Too $hort on partying with Pimp C two days earlier than he died

Too $hort is a legendary rapper who was one of many first artists from the Bay Space to realize nationwide notoriety and obtain mainstream success. As a outstanding determine within the music trade within the Nineties, the lyricist (actual title Todd Shaw) was invited to quite a lot of events.

Nevertheless, on Sunday, December 2nd 2007, Shaw grew to become the final trade determine to see UGK rapper and Texas legend Pimp C alive earlier than he tragically died on December 4th two days later.

In a current interview in regards to the late emcee, Shaw expressed his sorrow in regards to the dying of Pimp C (actual title Chad Butler), stating, “I can’t believe it’s over ten years, and I still… I have never, ’til this day, been able to accept the circumstances. That’s a lot of these little weird situations with folks getting found in hotel rooms, and they always be by themselves in a fucking hotel somewhere in some strange shit, and I’m just like, what the hell is going on with celebrities and hotel rooms?!”

Opening up in regards to the final time he noticed Butler, the Oakland native defined that he and Pimp C had had a backstage get together at LA’s legendary Home Of Blues venue. Vividly detailing the Sunday evening in 2007, Shaw recalled, “He actually jumped on stage at the House of Blues. I was performing at the House of Blues in LA on Sunset [Boulevard]. It was sold out. C came on stage in the middle of the show and just…He was my hype man for the whole show!”

He continued, “He literally just hung out with me on stage. He knew all my songs, and he was doing his shit. The crowd loved it ’cause it was Pimp C. We went backstage, we laughed like a muthafucka. C always liked to tell stories, making everybody laugh and shit. We laughing, kicking it.”

The ‘Blow The Whistle’ musician then unveiled that he had deliberate to satisfy Butler for dinner on Sunday, however the Texan postponed till Monday, unveiling, “I said a million times that we were supposed to go have a dinner Sunday night. We got on the phone [he’s] like ‘I’m runnin’, I’m runnin’, I’m runnin’ like I can’t slow down, let’s do it tomorrow.’ So we just put shit out till tomorrow, then we don’t contact each other Monday, then I get a call from his momma Tuesday morning.”

Nevertheless, on Tuesday, he acquired a name from Butler’s mom, who couldn’t contact her son, however shortly after, information broke that the lyricist had died as a result of excess Lean consumption, with the toxicologist revealing codeine and promethazine had been the main causes of dying.

Though Too $hort’s recollections of Pimp C are of them at all times having a great time and partying, they did as soon as collaborate on a monitor entitled, all about it. You possibly can take heed to their single beneath.