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Carlos Coy (born 1971), better known by his stage name South Park Mexican, is an American rapper, and company founder of Dope House Records. His stage name is derived from the South Park neighborhood in Houston, Texas where he was raised.

In 2002, Coy was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to 45 years incarceration, and is currently serving his sentence at Powledge Prison in Palestine, Texas.

Early life

SPM was born to Arturo Coy, a former Marine from the Falfurrias community in Brooks County, and a woman who dropped out of high school to marry. The 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, and Coy attended Woodson Middle School. Rapper Scarface (real name Brad Jordan) also attended Woodson. Coy attended Milby High School until he dropped out in 1987 while still in ninth grade. Coy obtained a GED and enrolled in San Jacinto Junior College for a business 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 seller and eventually a crack cocaine dealer.

Music career

Coy began as a Christian rapper but felt that doing so made him an outcast. In 1995, Coy, along with his brother Arthur Jr. and good friend Jose Antonio Garza from McAllen, Texas founded his own record label, Dope House Records. As South Park Mexican (SPM), Coy released two albums in 1998, Hustle Town and Power Moves, through his label with distribution in Houston under Southwest Wholesale. Live album Hillwood and studio album The 3rd Wish followed in 1999. In 2000, SPM signed a joint venture between his label and Universal Music Group which earned him a $500,000 advance and national distribution. Universal released three of SPM's albums: Time is Money and The Purity Album (2000) and Never Change (2001). The Purity Album included single "You Know My Name", which peaked at #99 on the Billboard R&B chart and #31 on the rap chart. SPM's 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". SPM's 2002 album Reveille Park, a compilation of freestyles, was released by Dope House.

Arrest, conviction, and incarceration

In 2002 SPM went on trial for performing oral sex on his daughter's nine-year-old friend while she slept at his house one night in September 2001. A Houston jury convicted Coy of aggravated sexual assault of a child on May 18, 2002. Coy was sentenced to 45 years in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. SPM is currently incarcerated in the Powledge Prison in Palestine, Texas and is eligible for parole in 2024. There are persistent messages from online posters calling for his release. Dope House released two new albums by SPM that he recorded while incarcerated. When Devils Strike, released in 2006, debuted at #46 on the Billboard 200. The Last Chair Violinist followed in 2008.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Mixtapes

• Screwston: The Day Houston Died (2000)
• Screwston Vol. 2: Pink Soda (2001)
• Screwston Vol. 3: Stuck In Da Mud (2002)

References

1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason (2002). "South Park Mexican > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
2. ^ Lomax, John Nova (2002-06-06). "South Park Monster". Houston Press. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
3. "Offender Information Detail". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 2009-07-10. TDCJ Number 01110642
4. Alvarez, Olivia Flores. "Free SPM (oh, and buy his new CD)." Houston Press. October 23, 2006. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
5. Harris, Chris (2006-10-11). "Evanescence Butcher The Killers In Battle For Billboard #1". MTV News. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
6. "Artist Chart History - South Park Mexican - Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
7. "South Park Mexican > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
8. "South Park Mexican > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-08.

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• American sex offenders
• Convicted American child molesters
• Mexican American rappers
• Prisoners and detainees of Texas
• Rappers from Houston, Texas
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