Big Lurch
Big Lurch on the cover of his album, It's All Bad.
Background information
Birth name	Antron Singleton
Also known as	Lurch, Big Lurch, Lucky Lurch Luciano, 3XL, Lord Lucky Lurch, G-Spade
Born	September 15, 1976 (1976-09-15) (age 33) Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Origin	Dallas, Texas
Genres	Hip hop, Gangsta rap
Occupations	Rapper Producer
Years active	1990-
Labels	MCA, Black Market
Associated acts	Cosmic Slop Shop, Rick Rock, Luni Coleone, Too Short, Mac Dre, RBL Posse, C-Bo, E-40, Keak Da Sneak, Yukmouth, E-A-Ski, Mystikal
Website	Free3XLBigLurch

Antron Singleton (born September 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Big Lurch, is an American rapper. He is serving a life sentence for murdering 21-year-old female acquaintance Tynisha Ysais and eating parts of her body in April 2002.^[1][2]

During his music career, Singleton worked with such Bay Area rappers as Luni Coleone, Too Short, Mac Dre, RBL Posse, C-Bo, E-40, Keak Da Sneak, Yukmouth, E-A-Ski and New Orleans-based rapper Mystikal, TQ, DJ U-Neek, Texas' Lil Keke and Big Bone. He was also a member of the group Cosmic Slop Shop along with fellow members Doonie Baby and Rick Rock.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Murder and lawsuit 3 Discography 3.1 Underground mixtapes 3.2 As part of Cosmic Slop Shop 4 References

[edit] Early life

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Singleton grew up nearby in east Dallas, Texas. At 7 years old, he began writing poetry. He decided to pursue a career in rapping. He began performing in 1990.

[edit] Murder and lawsuit

On April 10, 2002, 25-year-old Singleton murdered Tynisha Ysais in her Los Angeles, California, apartment.^[3] Her boyfriend Thomas Moore testified that he and Singleton spent the evening prior to the murder smoking PCP.

The victim was found in her apartment by her friend Alisa Allen. Her chest had been torn open and a three-inch blade was found broken off in her shoulder blade. Tooth marks were found on her face and on her lungs, which had been torn from her chest. Eyewitnesses reported that when Singleton was picked up by police, he was naked, covered in blood, standing in the middle of the street and staring at the sky. A medical examination performed shortly after his capture found human flesh in his stomach which was not his own.^[1]

On November 7, 2003, Singleton was sentenced to life in prison.^[3] He had been convicted of murder and aggravated mayhem the previous June after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the murder. The court ruled that his intoxication and plea of insanity were not satisfactory reasons for committing the crime.

In 2004, Stress Free Ent. and Black Market Records released a solo LP on behalf of Singleton, It's All Bad. Features included Killa Tay, C-Bo, Lil Keke, Roger Troutman II and Too $hort.

Ysais' mother, Carolyn Stinson, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Black Market Records, Singleton's record label. The label, in similar fashion, has put out albums for X-Raided while he was awaiting trial and eventually convicted of murder (Xorcist, Unforgiven, Vol. 1, etc.). The suit charged that the label had provided Singleton with drugs "to encourage [him] to act out in an extreme violent manner so as to make him more marketable as a 'gangsta rap' artist."^[1]

"Part of what makes a Gangsta Rap artist marketable is the fact that the artist is a current ongoing participant in violent gang activities," the lawsuit said.^[1]

He is currently serving his life sentence at California State Prison, Los Angeles County in Lancaster, California. He spent the last 4 years of the 5 years he's already served in solitary confinement. He was recently transferred to California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC).

[edit] Discography

Album information
It's All Bad Released: 2004 U.S. Sales: Last RIAA certification: Singles: "Texas Boy"

[edit] Underground mixtapes

• 3XL Vol. 1 (1999)

[edit] As part of Cosmic Slop Shop

• Da Family (1998)

[edit] References