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South Park Mexican
Musical artist

Carlos Coy (born November 5, 1971 in Houston, Texas), better known by his stage name South Park Mexican, is an American rapper, convicted child molester, and company founder of Dope House Records. His stage name is derived from the South Park neighborhood in Houston, Texas where he was raised.

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. He attended Milby High School until 1987, when he quit school. He was still designated as a first-year high school student at age 17 when he decided to leave high school for good. Coy obtained a GED and enrolled in San Jacinto Junior College within one year of leaving high school. Coy, aiming for a business associate's degree, and later turned to rapping.

Musical career

In 1995, Coy, along with his brother Arthur, Jr. and good friend Jose Antonio Garza from McAllen, Tx, founded his own record label, Jose came up with the name Dope House Records. He later released his second album, Hustle Town, through his label with distribution in Houston under Southwest Wholesale. In 2000 he signed a joint venture between his label and Universal Music Group which earned him a $500,000 advance and national distribution.

Molestation arrest and incarceration

In 2002 Coy 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. Many Dopehouse records employees also state that the 9 year old girls father knew Coy from childhood and wanted money. Baby Bash stated that he heard the man claiming that after his daughter had stayed the night, he would sue Carlos Coy for something everyone knows he didn't do. The man of the child even had old friends show up in court to testify against him. There were 7 other accusations of molestation, all of those children were kids of single-parent mothers who had relations with Coy in the past.

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. Carlos Coy is currently incarcerated within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system. There are persistent messages from online posters calling for his release.

Discography


Mixtapes

References

  1. ^ Lomax, John Nova. "South Park Monster." Houston Press. June 6, 2002. 1. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
  2. ^ Lomax, John Nova. "South Park Monster." Houston Press. June 6, 2002. 2. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
  3. ^ Lomax, John Nova. "South Park Monster." Houston Press. June 6, 2002. 3. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
  4. Lomax, John Nova. "South Park Monster." Houston Press. June 6, 2002. 4. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
  5. Alvarez, Olivia Flores. "Free SPM (oh, and buy his new CD)." Houston Press. October 23, 2006. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.
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