Sanyika Shakur

(1963-2021)

American criminal

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Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 – June 6, 2021), 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. He got his nickname as a 13-year-old gang member when he beat and stomped a robbery victim until he was disfigured. Shakur claimed to have reformed in prison, joined the Republic of New Afrika movement, and wrote a 1993 memoir called Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member.

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Born	13 November 1963 South Central Los Angeles, California, United States
Died	6 June 2021 (aged 57) Oceanside, California, U.S.
Zodiac	Scorpio
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