Southern gangsta rappers
Pimp C and
Bun B formed
UGK (aka Underground Kingz) in the late '80s and signed to Jive Records for their major-label debut album, 1992's
Too Hard to Swallow. After second album
Super Tight...,
UGK hit the R&B charts with 1996's
Ridin' Dirty, which ascended to the number two spot.
Dirty Money followed in late 2001.
Pimp C began serving at three-year jail sentence in early 2002, putting
UGK on ice until 2007, when the double album
Underground Kingz appeared. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide