Breaking News Sanyika Shakur (Monster Kody) Passes Away

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[Lion_Heart]

He evolved from being Monster Kody. His autobiography was a dope read. RIP Sanyika Shakur.

 

[Rainbowdildobuttmonkey]

2021 is a bust, my condolences to his family and loved ones.

 

[Disanthrope]

RIP. Good book

 

[Nobody]

Rip. I still got his book somewhere

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

RIP luckily for him he stayed in jail ..... prolly the reason he lasted this long

 

[illestni99ainne]

Reports are coming in that Sanyika Shakur AKA Monster Kody is reportedly dead at 57. Shakur was a notable member of the Crips gang in Los Angeles who went on to become a motivational speaker and revolutionary thinker.

News of Monster Kody’s death began cropping up on Twitter this afternoon (June 8), most especially with Vince Staples, who has ties with the Crips organization, posting condolences in honor of Shakur. Others began following suit and the news began to spread.

Shakur was born Kody Dejohn Scott on November 13, 1963, and was a member of the Eight Tray Gangster Crips in Los Angles. He earned the name monster after beating up a robbery victim when he was just 13 years old. From there, Shakur was deeply embroiled in gang wars as a member of Eight Tray, which infamously clashed with another set of Crips known as the Rollin’ 60s.

While in prison in the 1980s, Shakur joined the Republic of New Afrika movement and changed his name. Later in 1993, he published a gripping memoir titled Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. The book depicts how Shakur fell into gang culture and also highlights his growth within the New Afrika movement. Shakur also converted to Islam while housed at the Pelican Bay State Prison.

Shakur had a close relationship with the late 2Pac (AKA Tupac Shakur), mentioning this in his memoir. Shakur last saw 2Pac in 1996 while visiting the set of one of the rapper’s videos while he was on the run from police.

We’re going to update this post as details continue to pour in. For now, check out the reactions from Twitter below.

 

[illestni99ainne]

I just recently bought his book again. One of my favorite books ever. Damn! RIP!

 

[illestni99ainne]

Not a hero:tuh:

He changed his life around. Doesn’t take away from the murders he committed but he did change. Relax. A man still died

 

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[BlackRain]

My dad made me read that book when I was a kid. That shit was wild as hell how easily and vividly he recounted some of the things he did in that book

 

[illestni99ainne]

so what.. if he worked at a factory and volunteered at the boys and girls club nobody would give a fuck about him.. his light only shines because of murder.. black on black on black on black murder.

This shouldn’t even be news.

Then stay the fuck out the thread.

 

[keemz]

@AP2.0 merge this with the other one

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Kody is the reason all these other niggas got book deals

 

[ZMaKEa]

Kody is the reason all these other niggas got book deals

Not really, White people been loving the story of the Black underworld for a long time.

Shit, we might have thank Elridge Cleaver nasty ass for the typical, "Black redemption" storyline.

 

[O.G.]

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[DMorgan]

I always thought about reading dude book but never did.

 

[illed_Out]

Wack 100 was just on one of them podcasts talking down on Monster Kody, called him a crack head who exaggerated his lifestyle in that book..

 

[DMorgan]

Wack 100 was just on one of them podcasts talking down on Monster Kody, called him a crack head who exaggerated his lifestyle in that book..

The thing about people like Wack is that all the shit he says in talking down on people is going to come back on him from folks that his peers and definitely some young niggas who watched niggas from his generation because they are who they were looking up to. They going to remember a lot shit Wack forgot and put that shit out to the world that he going to have to defend one day.