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Carlos Coy (born October 5, 1970), better known by his stage name South Park Mexican , is an American rapper , founder of Dope House Records , and convicted felon. His stage name is derived from the South Park, Houston, Texas|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 that same year with the album Hillwood under the label. His fourth album, The 3rd Wish , generated two charting singles, "You Know My Name" and "High So High".

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 Allred Unit in Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls , Texas . While incarcerated, he has continued to record music.

Early life

He was born to Arturo Coy, a former United States Marines|Marine from the Falfurrias, Texas|Falfurrias community in Brooks County, Texas|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, Houston|South Park , and Coy attended Woodson K-8 School|Woodson Middle School . Rapper Scarface (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 salesman and eventually a crack cocaine dealer.

Music career

Coy began as a Christian hip hop|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 1995, Hillwood , through his label with distribution in Houston under Southwest Wholesale. He proceeded to release two albums in 1998, the first being Hustle Town in March, while the second, Power Moves (SPM album)|Power Moves , was released in December 1998. 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, he 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 Coy'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. 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. Dope House released two new albums that he recorded while incarcerated: When Devils Strike , released in 2006, debuted at #46 on the Billboard 200, and The Last Chair Violinist followed in 2008.

Child molestation case

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. The incident occurred on Labor Day weekend that year. A Harris County, Texas jury indicted Coy on December 10, 2001 and added another charge over a 1993 incident when SPM allegedly impregnated a then-13-year old girl, who later demanded child support payments from him. Two more charges followed in March 2002 for sexual assault of two 14-year old girls; Coy was held without bail. 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. The next day, the girl testified that Coy touched her inappropriately when she was sleeping. 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. SPM is currently incarcerated in the Allred Unit in Wichita Falls, 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. He was previously incarcerated in the Powledge Unit near Palestine, Texas . There are persistent messages from online posters calling for his release.Alvarez, Olivia Flores. "." Houston Press . October 23, 2006. Retrieved on April 24, 2009.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	url=http:/ / www.billboard.com/ bbcom/ retrieve_chart_history.do? model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums& model.vnuArtistId=261207& model.vnuAlbumId=1169689
Year	Title	U.S.	U.S. R& B	U.S. Rap	U.S. Ind
1995	Hillwood Released: March 9, 1995 Label: Dope House Format: CD, cassette, digital download	—	—	*	8
1998	Hustle Town Released: March 3, 1998 Label: Dope House Format: CD, cassette, digital download	—	—	*	—
1998	Power Moves (SPM album) Released: December 22, 1998 Label: Dope House Format: CD, cassette, digital download	—	—	*	—
1999	The 3rd Wish Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Dope House Format: CD, cassette, digital download	—	89	*	—
2000	The Purity Album Released: August 15, 2000 Label: Universal Format: CD, cassette, digital download	57	26	*	—
2000	Time Is Money (SPM album) Released: December 12, 2000 Label: Uptown/Universal Format: CD, digital download	170	49	*	—
2001	Never Change Released: December 4, 2001 Label: Universal Format: CD, cassette, digital download	168	40	*	—
2002	Reveille Park Released: May 5, 2002 Label: Dope House Format: CD, digital download	149	48	*	8
2006	When Devils Strike Released: October 3, 2006 Label: Dope House Format: CD, digital download	46	19	6	2
2008	The Last Chair Violinist Released: November 18, 2008 Label: Dope House Format: CD, digital download	59	14	5	3
"*" indicates that chart did not exist; "—" indicates that release did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	url=Allmusic		Album
Year	Title	U.S. R& B	U.S. Rap	Album
1999	"High So High"	—	50	The 3rd Wish
2000	"You Know My Name"	99	31	The Purity Album

Mixtapes

Screwston: The Day Houston Died (2000)

Screwston Vol. 2: Pink Soda (2001)

Screwston Vol. 3: Stuck In Da Mud (2002)

Compilations

Lone Star Ridaz (1999)

Lone Star Ridaz: Wanted (2001)

Lone Star Ridaz: 40 Dayz/40 Nightz (2002)

Lone Star Ridaz: Rules & Regulations (2002)

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