Latest Release
- 18 AUG 2023
- 1 Song
- Greatest Hits · 2006
- Down Souf 2 Westside · 2003
- Trill 4 Lyfe · 2020
- Down Souf 2 Westside · 2003
- Greatest Hits · 2008
- Still Pimping · 2011
- Pimpalation (Amended) · 2006
- The Sweet James Jones Stories · 2005
- No Limit Records - Greatest Hits · 1997
- Greatest Hits · 2006
Albums
- 2015
- 2011
- 2006
Music Videos
- 2006
Artist Playlists
- Still pimpin' with the underground king.
Compilations
- HuRL Bush Baby
- Skatterman
About Pimp C
UGK co-founder Pimp C was a highly respected rapper and producer who merged hip-hop and soul to create music that was authentic, raw, and unapologetically Southern. • Growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, Pimp C played the trumpet, following in the footsteps of his father, a professional musician who performed with soul great Solomon Burke. • When Pimp C began making hip-hop beats, his stepfather—who was also his music teacher—told him to put melody in the music. He took that advice to heart. • Pimp C started UGK—short for Underground Kingz—with his best friend Bun B in 1987. • UGK released their debut album, Too Hard to Swallow, in 1992. Their 1996 third album, Ridin’ Dirty, reached the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and went gold. • In 1999, Pimp C and UGK got a major look by guesting on JAY-Z’s 1999 platinum single “Big Pimpin’”. Pimp C was initially reluctant to appear on the track out of loyalty to 2Pac, who’d beefed with Hova. • Pimp C’s solo debut, 2005’s Sweet James Jones Stories, dropped while he was finishing a prison sentence. His sophomore effort, 2006’s Pimpalation, earned a gold plaque. • The Texas icon died on 4 December 2007 from complications related to sleep apnea and a drug overdose involving codeine and promethazine. • Released just four months before Pimp C’s death, UGK’s Underground Kingz album topped the charts on the heels of their celebrated OutKast collaboration “Int’l Players Anthem”. • Pimp C influenced scores of rappers, including A$AP Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Drake and Megan Thee Stallion, whose “Tina Snow” alias nods to Pimp C’s “Tony Snow” nickname.
- HOMETOWN
- Port Arthur, TX, United States
- BORN
- 29 December 1973
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap