What is trap music? According to T.I., on the title track of his genre-defining Trap Muzik, it ain’t no album and it ain’t no game. Indeed, the origins of trap go beyond music — beyond even the ...

The people closest to him say being honored in his hometown would have meant more to Chad Butler, AKA Pimp C, than worldlier acclaims. "Chad loved Port Arthur so much," said his mother, Weslyn "Mama ...

But UGK's Ridin' Dirty is perfect. And on their third studio album, the Underground Kingz delivered the South's quintessential rap manifesto. The album’s sound; while putting UGK in more consistently ...

On this date in 1992, Bun B and Pimp C put out their first studio release, Too Hard To Swallow, and began their highly successful career as Underground Kingz. With UGK (short for Underground Kingz) ...

Mike Jones a local underground rapper signs autographs while promoting his first CD at the Music Depot store in Greenspoint ...

Two days later, another success, but one that felt half-empty: UGK received a Grammy nomination. Feb. 10, Bun will attend the Grammys, where UGK is up for best rap performance by a duo or group. He ...

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There wasn't a lot of hoopla around the last Verzuz battle. The face-off between UGK and 8Ball & MJG, two of the all-time great Southern rap duos, was only announced a few days before it happened.

Ten years ago Tuesday, Andre 3000 typed a text to a girl he used to see — and the rest is history. The famous lyric kicks off UGK’s “International Players Anthem (I Choose You),” a hip hop masterpiece ...

SOME of hip-hop’s most noteworthy performers have taken the stage for the online streaming series known as Verzuz. Created by famed music producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, the next acts to take the ...

2007: "Big Pimpin" was supposed to be their moment in the sun. After the gigantic success of their legendary guest appearances on Jay-Z's classic party anthem, Texas rap legends, UGK, were poised to ...

UGK rapper Pimp C was found dead this morning (Dec. 4) in his room at the Mondrian Hotel on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip. He was 33. Police found the rapper, whose real name was Chad Butler, dead in his… ...