On December 4th, 2007, Texas Rapper Chad “Pimp C” Butler was found dead in his hotel room in Los Angeles, CA. Officials said he apparently died in bed and there were no signs of foul play. Autopsy and toxicology results won’t be available for up to eight weeks.
Pimp C was one half of Houston Hip-Hop supergroup UGK (UnderGround Kingz) along with Bun B. Together they were responsible along with the likes of Scarface and Outkast, for putting Southern Rap “on the map.”
Pimp C’s funeral will be held in his hometown of Port Arthur, Texas this Thursday. There will be a service that will be open to the public, but the burial itself will be attended only by close friends and family.
With all the blatant homophobia in Hip-Hop these days (and always), it was dope to hear Bun B speak on his love for his brother when he said:
I know we’re in the era of ‘pause’ and ‘no homo’ and all that. But if you really love your homie, don’t feel like you can’t tell him you love him. Because when things happen, you’re going to wish you had said it. -Bun B
REAL TALK.
This one’s for you [Pimp C]had Butler. Thank you for surviving as long as you did under the circumstances you came up in. Thank you for never being apologetic in being the person Amerika made you become.
UGK feat. Outkast – Intl’ Players Anthem (I Choose You)
Jay-Z feat. UGK – Big Pimpin’
UGK – The Game Belongs to Me
Rest In Peace.
Chad “Pimp C” Butler (1973-2007)
1 comment
December 11, 2007 at 9:06 pm
K-Chedda
Hella sad. RIP, C. I heard he was in LA because he had just done a show with Too Short and then died later that night. How dope would it have been to be at that show?
You will be missed man but that UGK slap lives on forever.
Yo you heard that remix to International Players Anthem that Bambu flipped? Peep my myspace.
Colinresponse goes hard in the paint!
~KC