the early Eastside Piru history which come out of Lueders Park Piru. And all the other Piru neighborhoods came out of Lueders including Mob, Lime, Elms Lane and Cross Atlantic Piru. Video portions of this interview: httphttps://bit.ly/3aIDp77Email Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #MobPiru #DeathRowRecords #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews
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Donna "Chita" Graham: an Original female Crip
Dec 18, 202000:58:21Tap to summarizeAlex Alonso interviews Donna "Cheeta" Graham in episode 12 of the Street TV podcast. She is an original Crip that came up with Raymond Washington, Craig Craddock, Kevin "Crazy Crip" Williams, Michael "Fastblack" Tobin, Stanley "Tookie" Williams, Gerald "Pistol Pete" Cavitt, Mack Thomas and many other original Crips. Video portions of this interview: https://bit.ly/2K6OOmvEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #DonnaGraham #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews #Q102
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Looney Poo from Acacia Blocc Compton Crips
Dec 12, 202001:26:58Tap to summarizeOn episode 11, Alex Alonso interviews Poo from Acacia Blocc Compton Crip. This audio podcast version of the Poo interview includes an additional 50 minutes of content never released. Poo grew up in Compton and became a member of the Acacia Blocc Compton Crips. In 2007 he was featured in a National Geographic Documentary entitles "LA Gangs Wars." Video portions of this interview: https://bit.ly/37bFExJEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #AcaciaBloccCompton Crips #Poo #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews
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Pretty Boy: From the Eastside to the Westside Rich Rollin' 60s
Dec 4, 202001:49:59Tap to summarizeOn episode 10, Alex Alonso interviews Pretty Boy from Rollin 60s Crip. This audio podcast version of the Pretty Boy interview includes an additional 50 minutes of content never released. In this interview we are driving in his car to visit his childhood home on East 76th Street in South Los Angeles which happens to be right next to Raymond Washington's home. Then we go to his home on the westside when he became a member of the Rolling 60s Crips and we visit his junior high school, Horace Mann, and his High School, Crenshaw High. Video portions of this interview: https://bit.ly/3q6YQ76-Tony Craddock and Lil Perry interview: https://tinyurl.com/y4ypxq3t-Rayshanna Washington interview: https://tinyurl.com/y2wet8cnEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #PrettyBoy #RaymondWashington #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews
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Origin of the Crips in Los Angeles: Raymond Washington & Craig Craddock
Nov 28, 202001:45:02Tap to summarizeOn episode 9, Alex Alonso sits down with Lil Pierre and Tony Craddock who grew up on the Eastside of South Los Angeles with Raymond Washington, the founder of the Crips. Tony's older brother, Craig Craddock is considered co-founder of the Crips with Raymond. Lil Pierre and Tony Craddock explain everything they remember about the early history of the Crips and their direct role in the formation of the Castle Crips. If you remember watching the Pretty Boy interview, he mentions a guy that was Raymond Washington's driver when Pretty Boy was living next to Raymond on 76th Street. That was Pierre. -Video portions of this interview: https://bit.ly/2VoLCVn-Pretty Boy interview: https://bit.ly/3q6YQ76Email Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #CraigCraddock #RaymondWashington #CraigMonson #EastsideCrips #DeathRow #PrettyBoy #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews
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Reggie Wright Jr: Compton Living, Death Row Chronicles and Gangster Rap History
Nov 20, 202001:29:53Tap to summarizeOn episode 8, Alex Alonso sits down with Reggie Wright Jr. who was once a Compton Police officer but then he provided the security for Death Row Records when he started to work for Suge Knight. Reggie Wright talks about growing up in Compton, following his father into the police department and then working for Death Row Records and providing security for Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur and several other artists. Video portions of this interview: https://bit.ly/335dzFT-Cynthia Nunn interview: https://bit.ly/35MyBuw-James "Mob James" McDonald inerview: https://bit.ly/3337A4tEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine#streetTV #gangster #StreetGangs #ReggieWright #DeathRow #SugeKnight #AlexAlonso #AlexAlonsoInterviews
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Skipp Townsend: Gangs & Hustling in the West Adams and Prison
Nov 13, 202001:38:10Tap to summarizeOn episode 7 of the Street TV podcast, Alex Alonso has a conversation with Skipp Townsend and his life growing up on the tough streets of South Los Angeles, joining a gang, become a drug dealing in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and going to prison. Skipp talks about the history of the Avenues click of the Rollin 20s Neighborhood Bloods and the relationships he created with many Crips during his time trafficking cocaine during the 1980s and early 1990s.-Video portions of Skipp Townsend's interview: https://bit.ly/36AySjx-Pretty Boy interview: https://bit.ly/2H1PmZg-Judson Bacot interview: https://bit.ly/35tBIY0-Big Cool interview: https://bit.ly/35slKNVEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoWeb1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storeCall / Text: 323.68one.997nine
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