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Chad Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and producer. He was one half of the influential hip-hop group UGK. Chad Lemon Butler was born in Port Arthur, Texas. There he met his friend, who would later become Bun B and together they formed the Houston-based rap group UGK. They rapped 'underground', until they both made a deal with Bigtyme Records. Pimp worked hard on the first UGK project, The Southern Way, which was avaliable in 1988 and on casette only. |
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Latest News in english
about Pimp C
Houston's DJ Screw, Big Moe, HAWK, and Pimp C Honored in New DVD From Pitch Control TV Date: 29 Sep 2009
Yahoo.com -
DJ Screw, HAWK, Big Moe, and Pimp C's influence on the sound and culture of Houston, TX is immeasurable.
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Exclusive: Jay-Z's Next LP Will Be 'The Most Experimental I Ever Made' Date: 03 Sep 2009
MTV Music Television -
Exclusive: Jay-Z says his next LP will be "the most experimental I ever made." Plus: Bun B plans a mixtape with onetime Pimp C rival Young Jeezy, in Mixtape Daily.
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Pimp C Car Crash Lands Man 70 Years Behind Bars Date: 02 May 2009
SOHH.com -
A man has been sentenced to 70 years behind bars over a 2006 aggravated assault case which involved a car crash with the late Pimp C. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
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Port Arthur man sentenced to 70 years for wreck with rapper's car Date: 01 May 2009
Beaumont Enterprise -
Shawn Donnell Jones, 32, was sentenced this week to 70 years in the state penitentiary in connection with a 2006 aggravated assault that ended in a car chase after an accident with rapper Pimp C.
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PA man sentenced to 70 years over assault rifle attack Date: 01 May 2009
Port Arthur News -
Shawn Donnell Jones, 32, last known address 1642 Village East, No. 141 in Port Arthur, was sentenced Friday to a term of 70 years in the state penitentiary in connection with a 2006 aggravated assault that ended in a car chase after an accident with now deceased rapper Pimp C.
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Bun B - Bun B Still Grieves For Pimp C Date: 20 Apr 2009
ContactMusic -
Rapper BUN B turned to author JOAN DIDION's emotional book about the loss of her husband to help him overcome the death of his UGK bandmate PIMP C.Pimp C, real name...
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UGK: UGK 4 Life Date: 15 Apr 2009
Houston Press -
Forthrightly, UGK 4 Life , the seventh official LP (and first official swan song) from the Port Arthur princes, is various levels of great. From the opening waves of Pimp C's ethereal intro — where he softly buzzes about being "back from the dead" — to the barefaced hurt of Bun B's...
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CD: UGK, 'UGK 4 Life' Date: 12 Apr 2009
San Francisco Chronicle -
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) The sixth studio album from Texas rappers UGK is a sometimes eerie, explicitly funky final installment from the Southern hip-hop duo. The late Pimp C died of an overdose in 2007, but his heavy drawl is all over "UGK 4 Life." "...
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