Obituaries: R.I.P. Pimp C

Obituaries

R.I.P. Pimp C

TMZ is reporting that Pimp C, one half of Southern rap legends UGK, was discovered dead in a California hotel room this morning at age 33, causes still unknown.

L.A. County Fire responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on trendy Sunset Strip in Hollywood. They arrived to his sixth floor hotel room to find him dead in bed.

And....that's all the details that anyone seems to have so far. (The handful of hip-hop sites currently reporting on the rapper's death seem to be working off of TMZ's story, but hey, at least someone was ready with the Wikipedia edit.) This is especially sad considering that Pimp and Bun B were currently riding an elder statesmen high thanks to their well-recieved 2007 comeback album Underground Kingz, a peak in a storied career (1996's Ridin' Dirty is a stone classic of Texan gangsta) that also had its share of setbacks, not the least of which being the fact that Pimp C recently spent nearly four years locked up on an assault charge. We'll be sure to update when more details become available.

UPDATE: The Fader is reporting that UGK's publicist has confirmed the rapper's death and that "a formal statement will be released later this afternoon."

Pimp C Found Dead In Hollywood Hotel Room [TMZ]

3:39 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By jharv
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by rad_matter at 03:53 PM on 12/04/07
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And I was there on Pimp C's Wiki talk page telling people not to lift text directly from TMZ. I swear it's true.
by iantenna at 03:55 PM on 12/04/07
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fuck. these dudes were on top of their game. what a shame. rip.
by Oh Word at 04:34 PM on 12/04/07
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R.I.P.

No additional news but a few UGK blog links:

[www.ohword.com]
by walkmasterflex at 04:46 PM on 12/04/07
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Good lord this is shocking, and heartbreaking as a die hard UGK fan. RIP Pimp.
by dollywould at 05:18 PM on 12/04/07
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I got the release, too. Copied and pasted:

It is with great regret that I must confirm that Chad Butler aka Pimp C, one half of the legendary UGK, was in fact discovered dead this morning.

Manager Rick Martin is asking that everyone please respect his family and those close to him at this time and refrain from rumors and innuendo.

A formal statement will be released later this afternoon
by dsven at 07:19 PM on 12/04/07
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Pimp who? I feel old.
by Dan Gibson at 07:42 PM on 12/04/07
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@dsven: It's called Google, jackass.

This news sucks. Pimp C was a genius.
by loudersoft at 07:48 PM on 12/04/07
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Here in Memphis, this has been felt especially hard among the rap community. UGK's immense influence and connection to southern rap and Memphis rap in particular go very deep. Of the many collaborations UGK did, one of the most notable early ones came seven years ago when UGK appeared with Project Pat on Three Six Mafia's breakout hit "Sippin' On Syrup".

If you're not a fan of southern rap, it's kind of hard to explain what the death of one of its pioneers really means. All I know to say is R.I.P., Chad.
by dsven at 09:46 PM on 12/04/07
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@DanGibson: What is this "Google" you speak of? I feel old.
by Weezy F Baby at 06:27 AM on 12/05/07
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the coroner's preliminary findings point to "natural causes" which, considering the fact that DUDE WAS 33, is scary as hell.

call your parents, everybody.
by wala_ra at 10:08 AM on 12/05/07
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Yo I just wanna send my love to the Butler family,
everything is just now sinking in to me, I really tried to block it out yesterday but reality is reality.
Not just the music but through the music any real
person can tell that PIMP is and was a real ass MAN.
I send my love and condolinces to your family and friends 1 RA'. Bun you my NIGGA go a head and
morn for a while then rep like you did always my dude. I'm hurting right like yall man 1 love.