Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 – June 6, 2021), [1][2] also known by his former street moniker Monster or Monster Kody, was an American author and former gangster. He was a member of the Los Angeles -based Eight Tray Gangster Crips.

Jun 15, 2021 · Scott, who changed his name to Sanyika Shakur marking his rebirth and the end of his gang career, had a complex life. For every step forward, he seemed to take at least one step back.

Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member is a memoir about gang life written in prison by Sanyika Shakur.

Nov 21, 2019 · Sanyika Shakur is one of the country’s most infamous gang members. Known on the streets as Monster, he let everyone inside the life of an L.A. Crip with his best-selling memoir, “Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member.”

Jun 16, 2021 · Here are 6 things to know about Sanyika Shakur, the gang-member-turned author and motivational speaker who strived to use his life in the streets as a cautionary tale. 1. Initiated into Eight Tray Gangster (ETG) Crips at age 11 after having a rough early life. Born Kody Dejohn Scott on November 13, 1963, Shakur had a rough start in life.

Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 – June 6, 2021), [1] [2] also known by his former street moniker Monster or Monster Kody, was a former member of the Los Angeles gang the Eight Tray Gangster Crips.

Jun 9, 2021 · Former Los Angeles Crips gang member Sanyika Shakur, who was also known as Monster Kody, has reportedly died at the age of 57. “I was a criminal. I became a revolutionary," Sanyika Shakur...

May 1, 1993 · Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Scott), also known by his former street moniker Monster, was a former member of the Los Angeles gang the Eight-Tray Gangster Crips. He got his nickname as a 13-year-old gang member when he beat and stomped a …