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Richard Johnson (born August 4, 1967), better known by his stage name Tweedy Bird Loc, is an American rapper from Compton, California. Tweedy and producer Ronnie Phillips organized hip hop project Bloods & Crips, collaboration between Bloods and Crips members. He is a Crip himself in the same gang as gangsta rapper pioneer Eazy-E associated with the Kelly Park Compton Crip set. Tweedy had beef with Eazy E because Eazy wouldn't sign him to Ruthless Records. Tweedy Bird Loc is currently working with Eazy's son, Lil Eazy-E. In 1995 Shortly before Eazy's death, Tweedy Bird Loc made peace with him.
Tweedy Bird Loc and Eazy-E were friends who grew up in the same neighborhood and knew each other very well. When Eazy-E became a famous gangsta rap pioneer with N.W.A and Ruthless Records, Tweedy Bird Loc had started working a project called "Bangin' On Wax". Eazy-E was excited for Tweedy Bird Loc. Eazy at the time was more famous and had more commercial success, Tweedy Bird also wanted to make it big in the rap game and sent some demos to Eazy-E and asked if he could be signed to Ruthless Records. Eazy said it was too difficult to make this decision. Angered, Tweedy Bird Loc formed Dangerous Records with producer Ronnie Phillips. Many other rappers befriended him, such as Att Will, Notorious Joe, Big D Mark and female MC Nini X a.k.a. "Bloody Mary."