Lavell Webb (born August 31, 1975) known by his stage name City Spud, is an American rapper and record producer. He was a member of hip hop group St. Lunatics. He was featured on fellow St. Lunatic member Nelly's hit single "Ride wit Me" from Nelly's debut album Country Grammar. In November 1999, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for armed robbery at the Boonville Correctional Center. St. Lunatics campaigned for his release and titled their debut album Free City to support the release of City Spud from prison. He was released from prison, after serving 9 years, in 2008. Early life Webb was raised in a Christian household by his mother Donna, grandmother Regina and step-grandfather John, where they often attended church together. He started off as the drummer in the church choir and went on to play drums and percussion in his elementary, middle, and high school bands. The family bought him drums and keyboards to practice on for home use. Career With years of experience on the drums, Webb transitioned to beat production. Many of the melodies and instrumentals used on the 2000 album Country Grammar were composed by Webb and Jay E. This was the last of Webb's contributions to music for nearly a decade, while incarcerated Webb continued to collect royalties. The St. Lunatics would rarely visit him but would make the effort for phone calls as the group was frequently touring at the time and the following year on the 2001 album Free City, the group paid homage to Webb by naming the album after him. In 2023 Webb performed Hot In Herre with Nelly at the 2023 Grammy Awards for the '50 Years of Hip-Hop' showcase. Legal issues Webb was a small time marijuana dealer as a young adult. After quitting his job at a Mcdonald's in North County, he was low on cash. Webb and a conspirator came up with the plan to intend to sell marijuana to someone but with the intent to rob them instead. On the night of April 15, 1999 after Webb had set up the meeting over the phone he joined the partner in parking at a 7-11 convenience store around the corner from where the buyer lived, the partner solely robbed the victim while Webb stayed in the car. The outcome of the robbery led to the victim only having $30 to offer. The