In the run-up to the inaugural Board of Peace meeting, which began about 40 minutes late on Thursday at the recently renamed ...

Houston Hip Hop legend Pimp C would have turned 52 years old today. Born Chad Lamont Butler on this date in 1973 in Port Arthur, Texas, Pimp C rose from the Gulf Coast alongside his longtime partner ...

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 ...

On this date in 2007, the Hip Hop community suffered a devastating loss when Chad Butler, known worldwide as Pimp C of Houstons legendary Underground Kingz with Bun B, passed away in West Hollywood at ...

In an episode of "The Right Time With Bomani Jones" dating back to 2019, Bun B regaled the podcast host with a story about meeting D'Angelo while recording in New York. Pimp C, a super producer in his ...

When UGK‘s Pimp C first heard Project Pat’s 2002 song “Choose U,” he was immediately taken by the beat. The track samples Willie Hutch’s soulful “I Choose You,” and Pimp C couldn’t believe it wasn’t a ...

The making of UGK’s 2007 hit single “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)” featured a memorable clash between Pimp C and André 3000 over the creative direction of the track. André 3000, known for his ...

Megan Thee Stallion secured an unreleased Pimp C verse for a song on her new album, and fans are celebrating the huge moment. On Friday, the Houston Hottie released her new album Megan, and she has a ...

Megan Thee Stallion has always held it down for UGK. She has frequently cited the late Pimp C as one of her favorite rappers and even took her Tina Snow alter ego from his Tony Snow alias. Last month, ...

Houston’s role in hip-hop history stretches back more than forty years, to the day in 1981 when a student named Lester “Sir” Pace defied the bosses at Texas Southern University’s KTSU during a shift ...

Bun B has a message for everyone: Keep Pimp C's name out of your mouth. The Texas rapper, who made up the legendary early-aughts rap duo UGK with Pimp C, made the request on his Instagram on Jan. 5, ...