Pimp C

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- Pimpalation
- Released 2006

- Free Pimp C: The Sweet James Jones Stories (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2005

- Greatest Hits (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2008

- Pimpalation (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2006

biography

With partner Bun B, rapper Pimp C (born Chad Butler) formed UGK and helped put hardcore Houston, TX, hip-hop in the spotlight, but he's also known for being at the center of a street-level campaign that sold nearly as many T-shirts as the "Yayo's Home" and "Frankie Say Relax" phenomena. UGK's rise began in 1988, and with a slow and steady series of albums and guest appearances, they became one of the most respected crews from Texas. This all came to a halt in January 2002 when the rapper was sentenced to eight years in prison after violating probation by ignoring the community service sentence he had received from an earlier aggravated gun assault charge. Bun B carried on and spread the "Free Pimp C" message wherever he could. The campaign spawned thousands of unlicensed "Free Pimp C" T-shirts. In early 2005, while he was still on lockdown, Pimp C's solo debut, Sweet James Jones Stories, appeared, and it didn't take fans long to figure out that even if the beats were new, at least a quarter of the album was put together from previously released vocal tracks. At the end of the year, right before he reached the halfway mark of his sentence, Pimp C was released from prison. Fans got their true Pimp C solo album when Pimpalation appeared in the summer of 2006. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide

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- - RIP Pimp
  - - By playamadeDA
    - 12/4/2008 21:39:46
  - We miss you! And you already know its still goin down in the South!!!
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- - R.I.P. My Nigga Pimp C
  - - By Shinku3G
    - 6/15/2008 21:41:14
  - I Luv ur Greatest Hitz, Iz tha Bomb!!!
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- - R.I.P.
  - - By Superflymclovin
    - 5/28/2008 00:04:53
  - Rest in peace, the hardest rapper repping texas. he was texas. i will always miss him."smoke suthin bich"-pimp c
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