Pimp C dead???

its safe to say that he led by example

"Probably mostly for "Big Pimpin", sadly."

probably, yeah. bun b was better on there.

fuck

RIP

one of my students came in at the end of lunch and told me pimp c was dead, i was like "no dummy, it was spice 1 that got shot" and he was like "no pimp c died too" and i was like OMG and then he went in the hallway and screamed "MOTHERFUCKING UGK FOR LIFE NIGGAAAAAAAA" as the bell rang so i'm trying to figure out whether to write him a referral or not.

hell no

From the label:

It is with great sadness that Jive Records announces the passing of Chad "Pimp C" Butler, a member of the celebrated rap duo UGK (Underground Kingz). Jive Records' President and CEO Barry Weiss states: "We mourn the unexpected loss of Chad. He was truly a thoughtful and kind-hearted person. He will be remembered for his talent and profound influence as a pioneer in bringing southern rap to the forefront. He will be missed and our prayers remain with his family and Bun B. I've known Chad since he was 18, and we loved him dearly and he was a cherished member of the Jive family."

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Butler's father was a trumpet player who played professionally with Solomon Burke. Outside of his father, the 33-year old rapper's influences varied, ranging from Bobby Bland, Jimmy McGriff, the 1960's Motown artists to Run DMC. Butler met his inseparable partner Bernard "Bun B" Freeman in high school where they formed UGK. In 1992, the duo signed to Jive Records and went on release a total of eight albums for the label. They earned their highest achievement earlier this year when their most recent album, UGK (Underground Kingz), debuted in the number one position on the album pop chart. According to the New York Times, UGK "helped inspire a generation of Southern hip-hop stars, from OutKast to Lil Wayne."

Bun B is not available for comment at this time.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x205/noimsayin/1474794606_l.jpg

great picture.

we're overlooking some classic trolling by making asshole comments in a memorial thread by the esteemed swimburningforyou.

hell no

-- deej

but he's wite

maybe more of an "teaching moment" than an occasion for a referral

that story is classic beyond classic

we're overlooking some classic trolling by making asshole comments in a memorial thread by the esteemed swimburningforyou.

-- J0rdan S., Tuesday, December 4, 2007 4:39 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

i think we should continue to do so in this thread

agreed. just thought someone should mention.

i didnt know pimp was so young. crazy that jay is 5 years older. i can't even imagine how bun and his family and the people close to him are feeling. finally released from jail + #1 album, etc. people shouldn't die this young.

i'm trying to figure out whether to write him a referral or noy

700-word essay on what Pimp C means to him

I'm sorry, I've been trying to read the last few posts through my tears.

I have no idea how I'll go to work tomorrow.

just remember that a lot people really depend on their egg mcmuffins in the morning

Matt, it is not appropriate to zing people on such a somber thread...*SOB*

dude stfu

conversation between some chick in my newspaper's newsroom and me:

"anyone know who pimp c is?"
"he's a rapper"
"well he died"
"yeah"
"shot in his hotel room"

do normal people just think that every rapper dies from being shot?

yes

I accidentally e-mailed one of the principals of the company his obit and his response was "sorry for your loss"

lolz

back to the thread, that land of the trill picture is so awesome and heartwarming, it has that "nwa and the posse" type vibe to it.

and this is a cool fact i didn't know:

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Butler's father was a trumpet player who played professionally with Solomon Burke.

yea seriously when I read this article my first question was 'how?'...I guess a lot do assume it's due to gunplay though. damn media.

I accidentally e-mailed one of the principals of the company his obit and his response was "sorry for your loss"

!!!

"found dead in his hotel room this morning" doesn't say 'drive by shooting' to me, but I've already given my guess.

RIP :(

I just heard the UGK album last week...amazing stuff

http://www.accesswave.ca/~rclancey/linguo-dead-grammar.gif

sorry, I can't see the thread title without hearing it read a la Homer

http://www.tmz.com/2007/12/04/coroner-pimp-c-may-have-died-of-natural-causes/

since when is sizurp a natural cause?

sizub-par trolling

Dude's mom says he died in his sleep. Supports natural causes.

aaaaaaaagghhhhh

what is trolling? and how did you know i was only 4'11?

quit feeding the troll everyone

wtf!!!!!

fuck.

man i didn't know about spice 1. R.I.P. every damn body

oh spice is not dead, get well then, shit. (this has no bearing on whether he should live or die but)his verse on z-ro's last album was nuts

Christ those TMZ comments threads are a fucking cesspool.

Rest easy Pimp C., you were awesome and everybody with their head on straight knew it.

damn RIP Pimp C
now you Ghost like Swayze

;_; ;_;

Holy shit. Rest in peace, Pimp.

What would Jesus pimp?

Shit, RIP :(

Noz put up a pretty great retrospective of Pimp C's best beats and tracks in a bunch of posts on the XXL site:

http://www.xxlmag.com/bloggers.php

:(

man, i've been sort of out of commish the past couple of days, i just heard

vahid's story is amazing

thank you J0hn for not using the word "teachable"