Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R.

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Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R. (Rhyming In Perfection, Punishing Every Rapper) is an American rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. 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^{[citation needed]} and St. Louis Evening Whirl.^{[citation needed]}

Spaide began his career with the self-produced The Peoples' Champ album in 2004, which went on to sell 4000.^{[citation needed]} This Herre City, his debut album on a major record label, was released in 2006. It featured the single "Always", which debuted at #6 on Billboard's U.S. Hot R&B/Hip Hop single sales chart.^{[citation needed]} "Always" was included in Scarface's My Homies Part 2 compilation released by Rap-A-Lot Records. His work was featured on Ice Cube's mixtape compilayion Niggas With Guns, produced in collaboration with UrbanWorld Ringtonez.^[1]