Tweedy Bird Loc

Tweedy Bird Loc
Birth nameRichard Johnson
Also known asTweedy Bird
Gangsta Tweed
Blood Killa
Born(1967-04-05)April 5, 1967[citation needed]
OriginCompton, California, U.S.
DiedApril 3, 2020(2020-04-03) (aged 52)[1]
GenresHip hop
Years active1992–2020
LabelsDangerous Records

Richard Johnson, better known by his stage name Tweedy Bird Loc, was an American rapper. Johnson and producer Ronnie M. Phillips organized the hip hop project Bloods & Crips, a collaboration between members of the California-based Bloods and Crips street gangs.[2] Johnson was a Crip himself, affiliated with the Kelly Park Compton set.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Legendary West Coast Rap Artist Tweedy Bird Loc Passes Away At 52". Siccness.net. April 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ allmusic ((( Bloods & Crips > Biography ))) Allmusic. Retrieved on April 11, 2008
  3. ^ "Bloods" (PDF). Gang Resistance Education And Training. Retrieved April 11, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Hess, Mickey (November 25, 2009). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide [2 volumes]: [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-34322-3.
  5. ^ Hess, Mickey (2007). Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33904-2.