The rapper Bun B admitted he may by no means be higher than

UGK emcee Bun B is likely one of the forefathers of Texas rap and, alongside Pimp C, created some of the profitable Southern rap teams of all time. Most recognized for his or her 1993 single ‘Pocket Full of Stones’, UGK was among the many first wave of rappers from the South to start out turning heads.

Bun B and Pimp C met one another as children in Port Arthur, and after individually pursuing music as solo artists on the underground, in 1991, they caught the eye of an independent label in Houston known as Bigtyme Data. A 12 months later, they launched their debut EP, The Southern Manner and continued to prosper within the music enterprise.

Nonetheless, throughout an look on the B Excessive ATL podcast, Bun B (actual identify Bernard Freeman) admitted that he may by no means compete together with his late accomplice in crime lyrically and was by no means in a position to attain his stage of recognition. 

Explaining that Pimp C (actual identify Chad Butler) had a pure uncooked expertise, Freeman unveiled, “If I had had any more ego, UGK wouldn’t have worked because there’s no way to compete against Pimp C. In that sense, he was way more talented than me. He was a naturally cool muthafucker.”

He continued, “He was the sex symbol, you know what I’m saying. He was a mentor to a lot of people I was too, but there’s no beating him one-on-one.” Pimp C was a particularly expert and well-liked musician. His 2006 hit album, Pimpalation, debuted at quantity three on the Billboard 200.

Sadly, solely a 12 months after Pimpalation, information broke that the lyricist had died as a result of excess Lean consumption, with the toxicologist revealing codeine and promethazine have been the main causes of loss of life.

Talking in regards to the damage it precipitated him, Freeman advised B Excessive ATL, “Not a day goes by that I don’t feel the loss. I just find better ways to cope with it. Missed and loved but appreciated for the time I did have with him.” You’ll be able to hearken to Bun B talking about Pimp C within the video beneath.