Curtis Williams (born January 19, 1976), more commonly known as Spider Loc, is an American rapper and actor. He was formerly signed to

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and

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Biography

Spider Loc was discovered by

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and tagged along with

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, he later appeared on the

released soundtrack to the movie Dysfunktional Family soundtrack, and also was affiliated with

Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger; the rap duo has releas ...

's Against Tha Grain record label under the name "Spider", but never signed an agreement. In September 2004 Spider Loc met rapper

Young Buck David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He signed with Birdman's Cash Money Records in 1997, formed the hip hop collective UTP with Juvenile and Soulja Slim in 2000, and j ...

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and performed for him. A week later in Los Angeles, Young Buck introduced him to 50 Cent on the set of the "

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" video and he performed a freestyle rap. After four months the rapper signed a record deal with

G-Unit G-Unit (short for Guerilla-Unit). was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released ...

. 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 Tyruss Gerald Himes (November 22, 1968 – December 5, 2016), better known by his stage names Big Syke and Mussolini, was an American rapper best known for his work with the American hip-hop groups Thug Life and Outlawz. His stage name "Big S ...

(from Thug Life), 50 Cent, and Olivia. 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 March 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. Spider Loc was dropped from G-Unit in late 2011. On June 8, 2017, Spider Loc appeared on the game show '' Wheel of Fortune''. During the episode, he stated he is currently employed as a security officer and is the father of 6 kids. He also runs his own record label, BAYMAAC Records. In 2022 he launched a podcast entitled "Factz Ova Feelinz" on Alex Alonso's LAnd media Network.

Controversies

In 2005, while Spider Loc and friends were engaged in a fight with rapper Yukmouth and his companions in a Los Angeles nightclub, one of Spider Loc's friends stole jewelry from Yukmouth, which was later

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ed by its owner, Yukmouth. Yukmouth has said that the two have made up. In July 2008, Spider Loc, 40 Glocc, Village Boo and a large amount of

Crips The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are based in the coastal regions of Southern California. Founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams, the Crips ...

are seen on a

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video taunting

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all ...

, Birdman and Slim of

Cash Money Records Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Birdman (rapper), Bryan "Baby" Williams. The label gained prominence in the late 1990s for having signed and released albums for New Orleans– ...

. Lil Wayne was leaving his "Get Money" video shoot in Los Angeles when his two SUV's were blocked off by surrounding cars on a one way street. Spider Loc is seen walking around the cars and banging on the windows.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Albums

*2008: '' Da 1 U Love 2 Hate'' *2010: ''B.A.Y.M.A.A.C.'' *2011: '' The Graveyard Shift'' (with 40 Glocc &

DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gai ...

) EP's *2007: ''The West Kept Secret: The Prequel'' *2019: '' Ill Literate'' *2020: ''The Loc''

Mixtapes

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 Tay feat. Revenge, D-Rome, Spade, Spider Loc & Young T) from ''Snake Eyes'' *2001: "Money, Power, Respect" ( C-Bo & Brotha Lynch Hung feat. Spider Loc) from '' Blocc Movement'' *2001: "They Like Dat" ( Kam feat. Dresta, Jayo Felony, Yukmouth & Spider) from '' Kamnesia'' *2005: "It Is What It Is" (

Tony Yayo Marvin Bernard (born March 31, 1978), better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of G-Unit, a hip hop group he formed with his childhood friends, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks. Yayo released his debu ...

feat. Spider Loc) from '' Thoughts of a Predicate Felon'' *2005: "Things Change" (Spider Loc feat.

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...

from ''

Get Rich or Die Tryin' ''Get Rich or Die Tryin'' is the debut studio album by American rapper 50 Cent. It was released on February 6, 2003, by Interscope Records, Eminem's Shady Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and 50 Cent's G-Unit Records. After si ...

'' film soundtrack *2005: "I Don't Know Officer" (

feat.

, Prodigy, Spider Loc and

Mase Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Mase (often stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper. Best known for his work with Sean Combs, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records, he signed with the label in 1996 ...

) from ''

'' film soundtrack *2005: "Bullshit & Nonsense" (

feat. Spider Loc & Eastwood) from '' Against tha Grain'' *2005: "We Run the Streets" (

Ras Kass John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop Supergroup (music), supergroup The Hrsmn, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is als ...

feat. Spider Loc,

Crooked I Dominick Antron Wickliffe (born September 23, 1976), better known by his stage name Kxng Crooked, (stylised as KXNG Crooked and pronounced "King Crooked"; formerly Crooked I) is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He formed the hip ho ...

, El Dog, 40 Glocc & Cali Casino from '' Institutionalized'' *2006: "Transferred" (

feat. 40 Glocc & Spider Loc) from '' Eat or Die'' *2006: "Mr. Potato Head (No More Games) ( The Game Diss) (

feat. Spider Loc) from ''Best in the Bizness (G-Unit Radio Part 17)'' *2006: "Life" (

feat. Spider Loc) from '' Rotten Apple'' *2006: "Pepsi Smash Mic Pass" M.O.P.,

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*2006: "Stop Bitchin" (Mr. Criminal feat. Spider Loc) from ''Stay on the Streets'' *2007: "West Kept Secret" (

Feat. Spider Loc) from ''The Hitman'' *2007: "They Don't Bother Me" (

feat. Murda Ma$e, Spider Loc &

) from '' They Don't Bother Me'' *2008: "Wannabe" (

feat. Spider Loc, 40 Glocc) from '' Black Friday'' *2008: "Respect The Shooter" 615 feat.

, Spider Loc from ''The Hustle Dont Stop'' *2009: "Smoke Chronic" (

Jay Rock Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born March 31, 1985), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. Rock signed with local independent label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005. He secured a major lab ...

Feat. Spider Loc,

Schoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. He began recording in 2007, and released his first two mixtapes, ''ScHoolboy Turned Hustla'' (2008) and '' ...

) from ''30 Day Takeover'' *2009: "All My Life(Remix)"

Feat. Glasses Malone,

Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first music ...

Ab-Soul Herbert Anthony Stevens IV (born February 23, 1987), better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American rapper. Raised in Carson, California, he signed to indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2007, where he eventually formed We ...

, Mistah F.A.B.,

, 211, Sinful, TK, Eastwood, Omar Cruz,

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, Problem, Roccett, Keno, Spider Loc, Bangloose & Roscoe Umali *2010: "In These Streets"

Feat. Spider Loc from " Black Friday" *2012: "My Life (Remix)" Fas Action Feat. Spider Loc &

Filmography

*2004: ''Bank Brothers'' *2005: '' Bulletproof'' (video game) (additional voices) *2007: ''Paroled'' (CJ Tillman) *2007: ''

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'' (Prisoner #3) *2007: ''

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'' (Two-Strikes) *2007: ''

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(Delonte) *2008: ''

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'' *2009: '' Saving Grace'' (Marquis Smith) *2009: ''Doesn't Texas Ever End'' (Spyder) *2010: ''Boys on the Run'' *2010: ''Hollywont'' (Jasper)

References

External links

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