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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

After an almost violent knife confrontation with some adversaries at an earlier point of his sentence, Laz was transferred to another prison. While there he learned that the gentlemen in question had been spreading false rumors about him. While he was at Gabriel, Laz ran into one of them again. He decided to take matters into his own hands, on movie night. After his comrade arranges a set-up outside after the show, Laz has second thoughts when he realizes that they plan to kill his adversary....

While at Gabriel (or incarcerated in general,) Laz stopped 5 inmates from using box cutters on another inmate. He then tells about the guards' sickeningly racist response to the O.J. Simpson verdict. The show finishes with an excerpt from The Super Facts Show, which Laz hosts with Mark Waldo Ward. 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.

In prison, even the most innocuous activity can quickly turn violent. During a game of pool, Laz witnessed it transform into something else. 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.

First Laz clears up some details about Comstock, including the first time he tried Jack Mack. After leaving Comstock, Laz went to Clinton to await his classification for prison assignment. After a spine-chillingly ominous warning from a guard, Laz has to wait to find out where he'll be going, but first, he finds out unexpectedly he has to do ten days in the box. Fortunately, since there wasn't any room in solitary, Laz did the ten days in a regular cell block. From there Laz relates the...

These stories are just breathtaking. Can you imagine being in a prison hostage situation? The adrenaline, all synapses firing, flight or fight fully activated. Perhaps an opportunity for someone to retaliate against you without consequence for a perceived slight. Do you actively oppose the guards? Are you concerned with getting more time? You won't believe what Laz went through in this unforgettable episode. Watch Laz tell it here Watch Laz tell the stories here. Listen to Laz's Hip-Hop...

In this episode, we go over Laz's recent GenPop episodes. We discuss being in solitary confinement, what goes through your head when you're forced to fight, becoming institutionalized, if guards get involved in inmate conflict, spending Christmas in prison, Comstock's mice infestation, and when Laz witnessed a "Scared Straight" type program touring his cell block. Watch the episode here. Subscribe to St. Laz on YouTube Listen to St. Laz's music here. The Super Facts Network

In this episode, Laz tells us what happened at Comstock when he finally came face to face with someone who could only be described as an enemy. Watch Laz tell it here.

While in New York State's Comstock Correctional Facility, Laz once had a confrontation in the shower that led him to avoid such situations in the future. 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 edition of Laz Rants, Laz discusses the history of his group Pottersfield, Rikers Island in the eighties, & Brownsville. Watch Laz tell it here. Listen to St. Laz music