About this episode

The episode discusses gang violence, a criminal trial, police misconduct, and the music industry.

Straight Politicking episode 95 Alex Alonso and Munchie B with guest ODM Slim discuss: The hosts dissect a 129-count indictment targeting the 59 Brims set in New York, tracing the gang's geographical evolution from Los Angeles and San Diego to the East Coast. Turning to Washington D.C., the discussion examines local drug kingpins, federal prison car structures, and the realities of high-stakes prison yard debts. The conversation then transitions to Tory Lanez’s criminal trial, his ongoing appeals, his prison conditions, and his father's public defense. They debate Jay-Z’s 2026 Roots Picnic performance, analyzing his direct lyrical jabs at Lanez and the overall stability of Roc Nation. Moving into local news, the panel reacts to newly released dash camera footage documenting a controversial September 2025 cop-on-cop shooting inside a Pasadena police parking garage. They analyze emerging June 2026 witness testimony that forced the department to reopen the investigation and place more officers on leave. The panel strongly condemns the officers' reckless behavior and the departmental mishandling of firearms as a serious crime rather than simple horseplay. Finally, the episode wraps…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Alonso, Munchie B

Guest: ODM Slim

Topics covered

• gang violence
• criminal trials
• local news
• police misconduct
• music industry
• podcasting ethics

Keywords

• 59 Brims
• Tory Lanez
• Jay-Z
• Pasadena shooting
• podcasting ethics
• Roc Nation
• drug kingpins
• prison conditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roc Nation

Places: Brooklyn, Washington D.C., Pasadena

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