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| associated_acts = [[DJ Screw]], [[Fat Pat (rapper)|Fat Pat]], Lil Keke, 3-2, [[Screwed Up Click]], [[Baby Bash]], [[Juan Gotti]], Rasheed, Low-G, The Most Hated, Grimm, Lucky Luciano, Carolyn Rodriguez, Lil Bing
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'''Carlos Coy''' (born October 5, 1970), better known by his [[stage name]] '''SPM''' (a [[backronym]] for '''South Park Mexican'''), is an American [[rapper]], songwriter, founder of [[Dope House Records]], and convicted sex offender. His stage name is derived from the [[South Park, Houston, Texas|South Park]] neighborhood in [[Houston, Texas]] where he was raised.
'''Carlos Coy''' (born October 5, 1970), known professionally as '''SPM''' (an initialism for '''South Park Mexican'''), is an American [[rapper]] and convicted sex offender. His stage name was incorporated from his [[Mexicans|Mexican]] heritage and the [[South Park, Houston|South Park]] neighborhood in [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], where he was raised.


Coy started his musical career in 1994. One year later, he, his brother Arthur, and one of their friends founded Dope House Records. Coy debuted as South Park Mexican that same year with the album ''Hillwood'' under the same label.
Growing up into a life of crime in mid-1980s, he later started his rap career in 1994. One year later, in 1995, he and his older brother co-founded independent music label, [[Dope House Records]], and released his debut studio album, ''Hillwood'', that March.


In 2002, Coy was convicted of [[sexual assault|aggravated sexual assault of a child]] and sentenced to 45 years [[incarceration]], and is currently serving his sentence at the [[Ramsey Unit]] in [[Rosharon, Texas]]. He is eligible for a [[parole]] in 2024. While incarcerated, he has continued to record music.
On May 18, 2002, Coy was convicted of [[sexual assault|aggravated sexual assault of a child]], sentenced to 45 years in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-28 |title=Who is SPM? |url=https://medium.com/@parshantklicksurge2023/who-is-spm-c9d7520a3ea8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508234841/https://medium.com/@parshantklicksurge2023/who-is-spm-c9d7520a3ea8 |archive-date=2024-05-08 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> He is currently serving his sentence at the [[Ramsey Unit]] near [[Rosharon, Texas]]; his projected release date is on April 8, 2047. His parole eligibility hearing began on October 7, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anwer |first=Saeed |date=2024-01-31 |title=Who is SPM, And Why Is He In Jail? |url=https://dodcui.com/who-is-spm-and-why-is-he-in-jail/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Dodcui |language=en-US}}</ref> While incarcerated, he has continued to record music.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Carlos Coy was born on October 5, 1970 in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. His father was a former [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marine]] from [[Falfurrias, Texas|Falfurrias]]. Coy's mother dropped out of high school to marry his father; they divorced in 1974.
Coy's father Arturo was a [[United States Marines|Marine]] from [[Falfurrias, Texas]]; Coy's mother dropped out of high school to marry Arturo. Their marriage ended three years after Coy's birth. Coy's sister, Sylvia, described herself as his "mother/sister". Coy attended various elementary schools, before entering the music magnet program at Welch Middle School. His family moved from southeast Houston to [[South Park, Houston|South Park]], and Coy attended [[Woodson K-8 School|Woodson Middle School]]. Coy became a crack dealer during this time (in his early teens). Rapper [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]] (real name Brad Jordan) also attended Woodson. Coy attended [[Milby High School]] until he was expelled in 1987 while in ninth grade. Coy obtained a [[GED]] and enrolled in [[San Jacinto Junior College]] for a business

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[[associate's degree]] but failed all his classes there. He then worked at a chemical plant for minimum wage, but after being again unemployed he worked as a door-to-door perfume salesman and continued being a [[crack cocaine]] dealer.<ref name="South Park Monster">{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/news/south-park-monster-6587539|title=South Park Monster|last=Lomax|first=John Nova|date=June 6, 2002|work=Houston Press|accessdate=August 7, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317171955/http://www.houstonpress.com/2002-06-06/news/south-park-monster/full|archivedate=March 17, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
His mother had worked full-time to support the family and was unable to apply for welfare. Because of this, Coy's older sister, a hairdresser, described herself as his "mother and sister", having to take care of him on most occasions. Coy emotionally felt disturbed by the aftermath of his father's separation from his mother and absence from the family. He grew into trouble once he took his parents' divorce hardly.<ref name="South Park Monster" />

He attended various elementary schools, before entering the music magnet program at Welch Middle School, learning how to play the piano before transitioning to the violin.<ref name="South Park Monster" /> His family moved from [[Southeast Houston]] to [[South Park, Houston|South Park]], where he attended [[Woodson K-8 School|Woodson Middle School]]. He later started skateboarding and breakdancing.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} At the age of 10, he was arrested for [[arson]] after he accidentally burned down the living room of the house of his friend's parents as result of him smoking a cigarette mixed with marijuana.<ref name=":0" />

At the age of 13, he became a [[crack cocaine]] dealer during this time. He attended [[Milby High School]] until he was expelled in 1987 while in the ninth grade following a physical altercation with a female student which provoked him to assault her. He was sent to an alternative school, before dropping out soon after. Coy later obtained a [[GED]] and enrolled in [[San Jacinto College|San Jacinto Junior College]] for a business [[associate degree]], but failed his classes. He did not have enough money to pay off his student loans and dropped out of San Jacinto, returning to Houston's South Park neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bella |first=Timothy |date=2012-08-29 |title=Should Hip-Hop Artists Be Allowed to Release Albums From Jail? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/08/should-hip-hop-artists-be-allowed-to-release-albums-from-jail/261734/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> In a 1999 interview with the ''[[Houston Press]]'', he reminisced on being expelled from Milby, saying "One more year in high school, and I would have went to jail for fucking [underage] bitches."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ask Another Mexican {{!}} Music {{!}} Houston {{!}} Houston Press {{!}} The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/ask-another-mexican-6587548 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.houstonpress.com}}</ref>

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His older brother helped him find a legitimate job, working at a chemical plant for minimum wage, but after experiencing skin problems, including rash development, he was fired. Unemployed again, he worked as a door-to-door perfume salesman, but did not receive the money he expected. He continued dealing drugs.<ref name="South Park Monster">{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/news/south-park-monster-6587539|title=South Park Monster|last=Lomax|first=John Nova|date=June 6, 2002|work=Houston Press|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317171955/http://www.houstonpress.com/2002-06-06/news/south-park-monster/full|archive-date=March 17, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1992, he was invaded by robbers who held him at gunpoint in exchange for cash, jewelry and drugs. That same year, he lost a close friend to gun violence. He relocated to his mother's trailer home for safety and asked God for a sign.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}


==Career==
==Career==
Coy's interest in music resurfaced after watching a television commercial about rap. He initially began his career as a [[Christian hip hop|Christian rapper]]. After performing a verse at a freestyle event, a competitor who performed afterwards threatened Coy and his mother by calling him a "[[Wetback (slur)|wetback]]", rapping that he would murder his mother and claiming that he would drag her lifeless body to his car trunk. The impact of the event made him an outcast.<ref name="South Park Monster" />
Coy began his career as a [[Christian hip hop|Christian rapper]], but felt that doing so made him an outcast. In 1994, Coy started rapping and recording songs as South Park Mexican and SPM. In 1995, Coy, along with his brother Arthur Jr. and friend Jose Antonio Garza from [[McAllen, Texas]], founded his own record label, [[Dope House Records]].<ref name="South Park Monster"/> As South Park Mexican (SPM), Coy released his debut album, ''[[Hillwood (album)|Hillwood]]'', in March 1995. Coy promoted his first album for two years and by 1997 he started working on his second album. He released his second album, ''[[Hustle Town]]'', in March 1998. The album became a hit in the Houston underground rap scene.


In 1994, Coy bought cassette tapes and resumed rapping. He began recording songs under the alias, South Park Mexican (SPM for short), an ode to his Mexican heritage and his origins in Houston's South Park. In 1995, Coy and his older brother co-founded their own record label, [[Dope House Records]].<ref name="South Park Monster" /> He released his debut album, ''[[Hillwood (album)|Hillwood]]'', locally in March 1995. He sold the album from the trunk of his car, at [[Flea market|flea markets]] and car shows for $5 each. Its title reference the Houston neighborhood of the same name. He caught the attention of Southwest Wholesales, an independent music distributor in farwide [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]]. Throughout the summer of 1997, he started working on his second studio album, ''[[Hustle Town]]'', which was released on March 3, 1998. The album became a hit in the Houston underground rap scene. It was supported by its single, "Mary-Go-Round".
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On December 22, 1998 Coy released his third album, ''Power Moves: The Table'', which garnered mainstream attention. On November 23, 1999, he released his fourth album, "[[The 3rd Wish: To Rock the World]]"; its lead single, "High So High" charted at #50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Tracks chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1999_3179397|title=SPM creating a buzz with 'Third Wish'|last=Guerra|first=Joey|date=November 23, 1999|work=Houston Chronicle|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604162234/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1999_3179397|archivedate=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Billboard"/> In February 2000, he signed a joint venture between his label and Universal Music Group which earned him a $500,000 advance and national distribution.<ref name="South Park Monster"/> Universal released three of Coy's albums: ''Time is Money'' and ''The Purity Album'' (2000) and ''Never Change'' (2001). ''The Purity Album'' included the single "You Know My Name", which peaked at #99 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and #31 on the rap chart.<ref name="Billboard"/> ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]'' writer Ramiro Burr summarized South Park Mexican's lyrical content in a 2001 profile: "SPM delivers raunchy lyrics about growing up in the barrio and living the party life. But he says he also focuses on working hard and having hope for a better life."<ref name="stop the party">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010213210504/http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/features/burr/787713|archivedate=February 13, 2001|title= South Park Mexican says it's time to stop the party |last=Burr|first=Ramiro|work=Houston Chronicle|date=January 5, 2001|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Latin-music-South-Park-Mexican-says-it-s-time-to-2007267.php|accessdate=August 7, 2020|url-status=dead}}</reF>


On December 22, 1998, Coy released his third album, ''Power Moves: The Table'', which garnered mainstream attention. On November 23, 1999, he released his fourth album, ''[[The 3rd Wish: To Rock the World]]''; its lead single, "High So High" charted at number fifty on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Tracks chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1999_3179397|title=SPM creating a buzz with 'Third Wish'|last=Guerra|first=Joey|date=November 23, 1999|work=Houston Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604162234/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1999_3179397|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> Its follow-up single, "Wiggy", did not match the same success as "High So High".{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
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His Universal releases did not gain much mainstream attention; Jason Birchmeier of [[Allmusic]] suggested,"Coy's [[hardcore rap]]ping proved to be too harsh for the masses". His 2002 album ''Reveille Park'', a compilation of [[freestyle rap|freestyles]], was released by Dope House.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/south-park-mexican-mn0000742236/biography|title=South Park Mexican > Biography|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|year=2002|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref> Dope House released two new albums that Coy recorded while incarcerated: ''When Devils Strike'', released in 2006, debuted at #46 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542847/20061011/evanescence.jhtml|title=Evanescence Butcher The Killers In Battle For Billboard #1|last=Harris|first=Chris|date=October 11, 2006|publisher=MTV News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130012837/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542847/20061011/evanescence.jhtml|archivedate=November 30, 2006|url-status=dead|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref> and ''The Last Chair Violinist'' followed in 2008. Following a six-year hiatus, he released ''The Son of Norma'' on September 30, 2014.


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In February 2000, he signed Dope House to a distribution deal with [[Universal Records (1995−2006)|Universal Records]], a now-absorbed music division of [[Universal Music Group]]. It earned him an advance of $500,000 and national distribution.<ref name="South Park Monster" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) |first=Grouchy Greg |date=2000-08-25 |title=South Park Mexican Signs Major Deal |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/south-park-mexican-signs-major-deal/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=AllHipHop |language=en-US}}</ref> Universal released two of Coy's studio albums, ''Time is Money'' (2000), and ''Never Change'' (2001). The compilation, ''The Purity Album'' (2000), included the single "You Know My Name", which peaked at number thirty-one on the rap chart. ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]'' writer Ramiro Burr summarized South Park Mexican's lyrical content in a 2001 profile: "SPM delivers raunchy lyrics about growing up in the barrio and living the party life. But he says he also focuses on working hard and having hope for a better life."<ref name="stop the party">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010213210504/http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/features/burr/787713|archive-date=February 13, 2001|title= South Park Mexican says it's time to stop the party |last=Burr|first=Ramiro|work=Houston Chronicle|date=January 5, 2001|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Latin-music-South-Park-Mexican-says-it-s-time-to-2007267.php|access-date=August 7, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Child molestation case==

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His Universal releases did not gain much mainstream attention; Jason Birchmeier of [[AllMusic]] suggested, "Coy's [[hardcore rap]]ping proved to be too harsh for the masses". He was dropped from Universal after his arrest on child sexual abuse charges. His 2002 album, ''Reveille Park'', a compilation of [[freestyle rap|freestyles]], was released by Dope House shortly before Coy's trial for sexual assault began.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindsey |first=Craig D. |title=South Park Mexican |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/south-park-mexican-6390265 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Dallas Observer |language=en}}</ref> Dope House also released two more albums recorded by Coy while he was incarcerated, ''When Devils Strike'', released in 2006, debuted at #46 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542847/20061011/evanescence.jhtml|title=Evanescence Butcher The Killers In Battle For Billboard #1|last=Harris|first=Chris|date=October 11, 2006|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130012837/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542847/20061011/evanescence.jhtml|archive-date=November 30, 2006|url-status=dead|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> and ''The Last Chair Violinist'' followed two years later in 2008. Following a six-year hiatus, he released ''The Son of Norma'' on September 30, 2014.
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On September 25, 2001, Houston police arrested Coy on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a female child who, at the time, was nine years old. He was released from county jail after posting bail.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3337223|title=Local rapper arrested on sexual abuse charge|last=O'Hare|first=Peggy|date=September 27, 2001|work=Houston Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019201500/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3337223|archive-date=October 19, 2012|access-date=August 7, 2020|page=A24}}</ref> The incident occurred on a [[Labor Day]] weekend, earlier that month.<ref name="South Park Monster" /> A Harris County jury indicted Coy on December 10, 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3356010|title=Sexual assault indictments charge rapper|last=Christian|first=Carol|date=December 12, 2001|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233520/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3356010|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|page=A38}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Allan |date=December 16, 2001 |title=Legal troubles dog local rap star |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Legal-troubles-dog-local-rap-star-2058366.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018051936/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3356890 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=August 7, 2020 |work=Houston Chronicle |page=A1}}</ref>
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Two more charges followed in March 2002 for the sexual assault of two 14-year-old girls in a hotel room in [[New Caney, Texas|New Caney]]; Coy was held without bail.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3526687|title=Rap star arrested on more sexual abuse charges|last=Lezon|first=Dale |date=March 13, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233532/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3526687|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|page=A32}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3530638|title=Bail denied in case of rap musician Coy|last=Christian|first=Carol|date=March 26, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233538/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3530638|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=August 7, 2020|page=A16}}</ref> Coy's trial began on May 8, 2002, when the mother of the nine-year-old girl testified that her daughter left a sleepover because of abuse.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3543806|title=Mom testifies in rapper sex case |last=Christian|first=Carol|date=May 9, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018051954/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3543806|archive-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=dead|page=A40}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=CHRISTIAN |first=CAROL |title=Mom testifies in South Park Mexican assault case |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Mom-testifies-in-South-Park-Mexican-assault-case-2075053.php |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=Chron |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-05-20 |title=Women testify of sex with rapper as young girls |url=https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Women-testify-of-sex-with-rapper-as-young-girls-8848358.php |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=[[Plainview Herald]]}}</ref>
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The next day, the girl, who also claimed to have had insomnia, testified that Coy touched her inappropriately when she was sleeping with her friend, who was Coy's daughter. He then proceeded to perform oral sex on the girl.<ref name=":1" /> After hearing her crying in the bathroom, Coy angrily threatened the victim to either remain silent on the incident or he would repeat the abuse.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} Driving her back to her mother's house, Coy also complimented her dancing abilities and coerced her to lie to her parents, claiming that her stomach was hurting. He promised to her mother and grandparents that he would plan on building a dance studio to fulfill her dreams. However, after he left, the child explained to the family that he sexually assaulted her.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3544250 |title=Girl says alleged assault by rapper wasn't a dream|last=Christian|first=Carol|date=May 10, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233549/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3544250|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|page=A43}}</ref> Coy maintains his innocence in this case, claiming that he was set up, after he had a one-night stand with the ex-wife of the child's father. Once her father knew of it, Coy proclaimed that the person exacted revenge on him by instigating his daughter to report him for the abuse. However, there was no DNA nor physical evidence to confirm the charge. The father also denied the claims of Coy's one-night stand and subsequent revenge.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} In other cases, Coy's brother believed it was an attempt to extort him for money.<ref name=":1" />
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On May 18, 2002, following a ten-day trial, the Harris County Courthouse jury found Coy guilty of [[sexual assault|aggravated sexual assault of a child]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coy, Carlos v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 351st District Court of Harris County |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/first-court-of-appeals/2003/79743.html |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}</ref> He was sentenced to 45 years in prison on May 30 and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.<ref name="South Park Monster" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3550078|title=Rapper gets 45 years for molesting girl|last=Christian|first=Carol|author2=Mack, Kristen |date=May 31, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233559/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3550078|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|page=A37}}</ref> Coy, whose [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] number is 01110642, is [[incarcerated]] in the [[Ramsey Unit]] in [[Rosharon, Texas|Rosharon]]. His projected release date is April 8, 2047.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/viewDetail.action?sid=04236244|title=Offender Information Details: Coy, Carlos|publisher=[[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=OrNah, Insanul |title=The 30 Biggest Criminal Trials in Rap History |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/david-drake/the-30-biggest-criminal-trials-in-rap-history |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>
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There had been persistent messages from online posters calling for his release, but also mixed reception, due to Coy's criminal behavior.<ref name="Son of Norma">{{cite web|last=Abraham|first=Nibu|url=http://www.freepresshouston.com/spm/|title=Son of Norma (But What of Others' Daughters?)|work=[[Free Press Houston]]|date=October 1, 2014|access-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005182701/http://www.freepresshouston.com/spm/|archive-date=October 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Free SPM">{{cite web|last=Alvarez|first=Olivia Flores|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/ask-another-mexican-6587548|title=Free SPM (oh, and buy his new CD)|work=[[Houston Press]]|date=October 23, 2006|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429205450/http://www.houstonpress.com/2006-10-19/music/ask-another-mexican/|archive-date=April 29, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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His [[parole]] eligibility hearing started on October 7, 2024.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eustice |first=Kyle |date=2024-10-05 |title=South Park Mexican Up For Parole After Serving Decades In Prison For Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/south-park-mexican-up-for-parole-after-serving-decades-in-prison-for-assaulting-9-year-old-girl/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=AllHipHop |language=en-US}}</ref>
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On September 25, 2001, Houston police arrested Coy on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child who was then nine years old, but he was released from county jail after posting bail.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3337223|title=Local rapper arrested on sexual abuse charge|last=O'Hare|first=Peggy|date=September 27, 2001|work=Houston Chronicle|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019201500/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3337223|archivedate=October 19, 2012|accessdate=August 7, 2020|page=A24}}</ref> The incident occurred on [[Labor Day]] weekend that year.<ref name="South Park Monster"/> A [[Harris County, Texas]] jury indicted Coy on December 10, 2001 and added another charge over a 1993 incident when he allegedly impregnated a then-13-year-old girl, who later demanded [[child support]] payments from him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3356010|title=Sexual assault indictments charge rapper|last=Christian|first=Carol|date=December 12, 2001|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=August 7, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233520/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3356010|archivedate=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|page=A38}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Legal-troubles-dog-local-rap-star-2058366.php|title=Legal troubles dog local rap star |last=Turner|first=Allan|date=December 16, 2001|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=August 7, 2020|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018051936/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2001_3356890|archivedate=October 18, 2012|page=A37}}</ref> Two more charges followed in March 2002 for sexual assault of two 14-year-old girls; Coy was held without bail.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3526687|title=Rap star arrested on more sexual abuse charges|last=Lezon|first=Dale |date=March 13, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=August 7, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233532/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3526687|archivedate=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|page=A32}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3530638|title=Bail denied in case of rap musician Coy|last=Christian|first=Carol|date=March 26, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233538/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3530638|archivedate=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=August 7, 2020|page=A16}}</ref> Coy's trial began on May 8, 2002, when the nine-year-old girl's mother testified that the girl left a sleepover because of abuse.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3543806|title=Mom testifies in rapper sex case |last=Christian|first=Carol|date=May 9, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=August 7, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018051954/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3543806|archivedate=October 18, 2012|url-status=dead|page=A40}}</ref> The next day, the girl testified that Coy touched her inappropriately when she was sleeping.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3544250 |title=Girl says alleged assault by rapper wasn't a dream|last=Christian|first=Carol|date=May 10, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=August 7, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233549/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3544250|archivedate=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|page=A43}}</ref>
=== 2000–01: Child support lawsuit ===
In July 2000, Houston police officers appeared at the headquarters of Dope House Records with court orders for Coy, involving a lawsuit filed by a 20-year-old female who claimed that, in 1993, he impregnated her when she was 13. Their son was born months later. At the time of the lawsuit, their child was 6 years old. The plaintiff later demanded [[child support]] payments from him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CHRISTIAN |first=CAROL |title=Protesters confront South Park Mexican outside court |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Protesters-confront-South-Park-Mexican-outside-2061845.php |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=Chron |language=en}}</ref>

After a DNA paternity test, it was confirmed 99.9% positive that Coy was, in fact, the biological father of the victim's son. He was ordered to pay the victim and their son $28,000 in unpaid child support as well as hospital fees for prenatal and birth expenses.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}


Following Coy's arrest on charges of aggravated sexual assault in late 2001, the Harris County District Attorney's office announced that the 1993 incident would be pressed as a criminal charge against him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CHRISTIAN |first=CAROL |title=South Park Mexican charged in sex assault indictments |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/South-Park-Mexican-charged-in-sex-assault-2073750.php |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=Chron |language=en}}</ref>
On May 18, 2002, a Houston jury convicted Coy of [[sexual assault|aggravated sexual assault of a child]]. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison on May 30 and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.<ref name="South Park Monster" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3550078|title=Rapper gets 45 years for molesting girl|last=Christian|first=Carol|author2=Mack, Kristen |date=May 31, 2002|work=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=August 7, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233559/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2002_3550078|archivedate=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead|page=A37}}</ref>


=== 2005: Lawsuit from victim ===
As of 2020, Coy is [[incarcerated]] in the [[Ramsey Unit]] in [[Rosharon, Texas]]. Coy is eligible for [[parole]] in 2024. His projected release date is April 8, 2047, and his [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] number is 01110642.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/offenderDetail.action?sid=04236244|title=Offender Information Details: Coy, Carlos|publisher=[[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
In February 2005, the aggravated sexual assault victim, now twelve years old that year, was rewarded (on behalf of her parents) $25,000 in damages and liability.<ref>{{Cite news |last=KHANNA |first=ROMA |title=Family of 'South Park Mexican' victim awarded $25,000 |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Family-of-South-Park-Mexican-victim-awarded-1935238.php |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=Chron |language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
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Coy maintains his innocence in this case and there are persistent messages from online posters calling for his release.<ref name="Son of Norma">{{cite web|last=Abraham|first=Nibu|url=http://www.freepresshouston.com/spm/|title=Son of Norma (But What of Others' Daughters?)|work=[[Free Press Houston]]|date=October 1, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005182701/http://www.freepresshouston.com/spm/|archivedate=October 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Free SPM">{{cite web|last=Alvarez|first=Olivia Flores|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/ask-another-mexican-6587548|title=Free SPM (oh, and buy his new CD)|work=[[Houston Press]]|date=October 23, 2006|accessdate=August 7, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429205450/http://www.houstonpress.com/2006-10-19/music/ask-another-mexican/|archivedate=April 29, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Coy is the father of three children.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} He has remained a close friend to rapper [[Baby Bash]] throughout the incarceration. He was once married to Carolyn Rodriguez from 2010 to 2019.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024|reason=There are sources that confirm it, but since they are not reliable or some are deprecated, it is completely impossible to show the reference here.}}


==Discography==
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South Park Mexican
Birth nameCarlos Coy
Born (1970-10-05) October 5, 1970 (age 54)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres
OccupationRapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active1994–2014
Labels
Criminal statusInmate, TDCJ #01110642 in Ramsey Unit; eligible for parole on October 7, 2024; projected release date April 8, 2047
Conviction(s)Sexual assault (May 18, 2002)
Criminal penalty45 years imprisonment

Carlos Coy (born October 5, 1970), known professionally as SPM (an initialism for South Park Mexican), is an American rapper and convicted sex offender. His stage name was incorporated from his Mexican heritage and the South Park neighborhood in Houston, Texas, where he was raised.

Growing up into a life of crime in mid-1980s, he later started his rap career in 1994. One year later, in 1995, he and his older brother co-founded independent music label, Dope House Records, and released his debut studio album, Hillwood, that March.

On May 18, 2002, Coy was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child, sentenced to 45 years in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.[1] He is currently serving his sentence at the Ramsey Unit near Rosharon, Texas; his projected release date is on April 8, 2047. His parole eligibility hearing began on October 7, 2024.[2] While incarcerated, he has continued to record music.

Early life

Carlos Coy was born on October 5, 1970 in Houston, Texas. His father was a former United States Marine from Falfurrias. Coy's mother dropped out of high school to marry his father; they divorced in 1974.

His mother had worked full-time to support the family and was unable to apply for welfare. Because of this, Coy's older sister, a hairdresser, described herself as his "mother and sister", having to take care of him on most occasions. Coy emotionally felt disturbed by the aftermath of his father's separation from his mother and absence from the family. He grew into trouble once he took his parents' divorce hardly.[3]

He attended various elementary schools, before entering the music magnet program at Welch Middle School, learning how to play the piano before transitioning to the violin.[3] His family moved from Southeast Houston to South Park, where he attended Woodson Middle School. He later started skateboarding and breakdancing.[citation needed] At the age of 10, he was arrested for arson after he accidentally burned down the living room of the house of his friend's parents as result of him smoking a cigarette mixed with marijuana.[4]

At the age of 13, he became a crack cocaine dealer during this time. He attended Milby High School until he was expelled in 1987 while in the ninth grade following a physical altercation with a female student which provoked him to assault her. He was sent to an alternative school, before dropping out soon after. Coy later obtained a GED and enrolled in San Jacinto Junior College for a business associate degree, but failed his classes. He did not have enough money to pay off his student loans and dropped out of San Jacinto, returning to Houston's South Park neighborhood.[5] In a 1999 interview with the Houston Press, he reminisced on being expelled from Milby, saying "One more year in high school, and I would have went to jail for fucking [underage] bitches."[6]

His older brother helped him find a legitimate job, working at a chemical plant for minimum wage, but after experiencing skin problems, including rash development, he was fired. Unemployed again, he worked as a door-to-door perfume salesman, but did not receive the money he expected. He continued dealing drugs.[3] In 1992, he was invaded by robbers who held him at gunpoint in exchange for cash, jewelry and drugs. That same year, he lost a close friend to gun violence. He relocated to his mother's trailer home for safety and asked God for a sign.[citation needed]

Career

Coy's interest in music resurfaced after watching a television commercial about rap. He initially began his career as a Christian rapper. After performing a verse at a freestyle event, a competitor who performed afterwards threatened Coy and his mother by calling him a "wetback", rapping that he would murder his mother and claiming that he would drag her lifeless body to his car trunk. The impact of the event made him an outcast.[3]

In 1994, Coy bought cassette tapes and resumed rapping. He began recording songs under the alias, South Park Mexican (SPM for short), an ode to his Mexican heritage and his origins in Houston's South Park. In 1995, Coy and his older brother co-founded their own record label, Dope House Records.[3] He released his debut album, Hillwood, locally in March 1995. He sold the album from the trunk of his car, at flea markets and car shows for $5 each. Its title reference the Houston neighborhood of the same name. He caught the attention of Southwest Wholesales, an independent music distributor in farwide Harris County. Throughout the summer of 1997, he started working on his second studio album, Hustle Town, which was released on March 3, 1998. The album became a hit in the Houston underground rap scene. It was supported by its single, "Mary-Go-Round".

On December 22, 1998, Coy released his third album, Power Moves: The Table, which garnered mainstream attention. On November 23, 1999, he released his fourth album, The 3rd Wish: To Rock the World; its lead single, "High So High" charted at number fifty on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.[7] Its follow-up single, "Wiggy", did not match the same success as "High So High".[citation needed]

In February 2000, he signed Dope House to a distribution deal with Universal Records, a now-absorbed music division of Universal Music Group. It earned him an advance of $500,000 and national distribution.[3][8] Universal released two of Coy's studio albums, Time is Money (2000), and Never Change (2001). The compilation, The Purity Album (2000), included the single "You Know My Name", which peaked at number thirty-one on the rap chart. San Antonio Express-News writer Ramiro Burr summarized South Park Mexican's lyrical content in a 2001 profile: "SPM delivers raunchy lyrics about growing up in the barrio and living the party life. But he says he also focuses on working hard and having hope for a better life."[9]

His Universal releases did not gain much mainstream attention; Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic suggested, "Coy's hardcore rapping proved to be too harsh for the masses". He was dropped from Universal after his arrest on child sexual abuse charges. His 2002 album, Reveille Park, a compilation of freestyles, was released by Dope House shortly before Coy's trial for sexual assault began.[10] Dope House also released two more albums recorded by Coy while he was incarcerated, When Devils Strike, released in 2006, debuted at #46 on the Billboard 200,[11] and The Last Chair Violinist followed two years later in 2008. Following a six-year hiatus, he released The Son of Norma on September 30, 2014.

Criminal and civil matters

2001–02: Child sexual assault cases

On September 25, 2001, Houston police arrested Coy on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a female child who, at the time, was nine years old. He was released from county jail after posting bail.[12] The incident occurred on a Labor Day weekend, earlier that month.[3] A Harris County jury indicted Coy on December 10, 2001.[13][4]

Two more charges followed in March 2002 for the sexual assault of two 14-year-old girls in a hotel room in New Caney; Coy was held without bail.[14][15] Coy's trial began on May 8, 2002, when the mother of the nine-year-old girl testified that her daughter left a sleepover because of abuse.[16][17][18]

The next day, the girl, who also claimed to have had insomnia, testified that Coy touched her inappropriately when she was sleeping with her friend, who was Coy's daughter. He then proceeded to perform oral sex on the girl.[6] After hearing her crying in the bathroom, Coy angrily threatened the victim to either remain silent on the incident or he would repeat the abuse.[citation needed] Driving her back to her mother's house, Coy also complimented her dancing abilities and coerced her to lie to her parents, claiming that her stomach was hurting. He promised to her mother and grandparents that he would plan on building a dance studio to fulfill her dreams. However, after he left, the child explained to the family that he sexually assaulted her.[19] Coy maintains his innocence in this case, claiming that he was set up, after he had a one-night stand with the ex-wife of the child's father. Once her father knew of it, Coy proclaimed that the person exacted revenge on him by instigating his daughter to report him for the abuse. However, there was no DNA nor physical evidence to confirm the charge. The father also denied the claims of Coy's one-night stand and subsequent revenge.[citation needed] In other cases, Coy's brother believed it was an attempt to extort him for money.[6]

On May 18, 2002, following a ten-day trial, the Harris County Courthouse jury found Coy guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child.[20] He was sentenced to 45 years in prison on May 30 and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.[3][21] Coy, whose Texas Department of Criminal Justice number is 01110642, is incarcerated in the Ramsey Unit in Rosharon. His projected release date is April 8, 2047.[22][23]

There had been persistent messages from online posters calling for his release, but also mixed reception, due to Coy's criminal behavior.[24][25]

2024: Parole hearing

His parole eligibility hearing started on October 7, 2024.[22][26]

2000–01: Child support lawsuit

In July 2000, Houston police officers appeared at the headquarters of Dope House Records with court orders for Coy, involving a lawsuit filed by a 20-year-old female who claimed that, in 1993, he impregnated her when she was 13. Their son was born months later. At the time of the lawsuit, their child was 6 years old. The plaintiff later demanded child support payments from him.[27]

After a DNA paternity test, it was confirmed 99.9% positive that Coy was, in fact, the biological father of the victim's son. He was ordered to pay the victim and their son $28,000 in unpaid child support as well as hospital fees for prenatal and birth expenses.[citation needed]

Following Coy's arrest on charges of aggravated sexual assault in late 2001, the Harris County District Attorney's office announced that the 1993 incident would be pressed as a criminal charge against him.[28]

2005: Lawsuit from victim

In February 2005, the aggravated sexual assault victim, now twelve years old that year, was rewarded (on behalf of her parents) $25,000 in damages and liability.[29]

Personal life

Coy is the father of three children.[citation needed] He has remained a close friend to rapper Baby Bash throughout the incarceration. He was once married to Carolyn Rodriguez from 2010 to 2019.[citation needed]

Discography

Solo albums

Title Release Peak chart positions
[30]
US US
R&B 		US
Rap 		US
Ind
Hillwood
  • Released: March 9, 1995
  • Label: Dope House
  • Format: CD, cassette, download
 — — — —
Hustle Town
  • Released: March 3, 1998
  • Label: Dope House
  • Format: CD, cassette, download
 — — — —
Power Moves: The Table
  • Released: December 22, 1998
  • Label: Dope House
  • Format: CD, cassette, download
 — — — —
The 3rd Wish: To Rock the World
  • Released: November 23, 1999
  • Label: Dope House
  • Format: CD, cassette, download
 — 89 — —
Time Is Money
  • Released: December 12, 2000
  • Label:
    • Dope House
    • Universal
  • Format: CD, download
 170 49 — —
Never Change
  • Released: December 4, 2001
  • Label:
    • Dope House
    • Universal
  • Format: CD, cassette, download
 168 40 — —
Reveille Park
  • Released: May 5, 2002
  • Label: Dope House
  • Format: CD, download
 149 48 — 8
When Devils Strike
  • Released: October 3, 2006
  • Label: Dope House
  • Format: CD, download
 46 19 6 2
The Last Chair Violinist
  • Released: November 18, 2008
  • Label: Dope House
  • Format: CD, download
 59 14 5 3
The Son of Norma
  • Released: September 30, 2014
  • Label: Dope House
  • Format: CD, download
 61 11 6 9
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. "x" denotes that chart did not exist at the time.

Collaboration albums

  • Wanted with Lone Star Ridaz (2001)
  • 40 Dayz/40 Nightz with Lone Star Ridaz (2002)

Compilation albums

  • Lone Star Ridaz with Happy P (2000)
  • The Purity Album (2000)
  • Pocos Pero Locos Presents the SPM Hits (2013)

Mixtapes

  • Screwston: The Day Houston Died (2001)
  • Screwston Vol. 2: Pink Soda (2001)
  • Screwston Vol. 3: Stuck in da Mud (2002)

Soundtrack albums

  • Latin Throne (1999)
  • Latin Throne 2 (2000)

Singles

Title Release Peak chart positions
[30] 		Album
US
R&B 		US
Rap
"Comin' Up Comin' Down" 1995 — Hillwood
"Streets on Beats" 1997 — Hustle Town
"El Jugador" 1998 — Power Moves: The Table
"High So High" 1999 — 50 The 3rd Wish: To Rock the World
"You Know My Name" 2000 99 31 The Purity Album
"Oh My My" — Time Is Money
"I Must Be High" 2001 — Never Change
"I Need a Sweet" 2002 — Reveille Park
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Guest appearances

Year Song Performer(s) Album
1997 "Warriors" The Most Hated ft. South Park Mexican The Most Hated
1999 "June 27" Yungstar ft. Trey D, Black 1, Lil Flex, Den Den, Demo, Grace, Wood, Solo D, Lil Dave, Papa Rue, Lil Fee, Taylor Made, Ace Deuce, Lil O, Kool Aid, PSK-13, R.W.O., South Park Mexican, Crooks & Madd Hattta Throwed Yung Playa
2000 "Southside Groovin" Point Blank ft. PSK-13, Zhayne, Lil Flex, Lil Flea, South Park Mexican & Big T Bad Newz Travels Fast
"Tex To Cali, Pt. 2" South Park Mexican & Frost Shunny Pooh Presents: 3rd Coast's Finest Volume 1
"Nigga Who Dat?" Woss Ness ft. South Park Mexican & Big Hawk Bangin' Screw
"Makin' Deals of a Lifetime" Candyman ft. Lil J, South Park Mexican & Black-N-Mild Makin' Deals of a Lifetime
"Stack & Fold" D-Red (of the Botany Boyz) ft. South Park Mexican & B-1 Smokin' & Lean'n 2000
"Deep in the Barrio" Ace Deuce ft. South Park Mexican Southern Gutta Butta
"Snitches" Rasheed ft. South Park Mexican Let The Games Begin
"Mac God" Rasheed ft. South Park Mexican & Baby Beesh
"Mafiosos " Lil Bing ft. Grimm & South Park Mexican Filero & X-Ray: Bring It To Tha Table
"Slant Eyes" Towdown ft. South Park Mexican By Prescription Only
2001 "Pudding" G.I.N. of the Presidential Playas ft. South Park Mexican Straight Out da Bottle
"Geto Ballin' (Remix)" Reese & Bigalow ft. South Park Mexican & PSK-13 Unfinished Business
2002 "The Dismissal" Twin Beredaz ft. South Park Mexican Twin Beredaz
"Never Forget" Al-D ft. Shorty Mac, K-Rino, C-Note & Will Lean 4 da Green
"Fear No Evil" Juan Gotti ft. South Park Mexican & Ronnie Spencer No Sett Trippin'
"Marijuana" 4 Corner Hustlaz ft. South Park Mexican City of No Pity
2003 "Fly Away" Grimm ft. South Park Mexican The Brown Recluse
2004 "No Love" Rasheed & South Park Mexican Rhythm Trax & Gamelace Presents: Texas Game Spitterz Vol. 1
2005 "Pajaros" Juan Gotti ft. South Park Mexican, Low-G & Uchie John Ghetto
2012 "In the Game" Flatline ft. South Park Mexican Respect My Gangsta

See also

References

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