City Spud

Lavell Webb, better known by his peculiar stage name City Spud, was a close friend of St. Louis, Missouri rapper Nelly and a core member of his rap crew St. Lunatics. (He was often erroneously believed to be Nelly's brother, a misconception that the pair eventually stopped bothering trying to dispel.) The group had a minor hit in 1997 with "Gimme What U Got," and followed Nelly to Universal shortly after he was signed by the label in 1999. Spud appeared on Nelly's breakthrough hit single "Ride wit' Me," and was working with St. Lunatics on their debut album when he was sentenc...