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Pimp C, RIP
Pimp C, who spun searing tales of Texas street life into a key role in the rise of Southern hip-hop, was found dead in an upscale hotel on Tuesday. He was 33.The rapper formed Underground Kingz with partner-in-rhyme Bun B while the pair were in high school, and their often laconic delivery paired with wittily dangerous lyrics influenced a generation of current superstars like Lil' Wayne. T.I. had the group on as guests when he remade their 1994 song "Front, Back and Side to Side" for his "King" album.
To a mainstream audience, Pimp C was best known for UGK's cameo on the Jay-Z hit "Big Pimpin'," and for "Free Pimp C" T-shirts and shout-outs, ubiquitous in rap several years ago while he was jailed on gun charges. On Tuesday, his MySpace page had been changed to read: "C the Pimp is FREE at last."RIPBorn Chad Butler, Pimp C was found dead in a room at the Mondrian hotel, a longtime music industry hangout not far from the House of Blues on Sunset Strip, where he had performed Saturday night alongside rap veteran Too $hort. Capt. Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Butler had apparently died in bed.
"At this time there's no signs of foul play," Winter said. "It appears to be possibly natural, but pending autopsy and toxicology we can't say the cause." [Yahoo]
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Posted on December 5, 2007 9:12 AM
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Man, RIP Sweet Jones. An absolute legend in Texas and one of the all-time best sounding voices in rap.
Posted by tre | December 5, 2007 10:52 AM
Man.Sorry to hear that .Pimp C was my dog my number one artist.I really like this last CD he is a true artist I will miss him R.I.P.
Posted by Ronta | December 5, 2007 11:52 AM
Man.Sorry to hear that .Pimp C was my dog my number one artist.I really like this last CD he is a true artist I will miss him R.I.P.
Posted by Ronta | December 5, 2007 11:52 AM
Man.Sorry to hear that .Pimp C was my dog my number one artist.I really like this last CD he is a true artist I will miss him R.I.P.
Posted by Ronta | December 5, 2007 11:53 AM
Man.Sorry to hear that .Pimp C was my dog my number one artist.I really like this last CD he is a true artist I will miss him R.I.P.
Posted by Ronta | December 5, 2007 11:53 AM
Man.Sorry to hear that .Pimp C was my dog my number one artist.I really like this last CD he is a true artist I will miss him R.I.P.
Posted by Ronta | December 5, 2007 11:53 AM
who he prayin to?
Posted by Anonymous | December 5, 2007 12:21 PM
THAT NEWS MESSED UP MY WHOLE DAY, BEING FROM TEXAS, WHERE WE WERE TEENS WHEN THEY CAME OUT AND ALL OF TEXAS WAS ROCKIN THEM. BLESS PIMPC, HIS FAM AND BUN B, LIFE IS TOO SHORT, BLESS HIS SOUL, K'LENA
Posted by LENA FROM K-TOWN TEXAS | December 5, 2007 12:30 PM
RIP to PIMP C he'll be missed especially down here in the South....
Posted by Gina | December 5, 2007 12:44 PM
RIP to PIMP C he'll be missed especially down here in the South....
Posted by Gina | December 5, 2007 12:44 PM
RIP to PIMP C he'll be missed especially down here in the South....
Posted by Gina | December 5, 2007 12:44 PM
holla youngin...woot woot...
Posted by Anonymous | December 5, 2007 1:00 PM
C the Pimp is Finally Free.
Posted by Anonymous | December 5, 2007 4:08 PM
R.I.P PIMP C WE ALREADY MISS U BOO KEEP YA HEAD UP WHILE IN HEAVEN
Posted by Alison | December 5, 2007 5:02 PM
R.I.P PIMP C WE ALREADY MISS U BOO KEEP YA HEAD UP WHILE IN HEAVEN
Posted by Alison | December 5, 2007 5:02 PM
R.I.P PIMP C WE ALREADY MISS U BOO KEEP YA HEAD UP WHILE IN HEAVEN
Posted by Alison | December 5, 2007 5:03 PM
R.I.P PIMP C WE ALREADY MISS U BOO KEEP YA HEAD UP WHILE IN HEAVEN
Posted by Alison | December 5, 2007 5:04 PM
R.I.P PIMP C WE ALREADY MISS U BOO KEEP YA HEAD UP WHILE IN HEAVEN YOUR FINALLY FREE BOO
Posted by Alison | December 5, 2007 5:04 PM
R.I.P PIMP C WE ALREADY MISS U BOO KEEP YA HEAD UP WHILE IN HEAVEN YOUR FINALLY FREE BOO
Posted by Alison | December 5, 2007 5:04 PM
this guy was for real. very sad. rip pimp c.
Posted by Anonymous | December 5, 2007 7:54 PM
RIP Pimp C
even trill ni**as die :(
Posted by Anonymous | December 6, 2007 11:00 AM
pimp c is da shit where I'm from so we gonna bury him a G. BUT LETS NOT LOOSE BUN B. PIMP C WILL BE MISS, NOT FORGOTTEN. BUN B HOLD IT DOWN MY NIGGA.
Posted by MR.WELLFED | December 8, 2007 12:01 AM
Peace God, theres a heaven 4 a G and you made there the best way. We all wish to dream about heaven and then make it there in the process but you did and now your with good.
RIP Pimp
You will B missed
Posted by super Dave | December 11, 2007 2:45 AM
Peace God, theres a heaven 4 a G and you made there the best way. We all wish to dream about heaven and then make it there in the process but you did and now your with good.
RIP Pimp
You will B missed
Posted by super Dave | December 11, 2007 2:46 AM
TMZ has learned rapper Pimp C died as a result of a pre-existing condition of sleep apnea, combined with an elevated amounts of prescription codeine in his blood. His death has been ruled accidental, according spokesperson Ed Winter of the L.A. County Coroner's office.
33-year-old Pimp C, whose real name was Chad Butler, was one half of the rap duo UGK. He was found dead in his bed at the Mondrian Hotel in Hollywood last month.
UGK is best known for appearing on the Jay-Z track "Big Pimpin'" in 2000, and more recently with Outkast on the song "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)." Pimp C had just performed with fellow rapper Too Short at the "House of Blues" in L.A. the night before he died ... and garnered a Grammy nom just two days after.
Posted by Anonymous | February 4, 2008 6:39 PM
R.I.P Pimp C
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