Pimp C found dead in Hollywood Hotel(MERGED)
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LOS ANGELES -- Rapper Pimp C, who was released from a Texas prison in 2005, was found dead Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hotel room, according to the website TZM.com. He was 33.
L.A. County Fire officials said they responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on trendy Sunset Strip in Hollywood. They arrived to his sixth floor hotel room to find him dead in bed.
Pimp C was one half of group UGK -- 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)."
The Port Arthur, Texas, native ran into trouble with the law after his early success and was sentenced to eight years in prison for failing to complete a community service requirement stemming from an aggravated assault charge in 2002.
He was released in December 2005 from the Terrell Prison Unit after serving about half of his eight-year sentence. He was on parole at the time of death.
Troubled Rapper Pimp C Found Dead
POSTED: 11:45 am PST December 4, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- Rapper Pimp C, who was released from a Texas prison in 2005, was found dead Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hotel room, according to the website TZM.com. He was 33.
L.A. County Fire officials said they responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on trendy Sunset Strip in Hollywood. They arrived to his sixth floor hotel room to find him dead in bed.
Pimp C was one half of group UGK -- 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)."
The Port Arthur, Texas, native ran into trouble with the law after his early success and was sentenced to eight years in prison for failing to complete a community service requirement stemming from an aggravated assault charge in 2002.
He was released in December 2005 from the Terrell Prison Unit after serving about half of his eight-year sentence. He was on parole at the time of death.
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ONE OF MY FAVORITES. GOD BLESS.
I KNOW THIS AINT BAY RELATED BUT HE REPPED FOR US FOR MANY YEARS.
Pimp C, legendary rapper/producer of Houston-based rap duo UGK, was found dead in a Hollywood hotel room this morning, according to TMZ.com. Born Chad Butler, the unmistakable, charismatic wordsmith was 33. TMZ reports that L.A. firefighters responded to a 911 call at the Sunset Strip's Mondrian Hotel, where they found the rapper dead in his bed. No information on cause of death has been given at this time.
Formed some twenty years ago by longtime friends Butler and and Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, UGK are largely responsible for the deliberate, loping Houston sound further pioneered by the duo's good friend, the late Robert "DJ Screw" Davis. Pimp C spent from 2002 to 2005 incarcerated in a Texas prison on an aggravated assault charge, leading to the ubiquitous "Free Pimp C" rallying cry throughout the hip-hop industry.
UGK spent much of the '00s away from the studio, but were enjoying a banner 2007 with the release of the stellar, sprawling Underground Kingz LP and its triumphant, Outkast-boosted single "International Player's Anthem".
Video: UGK: International Player's Anthem (ft. Outkast) [from the Underground Kingz LP]
I KNOW THIS AINT BAY RELATED BUT HE REPPED FOR US FOR MANY YEARS.
Pimp C, legendary rapper/producer of Houston-based rap duo UGK, was found dead in a Hollywood hotel room this morning, according to TMZ.com. Born Chad Butler, the unmistakable, charismatic wordsmith was 33. TMZ reports that L.A. firefighters responded to a 911 call at the Sunset Strip's Mondrian Hotel, where they found the rapper dead in his bed. No information on cause of death has been given at this time.
Formed some twenty years ago by longtime friends Butler and and Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, UGK are largely responsible for the deliberate, loping Houston sound further pioneered by the duo's good friend, the late Robert "DJ Screw" Davis. Pimp C spent from 2002 to 2005 incarcerated in a Texas prison on an aggravated assault charge, leading to the ubiquitous "Free Pimp C" rallying cry throughout the hip-hop industry.
UGK spent much of the '00s away from the studio, but were enjoying a banner 2007 with the release of the stellar, sprawling Underground Kingz LP and its triumphant, Outkast-boosted single "International Player's Anthem".
Video: UGK: International Player's Anthem (ft. Outkast) [from the Underground Kingz LP]
I POSTED THIS IN BART BECAUSE HE WAS LIKE ONE OF OURS AND HAS BEEN FUCKIN WITH US SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. I DIDNT SEE ANY OTHER THREADS AND I ALSO DONT FEEL THAT THIS THREAD SHOULD BE MOVED OUT OF BART. MANY OF US ONLY GO IN THE BART SECTION AND WOULD NEVER EVEN KNOW HE PASSED IF IT WASNT POSTED IN BART. EITHER WAY. RIP TO A REAL LEGEND.
UGK MAY NOT BE FROM THE BAY, BUT THEY WERE ONE OF THE FIRST GROUPS TO EMBRACE US AND TO HELP GET OUR SHIT CRACKIN THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AND WE EMBRACED THEM RIGHT BACK.
UGK MAY NOT BE FROM THE BAY, BUT THEY WERE ONE OF THE FIRST GROUPS TO EMBRACE US AND TO HELP GET OUR SHIT CRACKIN THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AND WE EMBRACED THEM RIGHT BACK.
