I came late to the UGK party. I was out of the country for much of their rise from 1992-1995, and then I lived in Nashville, where their legend had not yet spread, until the end of 1997. Even after ...

Born in Port Arthur on Dec. 29, 1973, Butler was the son of Charleston Butler, a trumpet player who once performed with Solomon Burke, according to the Texas State Historical Association website. His ...

Pimp C, who spun searing tales of Texas street life into a key role in the rise of Southern hip-hop, was found dead in an upscale hotel on Tuesday. He was 33.The rapper formed Underground Kingz with ...

Two years ago today, Chad Lamont Butler—better known as Pimp C, one-half of the legendary UGK—passed away in an L.A. hotel room. The Port Arthur, Texas-born rapper suffered from a respiratory ...

It's already been a year since Pimp C's untimely demise. The outspoken UGK MC was found dead at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood on this very day (12/04) last year. The Pimp may be gone, but he'll ...