Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R.
Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R. (Rhyming In Perfection, Punishing Every Rapper) is a St. Louis born and raised rap artist.
He is the self proclaimed "Peoples Champ of St. Louis" and was voted the St. Louis Hip-Hop Artist of the Year by both the Riverfront Times and St. Louis Evening Whirl, and his hit single "Always" debuted at #6 on Billboard’s U.S. Hot R&B/Hip Hop single sales chart in 2006. "Always" was featued on Scarfaces' album "My Homies Pt. 2" (Rap-A-Lot). He also had a feature on Ice Cubes' "NIggas WIt Guns" compilation distributed by urbanworldwireless.com which soon followed with a ringtone deal. SPAIDE IS THE 1ST UNSIGNED ARTIST FROM ST LOUIS TO CHART ON BILLBOARD.Spaide released the undeground classic "The Peoples' Champ" in 2004 going on to sell 4000 copies in STL making him an underground legend. He represents the west side of STL. Spaide was the 1st artist in St. Louis to release a dvd (Dat New Dirty)and was featured on Memphis rapper Tela's Girls In The Club compilation distributed by select-o-hits. "Always" is the hit track off of his debut album entitled This Herre City, which was released in 2006. Spaide is also well known for his profanity-free lyrics, and for not taking shots at competing artists.