Spider Loc
Encyclopedia
Curtis Norvell Williams, more commonly known as Spider Loc is an American
rapper
signed to G-Unit Records
.Loc is also the CEO of G-Unit West.
, California
) better known by his stage name Spider Loc is a rapper and actor signed to 50 Cent
label G-Unit Records
.
Spider Loc was first discovered by Suge Knight
and tagged along with Death Row Records
, which appears on the Dysfunktional Family
soundtrack, and Kurupt
Against tha Grain under the name "Spider", but never signed an agreement. In September 2004 Spider Loc met rapper Young Buck
in Atlanta and performed for him. A week later in Los Angeles, Young Buck introduced him to 50 Cent on the set of "Shorty Want to Ride" video and he performed a freestyle rap. After four months the rapper signed a record deal with G-Unit
.
Spider Loc has since been featured on many G-Unit mixtapes such as G-Unit Radio Part 18 - Rags to Riches and has also released his own mixtape G-Unit West title Bangadoshish with artists Young Buck, Big Syke
(from Thug Life), 50 Cent, and Olivia
.
Spider Loc signed with G-Unit Records on September 2004. In September 2007, he released a street album, West Kept Secret: The Prequel
and the following June released a follow-up project Da 1 U Luv 2 Hate
.
In an interview with HipHopDX released 03/27/2011 Spider Loc confirmed that he is still signed to G-Unit and did not move to EMI. In 2011 Spider stated that G-Unit West was back and up and running with the arrival of Slim da Mobster
.
and his companions in a Los Angeles nightclub, one of Spider Loc's friends stole jewelry from Yukmouth, which was later ransom
ed by its owner. Yukmouth has said that the two have made up.
in Bank Brothers
In 2005 he made his first voice acting appearance in 50 Cent: Bulletproof
. In 2007, Spider Loc made his first TV appearance in an episode of Cold Case in 2007 he saw more performances on screen, starring in his own movie with the title of Master P
parolee named CJ Tillman Spider Loc went on to play a small role in an episode of Numb3rs
as a prisoner before an appearance on the hit show Weeds
as a character named Two-strike.
2008: Da 1 U Love 2 Hate
2010: B.A.Y.M.A.A.C.
2011: The Graveyard Shift (with 40 Glocc & DJ Drama)
TBA
2005: G-Unit Radio: Part 18 - Rags 2 Riches (DJ Whoo Kid)
2006: Bangadoshish (DJ Whoo Kid)
2006: Bangadoshish 2 (DJ CRASH D with Papa Smurf)
2006: Southwest Influence (DJ Flipcyde)
2006: Connected (DJ Felli Fel)
2007: Paroled (The Official Movie Mixtape w/ DJ Crash D)
2007: Connected 2 (DJ Felli Fel & Nik Bean)
2007: Global Warning (DJ Woogie)
2007: Connected 3 (DJ Whoo Kid & DJ Crash D)
2008: The King Of R&B (Rapping & Banging) : Vol. 1 (DJ Crash D)
2008: Connected 4 (DJ Whoo Kid & Dj Crash D)
2008: The Best Of Spider Loc: Volume 1 (DJ Whoo Kid)
2008: Bangadoshish 3 (DJ Warrior & DJ Woogie)
2009: Connected 5 (DJ Whoo Kid & DJ Crash D)
2009: The King Of R&B (Rapping & Banging): Vol. 2 (DJ Nina 9 & DJ Crash D)
2009: Arachnophobia (Shadyville DJs)
2009: Land Of The Lost (DJ Crash D)
2009: We On Top (DJ Crash D)
2009: The King Of R&B : Vol. 3
2009: Reptible (Shadyville DJs)
2009: Connected 6 (DJ Whoo Kid& DJ Crash D)
2009: Jac´n 4 Beats (Hosted by Gangsta Granny & DJ Crash D)
2010: B.A.Y.M.A.A.C (DJ Crash D)
2011: @ All Costs (Coming Soon)
2001: "Money, Power, Respect" (C-Bo
& Brotha Lynch Hung
feat. Spider Loc) from Blocc Movement
2005: "It Is What It Is" (Tony Yayo
feat. Spider Loc) from Thoughts of a Predicate Felon
2005: "I Don't Know Officer" (50 Cent
feat. Lloyd Banks
, Prodigy
, Spider Loc and Mase
) from Get Rich or Die Tryin'
film soundtrack2005: "Bullshit & Nonsense" (Kurupt
feat. Spider Loc & Eastwood) from Against tha Grain
2006: "Transferred" (Ras Kass
feat. 40 Glocc
& Spider Loc) from Eat or Die
2006: "Life" (Lloyd Banks feat. Spider Loc & Marsha Ambrosius) from Rotten Apple
2006: "Stop Bitchin" (Mr. Criminal feat. Spider Loc) from Stay on the Streets
2009: "Westside" (Cashis
feat. Crooked I
, Jayo Felony
, Spider Loc & Ya Boy
) from The Art of Dying
2005: Bulletproof
(Video Game) (Additional Voices)2007: Paroled (CJ Tillman)
2007: Numb3rs
(Prisoner #3)2007: Weeds
(Two-Strikes)2007: Cold Case (Delonte)
2008: Shark
( er)
2009: Saving Grace
(Marquis Smith)
2009: Doesn't Texas Ever End (Spyder)
2010: Boys on the Run
2010: Hollywont (Jasper)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
signed to G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records is an American record label, specializing in hip hop music, founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL. Upon its inception, it operated as a subsidiary of, and was distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records...
.Loc is also the CEO of G-Unit West.
Biography
Curtis Norvell Williams (born January 21, 1976 in ComptonCompton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) better known by his stage name Spider Loc is a rapper and actor signed to 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
label G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records is an American record label, specializing in hip hop music, founded in 2003 by rapper 50 Cent and his manager Sha Money XL. Upon its inception, it operated as a subsidiary of, and was distributed through, Universal Music Group's Interscope Records...
.
Spider Loc was first discovered by Suge Knight
Suge Knight
Marion "Suge" Knight, Jr. is the founder and CEO of Black Kapital Records and co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough album The Chronic in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including...
and tagged along with Death Row Records
Death Row Records
Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...
, which appears on the Dysfunktional Family
Dysfunktional Family
Dysfunktional Family is an American documentary and stand-up comedy film written, produced and starring comedian, Eddie Griffin. It was released to theaters on April 4, 2003 and stayed in theaters until May 18, 2003. The film earned $2,255,000 with its widest release being in 602 theaters...
soundtrack, and Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
Against tha Grain under the name "Spider", but never signed an agreement. In September 2004 Spider Loc met rapper Young Buck
Young Buck
David Darnell Brown , also known as Young Buck, is an American Southern rapper. Buck is a former member of the New York City Hip-Hop group G-Unit, also a former artist of G-Unit Records as of Nov 26, 2011...
in Atlanta and performed for him. A week later in Los Angeles, Young Buck introduced him to 50 Cent on the set of "Shorty Want to Ride" video and he performed a freestyle rap. After four months the rapper signed a record deal with G-Unit
G-Unit
G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City formed by 50 Cents. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mix tapes...
.
Spider Loc has since been featured on many G-Unit mixtapes such as G-Unit Radio Part 18 - Rags to Riches and has also released his own mixtape G-Unit West title Bangadoshish with artists Young Buck, Big Syke
Big Syke
Tyruss Himes, better known by his stage name Big Syke is an American rapper. His stage name is a revision of his childhood nickname, "Little Psycho"....
(from Thug Life), 50 Cent, and Olivia
Olivia (singer)
Olivia Theresa Longott , professionally known as Olivia, is an American R&B singer and rapper.-Early life:Raised in New York City, Longott is of Puerto Rican, and Indian descent....
.
Spider Loc signed with G-Unit Records on September 2004. In September 2007, he released a street album, West Kept Secret: The Prequel
West Kept Secret: The Prequel
The West Kept Secret: The Prequel is the debut EP by American rapper Spider Loc. It was released on September 11, 2007. This album never charted.-Reception:AllHipHop awarded the EP three and one-half out of five stars, as did DJBooth.net....
and the following June released a follow-up project Da 1 U Luv 2 Hate
Da 1 U Luv 2 Hate
Da 1 U Love 2 Hate is an independently released album by G-Unit Records rapper, Spider Loc. It was released via his own label, Baymaac Records...
.
In an interview with HipHopDX released 03/27/2011 Spider Loc confirmed that he is still signed to G-Unit and did not move to EMI. In 2011 Spider stated that G-Unit West was back and up and running with the arrival of Slim da Mobster
Slim da Mobster
Anthony Johnson better known by his stage name Slim The Mobster is a Los Angeles-based rapper currently signed to Gang Module Records and Aftermath Entertainment. He is currently working on Dr. Dre's third studio album Detox. Slim The Mobster is known as Dr. Dre's new protegé. He is currently also...
.
Controversies
In 2005, while Spider Loc and friends were engaged in a fight with rapper YukmouthYukmouth
Jerold Dwight Ellis, III, better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is a Grammy-nominated American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment.-Career:He is a member of the platinum-selling rap duo Luniz along with...
and his companions in a Los Angeles nightclub, one of Spider Loc's friends stole jewelry from Yukmouth, which was later ransom
Ransom
Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.In an early German law, a similar concept was called bad influence...
ed by its owner. Yukmouth has said that the two have made up.
Filmography
In 2004, Spider Loc played a small role alongside former Death Row artist Crooked ICrooked I
Dominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I, is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the hip hop group, Slaughterhouse with other members Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9. Slaughterhouse is currently signed to Shady Records / Interscope Records....
in Bank Brothers
Bank Brothers
-Cast:* Kenneth Guertin as Diamond Man* Crooked I as Mob Boss* Alexa Havins as Store Owner* Spider Loc as Innocent Perpetrator-Music:Spider Loc, as well as music composer Mikael Jacobson, collaborated on the opening credit music....
In 2005 he made his first voice acting appearance in 50 Cent: Bulletproof
50 Cent: Bulletproof
50 Cent: Bulletproof is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox platforms. It was developed in response to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas after 50 Cent was asked to voice the game's protagonist Carl "CJ" Johnson with 50 Cent stating that he will only voice himself in video games...
. In 2007, Spider Loc made his first TV appearance in an episode of Cold Case in 2007 he saw more performances on screen, starring in his own movie with the title of Master P
Master P
Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...
parolee named CJ Tillman Spider Loc went on to play a small role in an episode of Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
as a prisoner before an appearance on the hit show Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
as a character named Two-strike.
Albums
- 2007:
West Kept Secret: The Prequel
The West Kept Secret: The Prequel is the debut EP by American rapper Spider Loc. It was released on September 11, 2007. This album never charted.-Reception:AllHipHop awarded the EP three and one-half out of five stars, as did DJBooth.net....
Mixtapes
- 2005:
DVDs
- 2005: Brainless: The Prequel (Directed by Marcus DJ Crash D Miller)
- 2006: Bangadosish (Directed by Marcus DJ Crash D Miller)
- 2011: Paroled (Directed by Sal Martino)
Guest appearances
- 2000: "Let's Ride" (Killa TayKilla TayKilla Tay is an American rapper from Fresno, California.-Biography:Born in Washington, D.C., he moved to Fresno while in his youth. Killa Tay is best known for his tenure on AWOL Records, including his collaborations with C-Bo, as well as his debut album, Mr...
feat. Revenge, D-Rome, Spade, Spider Loc & Young T) from
Snake Eyes (album)
-Track listing:#Intro #Hard Ball #Thug Livin' #Mob Life#The Murda Show #Big Scrilla#Coast Trippin' #Power Moves...
C-Bo
Shawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo is an American rapper. He was born and raised in the south area of Sacramento, California. He has sold over 3.5 million albums independently since 1993...
& Brotha Lynch Hung
Brotha Lynch Hung
Kevin Danell Mann , better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper and record producer from Sacramento, California...
feat. Spider Loc) from
Blocc Movement
Blocc Movement is a collaboration album by American rappers Brotha Lynch Hung and C-Bo. It was released August 28, 2001 on JCOR Entertainment. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 79 on the Billboard 200....
Tony Yayo
Marvin Bernard , better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is a Haitian American rapper and member of the hip hop group G-Unit...
feat. Spider Loc) from
Thoughts of a Predicate Felon
Thoughts of a Predicate Felon is the debut album by G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo. The albums sold 214,000 copies in its first week.-Background:The album features the hit single "So Seductive" featuring 50 Cent....
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
feat. Lloyd Banks
Lloyd Banks
Christopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...
, Prodigy
Prodigy (rapper)
Lance Albert Johnson Banks, better known as Prodigy, is an American rapper and one half of the hip-hop and rap duo Mobb Deep....
, Spider Loc and Mase
Mase
Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker...
) from
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)
Get Rich or Die Tryin': Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack by G-Unit Records to the 2005 film Get Rich or Die Tryin. In December 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album platinum...
film soundtrack
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
feat. Spider Loc & Eastwood) from
Against Tha Grain
Against tha Grain is the fourth studio album by rapper Kurupt and his first on Death Row Records as a solo artist. Kurupt signed back on to Death Row Records, except as a solo artist in 2002. The album was supposed to be released in 2004, but was delayed. It was finally released in August 2005. It...
Ras Kass
John Austin IV, better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is also a part of hip hop supergroup The HRSMN along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt...
feat. 40 Glocc
40 Glocc
Tory Gassway , is an American rapper and actor, better known as 40 Glocc. He is currently signed to Infamous Records and G-Unit Records. 40 is also currently signed to G-Unit West.-Early life:...
& Spider Loc) from
Eat or Die
Eat or Die is a 1994 split album by California punk rock bands Bad Religion and NOFX.-Track listing:Bad Religion:# "The Handshake"# "Too Much To Ask"# "Stranger Than Fiction"# "American Jesus"# "Infected"# "Change of Ideas"...
Rotten Apple (Lloyd Banks album)
The album received positive reviews. Rolling Stones Evan Serpick gave it 3 out of 5 stars and said that "Eminem, Mobb Deep’s Havoc and a host of G-Unit regulars produce an album’s worth of chunky, ominous beats to fit Banks’ foul mood, but it runs a little thin over sixteen tracks".But XXL gave it...
Cashis
Ramone Johnson, better known by his stage name Cashis , is an American rapper who was born and raised in Chicago, but moved to Irvine, California. He was featured on the Shady album Eminem Presents: The Re-Up and released the County Hound EP in 2007...
feat. Crooked I
Crooked I
Dominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I, is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the hip hop group, Slaughterhouse with other members Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9. Slaughterhouse is currently signed to Shady Records / Interscope Records....
, Jayo Felony
Jayo Felony
James Savage, better known by his stage name, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast San Diego, California. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label...
, Spider Loc & Ya Boy
Ya Boy
William Joseph Crawford , better known by his stage name Ya Boy, is an American rapper from the Fillmore District, San Francisco. He is a younger cousin of San Francisco rapper San Quinn and also the cousin of Bills WR Steve Johnson. Crawford graduated from El Camino High School in South San...
) from
Filmography
- 2004:
50 Cent: Bulletproof
50 Cent: Bulletproof is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox platforms. It was developed in response to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas after 50 Cent was asked to voice the game's protagonist Carl "CJ" Johnson with 50 Cent stating that he will only voice himself in video games...
(Video Game) (Additional Voices)
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
(Prisoner #3)
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
(Two-Strikes)
Shark (TV series)
Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:...
( er)
Saving Grace (TV series)
Saving Grace is an American television crime drama series which premiered on TNT on July 23, 2007 and ran until June 21, 2010. The show stars Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter in her first television series, as well as Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Laura San Giacomo, Bailey Chase, Bokeem Woodbine,...
(Marquis Smith)