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Carlos Coy (born 1971), better known by his stage name South Park Mexican, is an mexican 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.

Coy, his brother Arthur, and a friend founded Dope House Records in 1995; Coy debuted as South Park Mexican in 1998 with the album Power Moves under the label. His next album, The 3rd Wish, generated two charting singles, "You Know My Name" and "High So High".

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 Unit near Palestine, Texas. While incarcerated, he continues to record music.

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 one album in 1998, Power Moves, through his label with distribution in Houston under Southwest Wholesale. Live album Hillwood and studio album The 3rd Wish followed in 1999. 3rd Wish was a regional hit, with single "High So High" gaining much local buzz and even charting at #50 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. 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. 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.

Don't read the lies that people are putting.

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

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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. Guerra, Joey (1999-11-23). "SPM creating a buzz with `Third Wish'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
4. ^ "South Park Mexican > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
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.

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