Ear Hustle: Misguided Loyalty
July 1, 2017 1:06 PM - Subscribe

Tommy Shakur Ross grew up in South Central Los Angles in the 1980's. As a boy, he was seduced by what he saw as the "glamour" of gang life. Thirty years later, he is still paying the price for giving his most to a gang that ultimately brought the kind of fame he wishes he'd never earned.

Ear Hustle is produced by Nigel Poor, Antwan Williams and Earlonne Woods with consulting editor Curtis Fox, outside production advisor Pat Mesiti-Miller and executive producer Julie Shapiro.

Thanks to Tommy Shakur Ross for telling his story. The excerpt from Larry Davis's book, "America's Conduct: Inner City Escort" was read by Joshua Burton. Additional music in this episode was provided by Jeff Atkins, who is also incarcerated at San Quentin.

Find out more at earhustlesq.com where you can also find out how to send us a question (by postcard) that might get answered on a future episode. Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Thanks to Mail Chimp and Bombas for supporting the show.
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Wow. That was the start of "family is fair game to kill."
posted by jenfullmoon at 10:30 PM on July 6, 2017


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