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Phone Call (9)

12/21/2015

            You were recently mentioned in an interview with Trae the Truth; in it, he says that you and Rasheed mentored him early on. Any thoughts on that?

Well, hearing you read a little bit of the article to me I’m very surprised, in a really good way, that me and Rasheed were able to mentor him. I didn’t know that Trae hung out with us when he was young. I don’t remember him as a kid, I only know him from listening to his music and being a huge fan of his, and having so much love for him. It’s crazy, because I always felt connected to him.  Somewhere in the back of my mind I just felt like this guy was a brother, and now to know that he was hanging around with me and Sheedy back in the days is really gratifying. It feels really good to know that. I wish he would have snapped a few pictures back then, I would have loved to see him as a kid hanging out with us. It just makes me love him even more. I just have to say that I really love him and miss him.

David N Beckie W. asked, “My question to Los is,I had heard that at the beginning of your trial they offered you a plea deal where you would only get five years but you would have to plead guilty and you turned it down because you said you wouldnt admit to somthing you didnt do,well now that you have done thirteen years if they came and offered you a deal where they said you will be released today and all we need to complete this deal is for you to plead guilty and register as a sex offender upon release would you you take it now that you have missed out on so much? Much love and respect ....DEEDUBB SUR CALIFAS”

Um, to be perfectly honest, I probably would because it’s so hard to get out of prison once you’re found guilty. It’s just so hard to get out of prison, even when it’s perfectly and clearly evident that you’re innocent; even when it’s beyond a shadow of a doubt, and of course that’s not my case. My case is my word against the word of this girl and I lost that trial that should have never been lost. Yeah, I would probably do it just to get the hell out of here.

Jose H. said “When you get out what is the first thing musically you plan to do? Do you have a plan in place for a comeback tour? Do you plan to rebuild the Dope House roster with the original artist or new talents?”

I think that it was a mistake for me to spend so much time with other artists. I think that was a huge mistake, but I just did what everybody else did. Master P signed up all these artists, Lil Wayne signed up all these artists…It’s really something that I could describe as just being lazy, just trying to make money off other people instead of sitting down with pen and paper and writing your own music. Just signing up other people to try and make money off their work.

I’m not going to deny the fact that I am the most crack, the most dope, the most addictive artist on this planet. Some may disagree and that’s all good, but my favorite rapper is the man in the mirror, and I should have just concentrated on SPM and making my own beats instead of getting lazy and starting to buy Happy beats and Hotan beats. That’s what I plan on doing, I plan on getting my keyboard and making beats every day in my underwear…writing songs every day in my underwear…going to the mall in my underwear, even though that’s off the subject. I say that because I do everything in my boxers. I go to the chowhall in my boxers, I play basketball in my boxers, it’s just a bunch of guys so there’s no need to dress up for anything.

But yeah, whether it’s making music, writing screenplays, making beats… I’ve got to focus on getting my God-given gift out to the world.

Anthony B. said, “Would Carlos coy ever hangout with his fans one on one”

Yeah, every day. I wasn’t the kinda guy that wore more jewelry than the next man, or..I bought one Mercedes and it separated me from my friends, so I gave it to Happy Perez. I was complaining about my car separating me from my real friends and he said, “Well damn, nigga, if you don’t want it give it to me.” No sooner had he finished his sentence than I reached into my pocket, and gave him the keys to a $115,000 car. After that I bought a $3,500 Cadillac, tore out the back seat, filled it up with speakers and I was right there, right at the same level with all my people and that’s where I’m happiest at. So I wouldn’t say I hung out so much with fans, but I hung out with the people who wouldn’t give a damn about no damn SPM, they just know me as Los.

Sigi B. said, “Tell him I said fuck the Illuminati”

Sure, but just use a condom. Always practice safe sex.

Luis A. asked, “What will you do on the first day your out? Where will you go and what will you get started on once outside in free world, will you ever come to Seattle, Wa?”

Well, when I get out I’m just going to do what I do, what anybody would do, go home to my family. Buy me a house, build a quick studio, work on music, and most definitely I’ll be in Seattle. I love the thought of visiting Seattle, it’s a legendary city, and a lot of legends have come from there.

Incandesio said, “Heidi Ruiz was an investigator for your case, and a witness against you at trial; she’s been described by her supervisors as ‘a relentless tigress’, and by her peers as steadfastly persistent in her pursuit of suspects. Did you get the impression that she was capable of conducting the kind of delicate forensic interviews needed for this type of case?”

            Heidi Ruiz is a cop, and I was not liked by the cops in Houston. Over the years everybody knew that I was anti… anti-crooked cop, I should say, but I didn’t really make that point clear. At all my concerts I always made sure to have the crowd chanting nasty things about the cops. I got so much flack behind it. Officers came up to me at car shows, I remember a Sergeant came up to me after a concert and he was like, “Man, we’re out here protecting you, and you have all these people chanting hatred towards us. We’re over here making sure nothing happens to you.” I just didn’t make myself very clear that my anger stemmed from many, at least a dozen, really bad experiences with H-town authorities. It’s just so much prejudice, so much maltreatment…I was a criminal, but they did go above and beyond the call of duty to be assholes. When I finally got some fame, I was using that fame to taunt these cops who always treated like me like shit, and treated my friends like shit. Maybe it’s because we were Mexicans, or maybe because of the way we dressed, but whatever.

So, she’s a cop. When they told her that her man was SPM, yeah, she’s going to turn into this ‘relentless tigress’ and she’s going to get the answers that she wants. Instead of having Jane Doe’s mother write her own story of what happened, she typed it herself. She threw away Mary Doe’s statement and redid it. She said it was too messy to read, etc.

There was another witness that she did the same thing with, that you’ll see once I finish this documentary. She typed up the report herself, and that witness admitted on the stand that what Heidi Ruiz typed was not what she said. She was so intimidated by Heidi that she signed it anyway. This is all in black and white. You’ll also see how she interviewed witnesses that had already been interviewed by other cops, but when she interviewed them she got different answers from them; answers that benefitted her, answers that she wanted. So she knew, and they knew that she knew, how to get the answers, how to get the statements that they needed to win this case.

It was no accident that they put this manipulator on my case. It was no accident that they put that judge on my case. Every single person that formed this team against me was all put together by someone, or something. I don’t believe in illuminati, but even Chip Lewis said we had the worst judge that we could ever possibly have and that was no accident. Judges are supposed to get cases randomly; they’re not supposed to be hand-picked for them. It was all done very carefully and very meticulously, this team that was built to win this case.

Danny G. asked, “What happened to grimm??”

            Grimm got married, and he lives near Dallas. He’s working on a new project with his twin brother, Shadow, and he’s still going strong. I think everybody’s really going to enjoy his new music, especially if Shadow’s going most of the producing. I, for one, love Shadow’s production. His beats demand real content. So, Grimm is doing well. He has a little girl, I think she’s five now, so he’s enjoying being a daddy again and I’m just very happy for him.

Moises J. said, “What up Carlos Coy I took in mind what you told me and we'll I'm your F.A.N.S and sorry about what I asked last time but is the Book going to be called They Trying To Stop Me and if I recall I'm sure I read or heard that you said you did a Rap Show in prison and that the inmates would give you candy or some commissary because of your show since money isn't allowed in prison if I'm not mistaken can you please tell me about that thanks cause I'm pretty sure it was badass and about the book They Can't Stop M”

            It’s two mint sticks a song. (laughing) That was a joke, when I said I rap for commissary. Obviously, I can buy all the commissary I want, but guys often ask me to do a song, and they’re surprised that I don’t remember most of the stuff I did when I was free; it’s just been so long since I’ve done that stuff. I still remember a lot of the more recent projects, and I’ll do ‘Jackers In My Home’, or I’ll do ‘My Homegirl’, or something a little more recent.

            Like everything else, I change the titles of stuff a trillion times but I think I’m pretty much set on ‘Corl St’, which is the name of the street I grew up on. As most people know the first book is basically part one of my autobiography, which talks about a little history of my family and then my birth into this world. The book ends right before I get into the dope game at about 17 years old. Yes, I know that ‘Wizard of oz’ says I was 16 in a ‘77 Seville, but I was off a little bit on that song. 

Robert Yetman, Yet Again

The inimitable Grits for Breakfast took on the mistrial of Robert Yetman, in a particularly interesting post. I highly suggest taking a look at it. In his post, Grits points out:

"Criminal trials are always high-stakes endeavors for the concerned parties, but where the charges are politically sensitive, or the defendant unusually powerful or well-connected (i.e., the antithesis of the ordinary criminal defendant), the imperative of prosecutorial victory is heightened, the sense of prosecutorial isolation and embattledness is exacerbated, and the already-fraught counterweight of a duty to "do justice" is put under more extreme pressure. "

I think this adequately describes the circumstances surrounding Coy's trial; Yetman was accused of a similar crime, and it's encouraging to see that Harris County is looking a little closer at cases of this nature.

Robert Yetman

No phone call from SPM today unfortunately, but there is an interesting case out of Harris County this week. Dr. Robert Yetman was on trial for supposedly fondling a 7 year old patient; as the trial progressed it began to look like he was going to be acquitted. The prosecutor began purposefully breaking the court rules by bringing up evidence that had been excluded by a motion in limine, suggesting that Yetman had abused the child because of his race, and eventually implying that the court itself was working against the victim.

            She did this knowing that the defense lawyer would be forced to request a mistrial, because if broken rules aren’t brought up immediately in court they can’t be used on appeal. The mistrial was denied each time, until the prosecutor started suggesting the judge was against the victim; at that point the judge declared a mistrial and wrote a scathing ‘finding of fact’, laying out the prosecutor’s misconduct.

            Remember, the prosecutor’s job is not to win; it’s to serve justice. By her actions she showed that it did not matter to her if the system we have in place declared this man innocent; he was going to be convicted by any means necessary. Whether this was because she believed him to be guilty or because she simply wanted a win is irrelevant. It seems highly unlikely to me that this is the first time she, or any other Harris County Prosecutor pulled this stunt; and remember, the judge allowed prejudicial statements three times before finally acting.

            Yetman’s case remains up in the air; the judge cannot dismiss the charges and the DA’s office has said that they intend to appeal the mistrial. It will be interesting to see where Harris County finally draws the line on prosecutorial misconduct.

http://mimesislaw.com/fault-lines/being-a-prosecutor-means-never-having-to-say-youre-sorry/5293

http://abc13.com/news/houston-doctor-fights-to-get-suspension-lifted-after-mistrial/1112424/

Phone Call (8)

This is a transcription of a phone call from 12/2/2015.

Jaime F. asked, “What happened to those songs "Life" and "Beat from Hotan" Those songs sound really dope..are we getting them in your next album? Can't wait to hear them one day.”

Thank you for your question, Jaime. Life is now called "Dark Memories", and "Beat from Hotan" is still called "Beat from Hotan". I will most definitely have them on the next project. They both have samples and we had problems clearing the samples, so that’s why those songs have been in limbo. But, I’m positive we can get it all cleared up and I’m thankful that you’re excited about those songs and what is to come.

Jose M. said, “Estimate how many songs do you have recored that we don't know about?”

Well, ironically enough, Carolyn has been helping me find out how many SPM verses have been sold by Pain and his cohorts. Her last letter had 39 verses that she found on YouTube. That doesn’t include the verses on her projects, the verses that an artist named Ice has, the verses on Jaime’s Dope City album, and other verses that I’m sure are still out there. I could’ve created at least two or three projects with just the stuff we’ve found so far. Aside from all that, as tragic as it is, we’ve got at least five more S. P. Wetback projects on the way. Thank you, Jose, for your question.

Alejandro M. Why was the hook on the song "the s.o.n " changed for the album? in my opinion delta goodrem was a better fit

Well, Alejandro, with emphasis on the ‘j’, it’s because Delta Goodrem’s people said they would sue our Mexican ass all the way down to the last taco that we have in our hand, as we’re eating it; in other words, we wouldn’t even be able to finish our taco if we were to use Delta Goodrem’s chorus. So, in our response, we told them and their Australian asses that we would, in return, sue them for every nickel they have, including the kangaroo burger in their very hands. In response they stated that it is a crime to eat kangaroo, and that we insulted their national animal. (laughing) Let me stop, because I can only get sillier from here. But honestly, they vehemently denied us that sample.

Mauricio B. said, “I just saw a interview that Toes did to Lucky.Toes asked Lucky about SPM's verses being licked and Lucky said that Pain called him to see if he knew who wanted to buy SPM verses.Lucky told pain that he wanted to buy some, that who didn't wanted to buy spm verses.”

Well, Mauricio, I too heard of this interview, which was obviously an attempt by Goldtoes to clear Lucky of any wrongdoing. But like I told Lucky, I don’t think anyone who’s name has repeatedly popped up is completely innocent of the betrayal that’s source is from the heart of Jaime. I told Lucky that I love him, I absolutely forgive him for whatever he did, and that if I didn’t forgive friends, I wouldn’t have any. People make mistakes. I think that it was pretty clear that the deal was shady, and that shadiness should have pushed him to write me before he carried on, but I truly believe that Lucky was more of a victim than a villain. If I didn’t believe that, I would have to turn away.

Joshua A. asked, “Wat up with parole and we gonna make more music after he get out make millions”

      Hello, Sloshy Joshy. Yeah, but I’m not stopping because of this time. I’m continuing to write, there’s incredible projects coming in the near future… I’m focusing on film, hopefully have the book by early next year, gotta get the documentary out, which will be a real game-changer… it just don’t stop, bro. Whether in a pen, or trapped in a cave in a mountain, or lost at sea, or stuck in a tree, I will find a way to keep you nice and doped up.

Incandesio: Are you serious about including the ‘Sloshy Joshy’ bit?

      (laughing) Yeah… Although it sounds much funnier when you say it.

Esteban J. asked, “ How long you took making the song called streets on beats.”

      Great question, Esteban; actually, the beat probably took a good six hours, over a two day peroiod. What’s interesting about “Streets on Beats” is that it’s one of the songs on the Hustle Town album that I made the drums and kept those drums. On songs like “Mary-Go-Round”, “Block of Rock”, “Wizard of oz”, “Nightshift”, “Riddla on da Roof”, etc., I had Filero remove my drums and make new drums. Filero is a beast at drums; in fact there is no producer on earth that is more dangerous with an MPC-2000 than Filero. And a shout-out to my boy, and I want to let him know that I can’t wait to collaborate with him on this future dope.

Cano D. asked, “How you get involve with the production of the music in the new albums? You Work on the beats Or They just fit the vocals you rap”

      I just choose what I have and sometimes I have to choose from what I got. That’s how I do it, I just choose from what I got. Plus, there’s still some SPM productions that we have left but need just a little work, and of course my favorite producer is me, so that’s good. Thanks for the question, Cano.

Raymond S. asked, “Did Edward James Almos get the script you sent???(WDS) haha”

Well, Raymond, I haven’t sent him a script yet, but I’m definitely excited about the possibility of working with Eddy. (laughing) I say ‘Eddy’ like I know him, but the truth is he would probably instantly hate me if he found out I called him Eddy, so let me say that I would be extremely honored and thrilled at the thought that we could possibly work together. We have some connections to Edward, but the script has not been presented to him because it needs more polishing.

Manuel M. asked, “How long it take you to lose all that weight trying to do it myself”

Manuelito, my dear friend and fellow chubster. When you get in trouble in here, and I mean serious trouble, you lose your level. And when that happens, a whole plethora of restrictions is handed down. Those restrictions include no commissary, so you have to eat three Jr. High lunch trays a day and you do that for at least ninety days, unless you get in trouble again. Which I have been without my level for years at a time. But now I’m out of trouble, and do not plan to even think about getting into trouble. For the last five months, I’ve been able to go to the store, AKA commissary, and I’ve got about $200 worth of every food you could think of, every vitamin you could think of; from fish oil pills, to powdered milk, to powdered mashed potatoes, to raisin bran, to lasagna, to all kinds of stuff. So sadly, my brother, I have rejoined the chubster crew.