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December 4, 2007 1:23 PM   Subscribe

Pimp C, one half of Texas rap group UGK (along with Bun B) was found dead today in a hotel room in Los Angeles.
posted by hominid211 (59 comments total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 
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posted by dead_ at 1:29 PM on December 4, 2007


Pimp C.

Seriously? Pimp C? That's his name?
posted by dersins at 1:32 PM on December 4, 2007


Cool, I've been waiting for a new rap moniker to become available.
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! at 1:32 PM on December 4, 2007 [5 favorites]


We've lost one of the greats, but heaven has gained another beautiful pimp. I'm sure Jesus is lifting his pimp cup and toasting the playa's ball that never ends.
posted by 2sheets at 1:33 PM on December 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


Time to call Pimp D, I guess.
posted by boo_radley at 1:37 PM on December 4, 2007 [30 favorites]


Bun G?
posted by Artw at 1:41 PM on December 4, 2007


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posted by jquinby at 1:41 PM on December 4, 2007


You guys are quick with the funny.
posted by Roach at 1:46 PM on December 4, 2007


Is Preparation H ok?
posted by bondcliff at 1:46 PM on December 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


RETALIATION IS A MUST.
posted by Falconetti at 1:46 PM on December 4, 2007 [2 favorites]


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Mahalo, player.
posted by suckerpunch at 1:47 PM on December 4, 2007


WTF with this comment on the TMZ link?

THIS IS THE SEASON FOR MUSIC PEOPLE THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF TO DIE. DIDN'T SOME WHITE GUY FROM SOME 80"S GROUP DIE LAST WEEK?

HOLIDAY SEASON IS HARD.

posted by space2k at 1:48 PM on December 4, 2007 [3 favorites]


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posted by cashman at 1:48 PM on December 4, 2007


DIDN'T SOME WHITE GUY FROM SOME 80"S GROUP DIE LAST WEEK?

I think, statistically, Some White Guy From Some 80s Group dies at least once a week.
posted by bondcliff at 1:51 PM on December 4, 2007 [6 favorites]


I would suggest reading the Bun B interview from The Believer whether you're a fan of UGK or not. If there's anyone that can bring an intellectual flavor* to southern rap, which is generally regarded (and often for good reason) as a mindless genre, it's Bun B.

*Outkast as well, but they made the great pop culture leap forward.
posted by hominid211 at 1:52 PM on December 4, 2007


Yeah, big loss.
posted by newfers at 1:55 PM on December 4, 2007


How many more people gotta die, man?
posted by Flashman at 2:00 PM on December 4, 2007


How many more people gotta die, man?

All of them, eventually.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 2:02 PM on December 4, 2007


Wow. Dead, huh? How about that.
posted by Pecinpah at 2:14 PM on December 4, 2007


Pimp C blue.
posted by kuujjuarapik at 2:15 PM on December 4, 2007 [5 favorites]


Didn't he just get out of jail like a year ago? All that 'Free Pimp C' business. R.I.P mayne.
posted by jcruelty at 2:18 PM on December 4, 2007


Pimp C, we hardly knew ye
posted by horsemuth at 2:34 PM on December 4, 2007


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posted by jtron at 2:38 PM on December 4, 2007


Time to call Pimp D, I guess.

Okay, I'm sorry, I really am, if any of the late Pimp C's family or friends might be reading, but this just made me laugh so hard there are literally tears in my eyes.

It's been that kind of day, I guess.
posted by jokeefe at 2:47 PM on December 4, 2007


It's just the Jiggaman and BUN-B.
posted by Electrius at 2:47 PM on December 4, 2007 [3 favorites]


Pimp C, we hardly knew ye U

Fixed that for you.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 2:52 PM on December 4, 2007


Time to call Pimp D, I guess

Alternatively they could try to fill backstory with the brave exploits of Pimp A, but it might prove too revisionist to the canon and spawn a fanbase backlash.
posted by CynicalKnight at 2:52 PM on December 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


I bought UGK's recently released self-titled double-disc album and listened to it during my Thanksgiving vacation, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it did not in fact have an entire disc of filler, like every other two-disc rap album in history.

For those who've heard it--can someone explain to me why they repeatedly namechecked Dick Cheney and Tony Snow? Were Bun B and Pimp C simply in awe of them, or are their names codewords for something else?
posted by Prospero at 2:53 PM on December 4, 2007


Dead C (you see what I did there!)
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:54 PM on December 4, 2007


Well, today I have learend that there was a g.......crap, who am I fooling, this post just sux bawls. It's newsfilter of the LCD type.
posted by elpapacito at 2:56 PM on December 4, 2007


Cool, I've been waiting for a new rap moniker to become available.

What, Pimp Barky Von Schnauzer wasn't good enough for you ?
posted by y2karl at 3:08 PM on December 4, 2007


Or, more properly, Pimp Mr. Barky Von Schnauzer--or should that be Mr. Pimp Barky Von Schnauzer ?
posted by y2karl at 3:12 PM on December 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


While I've not heard the CD I am guessing Tony Snow is a reference to cocaine.
posted by cloeburner at 3:17 PM on December 4, 2007


Thanks for the post, hominid211. I'm friends with a lot of guys from Port Arthur, and I'm sure they'll dig that Bun B interview.

Also:

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posted by lord_wolf at 3:19 PM on December 4, 2007


I see he hailed from Port Arthur, birthplace of another performer who died young: Janis Joplin.

Also from Port Arthur, the wonderful (and still with us), Barbara Lynn.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 3:27 PM on December 4, 2007


"Pimp C" -- now available as a name for a programming language
posted by lathrop at 3:27 PM on December 4, 2007


Time to call Pimp D, I guess.

...or Bjarne Stroustrup.
posted by ryanrs at 3:38 PM on December 4, 2007 [2 favorites]


damn it, lathrop!
posted by ryanrs at 3:39 PM on December 4, 2007


I told u I was it's hardcore

...out here for a pimp

fixed that for me
posted by found missing at 3:44 PM on December 4, 2007


Is Smoke D still in the joint?
posted by birdherder at 3:44 PM on December 4, 2007


meme mixer flash
posted by found missing at 3:44 PM on December 4, 2007


He shall be dissed.
posted by hal9k at 4:18 PM on December 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


Is Smoke D still in the joint?

...still in the joint, heh, heh, heh...
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 4:27 PM on December 4, 2007


...I am guessing Tony Snow is a reference to cocaine.

I thought that, but it sounded too easy an explanation. You're likely right, though.
posted by Prospero at 4:27 PM on December 4, 2007


If I wanted to listen to obituaries for ancient musicians, I'd listen to NPR more.
posted by craniac at 5:08 PM on December 4, 2007


For those who've heard it--can someone explain to me why they repeatedly namechecked Dick Cheney and Tony Snow?

Bun B's nickname was (is) "Big Dick Cheney", which is one of my favorite hiphop nicknames of all time (right behind Cam'ron's "Young 60 Minutes" and Fidel Cashflow). He called Pimp C Tony Snow... Not sure about the cocaine reference, but what else would you expect from the guys who brought your "Cocaine in the Back of The Ride"...
posted by SweetJesus at 5:17 PM on December 4, 2007 [4 favorites]


Bun B? Isn't that the banned MeFi member who started the rival blog MetaChat.org?
posted by wendell at 5:46 PM on December 4, 2007


Thanks, SweetJesus--if this were AskMe, you'd get a best-answer mark.
posted by Prospero at 6:01 PM on December 4, 2007



Bun B? Isn't that the banned MeFi member who started the rival blog MetaChat.org?


I always thought that was Bun E.
posted by found dog one eye at 6:09 PM on December 4, 2007


SweetJesus - I agree on "Big Dick Cheney" as one of the best rap nicknames. UGK's also responsible for my favorite drug reference: "I got Bobby by the pound, Whitney by the key."

Pimp C was a very capable if often unfocused producer with a seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of classic era soul music. Bun B's always really been the more interesting of the duo. The complexities of his rhyme scheme are levels above most rappers, but it's easy to miss because he delivers it so effortlessly. Plus, how many rappers drop references to Larry David, David Letterman and (??) Rich Little in interviews?
posted by hominid211 at 7:15 PM on December 4, 2007


> Seriously? Pimp C? That's his name?

The 25 Worst Rapper Names Of All Time
posted by The Card Cheat at 9:37 PM on December 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


man, what a loss. Pimp C was an artist, not some fake record company persona. He was multitalented-- like he said in "Life Is 2009", he could write your rhymes, sing your hook, and make you a beat. UGK were just now getting their due after 10+ years in the rap game. He should have been around for many more albums.

Bun B is going to record something amazing to honor him, I can tell you that.
posted by scose at 10:16 PM on December 4, 2007


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posted by Joseph Gurl at 11:33 PM on December 4, 2007


This thread isn't going as badly as I thought it would, but after sitting here for the better part of 24 hours I can't help but feel the urge to just start shitting in the next literary/high-art obit thread.

We get it. You don't take rap seriously. You don't care. You think his name is funny. He's dead, ha ha.

Great jokes. Those of us who listen to rap have never heard them before, especially from the informed, white-liberal free-thinking crowd.

Nope, never.
posted by dead_ at 6:58 AM on December 5, 2007 [5 favorites]


*after the thread has sat here for the better part of 24 hours, that is. Not me. I was sleeping and doing some other stuff.
posted by dead_ at 6:59 AM on December 5, 2007


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posted by phrontist at 8:48 AM on December 5, 2007


Ukka-bung-chukka REEP! REEP!
Ukka-REEP! Ukka-bung-REEP! (chukka-chukka)

PooM! chukka-chukka-chukka REEP! REEP! REEP!
PooM! chukka-chukka-chukka REEP! bung-REEP! (chukka-bung-chukk-fooot-fooot)

Ukka-bung-chukka REEP! REEP!
Ukka-REEP! Ukka-bung-REEP! (chukka-chukka)
posted by Horken Bazooka at 8:51 AM on December 5, 2007 [1 favorite]


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This is sad. Only 33 years old.

I heard about this yesterday after I got home from work because my partner has edited some of the local dirty south videos over the years. I have very little awareness of rap music in general, but living in Houston and with an editor I get to hear some of the local artists. I heard the following songs over and over again as they were edited and grew rather fond of both:

Draped Up
Knocking Down Doors
posted by dog food sugar at 10:09 AM on December 5, 2007


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