Tweedy Bird Loc

Tweedy Bird Loc
Birth name	Richard Johnson
Born	(1967-08-04)August 4, 1967
Origin	Compton, California, U.S.
Died	April 3, 2020(2020-04-03) (aged 52)
Genre	Hip hop, gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1992-1994
Labels	Par (1992-1993) Dangerous/Pump/Warlock (1994)
Associated acts	Bloods & Crips, Fo' Clips Eclipse, Ronnie M. Phillips, Redrum 781, Young Soldierz

Richard Johnson (August 4, 1967 - April 3, 2020), better known by his stage name Tweedy Bird Loc, was an American rapper from Compton, California. Johnson and producer Ronnie M. Phillips organized the hip hop project Bloods & Crips, a collaboration between Bloods and Crips gang members. He was a member of the Kelly Park Compton Crips set.

Johnson was a childhood friend of Eazy-E as the two grew up in the same neighborhood. After Eazy-E had rose to success as the founder of Ruthless Records, Johnson sent him some demos with the hope of receiving a record deal. Instead, Eazy-E declined to sign him. Johnson dedicated a diss track to Eazy-E on each of his two albums, as well as dissing his associates and record label signees MC Ren, Kokane and H.W.A.. Johnson's albums were notable for their vast array of diss targets, such as KRS-One, Tim Dog, Luther Campbell, and Queen Latifah.

DiscographyEdit

Studio albumsEdit

• 1992: 187 Ride By
• 1994: No Holds Barred