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He had then enrolled himself for a business associate’s degree at the San Jacinto College: Central Campus, a public community college in Pasadena, Texas. South Park Mexican eventually attained a General Educational Development (GED) certification (a group of 4 subject tests which, when passed, provide certification that the test taker has American or Canadian high school-level academic skills). He studied there until he was expelled in 1987 while in the 9th grade. Milby High School, a public secondary school in Houston. South Park Mexican then joined Charles H. He had later studied at the Woodson Middle School in the South Park neighborhood of Houston. South Park Mexican had attended several elementary schools before entering the music magnet program at the Louie Welch Middle School in his hometown of Houston. South Park Mexican, SPM South Park Mexican as seen in a picture that was taken in December 1998 (The Son of Norma / Instagram) Sun Sign

He is the founder of Dope House Records, a Houston-based independent record label. He has also released multiple collaboration albums, compilation albums, and mixtapes.

The last 4 of these albums had peaked within the ‘Top 10’ of the US Independent Albums chart while the last 3 had peaked within the ‘Top 10’ of the US Rap music chart. End of story, right? Well, not so fast.South Park Mexican is an American rapper and songwriter who has published the solo studio albums Hillwood (1995), Hustle Town (1998), Power Moves: The Table (1998), The 3rd Wish: To Rock the World (1999), Time Is Money (2000), Never Change (2001), Reveille Park (2002), When Devils Strike (2006), The Last Chair Violinist (2008), and The Son of Norma (2014). 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.