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Still young & fresh in the rap game, SPM again brings hardcore rap to the table with fresh beats to accompany them. His lyrical & witty writing skills began to catch the attention of audiences across the region, but it wasn’t until the production of this album that SPM began producing his own instrumentals. Other featured hits include Streets on Beats and Block of Rock. The album features popular hit track “Mary-Go-Round”, which later became a theme song at the SPM concerts. Hustle Town was named after the city SPM was born in, Hustletown AKA Houston. Hustle Town was named after his city, Hustle Town AKA Houston. In 2000 he signed a joint venture between his label and Universal Music Group which earned him a $500,000 advance and national distribution. He later released his second album, Hustle Town, through his label with distribution in Houston under Southwest Wholesale. In 1995, Carlos, along with his brother Arthur, Jr., founded his own record label, Dope House Records. His stage name derives from the South Park neighborhood in which he was raised in part of his life. H-Town(AKA Hustle Town, AKA Houston) is where all the best Rappers come from.Ĭarlos Coy (born on Octoin Houston, Texas) better known by his stage name South Park Mexican is a rapper, currently incarcerated for child molestation.

South Park Mexican (Carlos Coy) released an album called Hustle Town in 1998, and he either invented or (at least) popularized the nickname. The nickname “Hustle Town” is one of several Houston nicknames used in hip-hop, including “H-Town” and “Screwston.” End of story, right? Well, not so fast."Hustle Town” (or “Hustletown") is a nickname for the city of Houston. You chuckle because you know SPM ended up being much better off. In fact, Filero tells us that early on, SPM met with Aggravated to talk about joining the group, but it was decided there were too many members already and SPM would be better off going solo. SPM's Hustle Town is another that's just as cherished and beloved as those two. Their self-titled albums, Aggravated and The Most Hated, are only preceded by Grimm's first solo outing, and might be considered the Texas Latino rap equivalent of N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton and Niggaz4life. For all intents and purposes, they are pioneers of Mexican-American hip-hop in Texas along with SPM. The first albums made by Latino rap artists are credited to Grimm, Filero, Lil Villain, Lord Loco, Balazo, Shadow and Ikeman, members of Aggravated (founded in 1994), later known as The Most Hated due to label disputes.

And that "Hey dumbass, 'Big Pimpin'' was the beginning of the end, not the beginning." They didn't grow up here in the '90s and can't understand why previous Latino rap albums' impact elevates their rank and influence. since Big Pimpin'." All we can do is laugh, because they ain't from H-Town. We have to admit, though, that anybody who tells us that, we look at like the Rio Grande Valley native who claims he's been "listening to UGK since the 'beginning'. Lots of people have told us that the best albums ever made by Houston Latino rappers have a post-2000 drop date, and they probably have a good artistic argument. And young folk, who probably didn't know Pimp C because they were shitting their diapers when Sweet James Jones was helping lay the foundation for Southern rap, probably looked at Tony Snow like, "N*gga, where you come from?"įilero compared himself to Pimp C when we talked to him, because when it comes to the pretty picture many have about Houston Latino rap and its evolution, he isn't scared to put his bare hand on it and play "wax on, wax off." 16.5 on blast for not calling himself Mr. Truth, or his perception of it, pulled rank over his other half's friendship with Jeezy, so he put Mr. Pimp C called out Young Jeezy because he didn't give a fuck. After talking to Texas Latin rap pioneer Filero, we got drowned with reality and left the conversation reaching for the surface, gasping for air. We wondered when the wave was going to come crashing down. Most of the artists we've featured pay homage to the most successful Texas Latin rap artist in history, SPM. Since Rocks Off started riding this Latino rap wave, it's been smooth sailing. We're 16 stories in and just starting to scratch the surface of the dynamics of Houston's Latino rap game. This could be our most controversial Latino rap blog yet, or the first of many.