G-Unit rapper Spider Loc is preparing a variety of projects as he records upcoming debut album titled West Kept Secret.

The album, which is slated for a 2007 release date, features Young Buck, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and 50 Cent, as well as production from Sha Money XL, Scott Storch Hi-Tek and others.

While Spider Loc s major label debut is being produced, he has gained a loyal fan base by releasing a number of mixtapes, including a recent MixUnit.

com collaboration titled Connected with West coast legend DJ Felli Fel and an upcoming Gangsta Grill mixtape with Philly s DJ Drama.

I m just trying to make the most quality album I can make, Spider Loc told AllHipHop.com.

It s been a long time coming and there s no need to put a half a** effort out there, so we are cooking it up. It s gonna be the best of the West.

Last week, the South Central native took a break from recording West Kept Secret to star as a character named Gangster in an upcoming episode of The WB s dramatic series Cold Case.

I only have one line on the show, but it s a good start for me, Spider Loc told AllHipHop.com. [But] I am taking acting serious.

I just finished shooting a full length feature film entitled Parole, which costars Master P and Cedric Thomas, Spider Loc told AllHipHop.com.

Parole, a drama/comedy, was shot on location in Compton and South Central, Los Angeles.

The flick was lensed by Sal Martino, who edited Master P. s 2006 comedy, Repos, as well as Larry Elder s 2004 s DVD, Michael Me.

My character goes to prison quite a bit, Spider Loc revealed.

It s about a woman who has a bone to pick with me. After 15 years of wanting to be next to me, she finally has me in her house, when I am paroled through a prison ministry and she tries to kill me.

West Kept Secret and Parole will be released in 2007.