Well before the
Rodney King riots took place in
California the state has been viewed worldwide as one built on corruption and organized crime. If anyone can attest to this is incarcerated gangster rap artist
Big Lurch, who is currently serving life without parole in New
Folsom State Prison for the murder of Tynisha Ysais in
2002. "California is a place of manipulation.
People from out of town, they don't know what they're getting themselves into when they come out here 'cause this is the pros, you know," Big Lurch told
DJ Vlad during their exclusive interview.
The East Dallas rapper known for tracks like "How We
Comin'" with the
RBL Posse and
Mac Dre's "
Fire" spoke with
Vlad about
Texas, his strenuous music career, and what led to his unfortunate downfall. A night on
PCP led to Ysais' death and the widespread belief that Big Lurch is a cannibal after the woman's corpse was found gnawed and chewed on. "My car was gone, my money was gone. They found me walking up the street naked, a dead body in the house
...When I came to, out of being stuck, I had been in
L.A. County [
Jail] for two weeks - I had been arraigned and everything,"
Lurch recalled. "And guess who my lawyer was?
Milton Grimes, the one who owned the label." Milton Grimes, famous for being the attorney in the
Rodney King trial, also served as the lawyer for Big Lurch during his. According to the rapper, Grimes had been against him from the beginning as he had ties to some
Los Angeles Crips - Lurch is a
Blood. Their gang ties led to major conflict between the two, which Big Lurch ultimately feels is the reason he remains in prison. "
Soon as I got convicted he stopped answering the phone," he stated. Grimes allegedly told Lurch to make Ysais' death "look as worse as we can" in order to take the insanity defense. He also had this to add: "Now there was a baby blue-nosed pitbull in that house, so where there's blood, you know, little dogs chew or bite.
God bless her soul, but it wasn't like the way people talk about it."
Big Lurch - born
Antron Singleton - now has a case against the
State of California as he continues to maintain his innocence. During this interview Big Lurch recounts the events leading up to the murder (including the car accident that left him paralyzed with a broken neck) and speaks on having to deal with Crip-affiliates behind bars while serving his time in general population. "This California, man. People gon' take you for a ride if you don't have that wisdom [sic]
...You learn this game by blood, sweat, and tears.
Ain't nobody just gon' give you the game."
Hear his advice to
Chris Brown, snitches and more up top.
For Big Lurch's music projects, check out
Already, Vol 1. and
Lord Have Mercy! on his CD
Baby Music Store page.
- published: 27 Jan 2016
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