This week Alex and Donnell talk with "Freeway" Rick Ross on the illegal drug empire he built in L.A. in the 1980's and the importance of expungement for marijuana-related crimes. Plus, NFL fans light up in L.A. and we respond to a tweet about social equity.

• "The Crack King is Back," Writer Jesse Katz On Hustling With Freeway Ricky. 
• Netflix documentary Freeway: Crack in the System
• Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion 

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