Just recently Port Arthur Texas Hip Hop duo UGK (Underground Kingz) dropped their last studio album the self titled UGK (Underground Kingz), an award winning album that went #1 in the US. No one knew at the time that that would be Pimp C’s (Chad Butler) last album. The always outspoken Pimp C was found dead after a 911 call alerted emergency personnel to his hotel room at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, CA the morning of December 4th, 2007.
Pimp C and Bun-B (the other half of UGK) have been making records together and apart since the early 90’s appearing on hit songs like, Big pimpin’ and this year's big hit with OutKast, International Players Anthem. They have also worked with the likes of Scarface, E-40 and Devin the Dude. Pimp C had just recently finished performing with Too $hort at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.
It really is a sad day for hip hop music, considering how well received UGK’s album was, to know that his career seemed to be on the upswing makes his loss hit even closer to home with Hip hop fans everywhere. The beauty of it is this; he and Bun-B made countless classics that will live on forever that we can all enjoy, that is what makes music across the board so special. While Pimp C is no longer with us physically, we can all celebrate his life every time we put a UGK CD into the player.
