South Park Mexican | |
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Birth name | Carlos Coy |
Born |
Houston, Texas, U.S. |
October 5, 1970
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 1994 – present |
Labels | Dope House, Universal, Swishahouse |
Associated acts | DJ Screw, 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 |
Carlos Coy | |
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Born |
Houston, Texas, U.S. |
October 5, 1970
Other names | South Park Mexican |
Occupation | rapper |
Criminal penalty | 45 years imprisonment |
Criminal status | Inmate, TDCJ #01110642 in Ramsey I Unit; eligible for parole on October 7, 2024; projected release date April 8, 2047 |
Conviction(s) | sexual assault (May 18, 2002) |
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 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: To Rock the World, generated the hit single, "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 the Ramsey I Unit near Rosharon, Texas. While incarcerated, he has continued to record music.
Coy's father Arturo was a 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, 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 salesman and eventually a crack cocaine dealer.