UGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur,Texas,formed in 1987,by Chad "Pimp C" Butler and Bernard "Bun B" Freeman. They released their first major-label album,Too Hard to Swallow,in 1992,followed by several other albums charting on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts,including the self-titled Underground Kingz album,which contained their single "International Players Anthem " and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200,in August 2007. The duo has also been featured on hit singles by several other artists,such as "Big Pimpin'" by Jay-Z and "Sippin' on Some Syrup" by Three 6 Mafia. Pimp C founded UGK Records in late 2005. On December 4,2007,Pimp C died in his West Hollywood,California hotel room.
Chad Mathew Lamont Butler,better known by his stage name Pimp C,was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for his work with Bun B as one half of the hip-hop duo Underground Kingz (UGK).
Bernard James Freeman,known professionally as Bun B,is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the southern rap duo UGK,a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with UGK,Bun B has released five solo albums,including 2010's Trill OG,which received the rare 5-mic rating from The Source.
"Dreams" is a song by American rapper The Game,from his debut album,The Documentary. It was released as the fifth official single from the album in all territories except France,which saw "Higher" released there first. The song was produced by Kanye West and features a sample of "No Money Down" by soul music singer Jerry Butler. The song is dedicated to Yetunde Price,who was shot dead on September 14,2003. The Williams' also came from The Game's hometown of Compton,California. The lyrics cite the Dr. Dre album 2001 being released "in 2001",when it was actually released in the year 1999. The song was placed 5th on About.com's Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005. Dreams "Dreams" debuted at No. 97 and peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single was also commercially successful in the United Kingdom,peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
Faheem Rasheed Najm,better known by his stage name T-Pain,is an American rapper,singer,songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career as a singer,T-Pain popularized the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect,used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds. His success with the effect has influenced several other major artists to adopt it as well,namely Snoop Dogg,Lil Wayne,Kanye West,Future and Travis Scott,among others. After signing with American singer Akon’s Konvict Muzik,T-Pain subsequently founded his own vanity label imprint,Nappy Boy Entertainment,established in 2005.
"Stay Fly" is the first single from hip hop group Three 6 Mafia's 2005 album Most Known Unknown. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 to become the group's biggest hit. The track,which samples "Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold" by Willie Hutch,features fellow Memphis rap duo 8Ball &MJG and Young Buck,a member of G-Unit. The single helped propel Most Known Unknown to RIAA platinum status. The single itself achieved 2x multi-platinum RIAA certification status on December 11,2006.
"Turn It Up" is the 2005 debut single of Chamillionaire,featuring Lil' Flip. It was produced by Scott Storch. "Turn It Up" was the first single from Chamillionaire's major label debut album,The Sound of Revenge. The music video is filmed in Houston,and features cameo appearances by Crooked I,Mannie Fresh and Chamillionaire's brother Rasaq. Lil' Flip is noticed wearing a "Free Cassidy" shirt in the video,showing his support for Cassidy while he was in jail for attempted murder. This hip hop song peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Milton Powell,better known by his stage name Big Pokey,is an American rapper from Houston,Texas. Pokey is associated with chopped and screwed music,and is one of the original members of the Screwed Up Click.
Pimpalation is the second solo studio album by American rapper Pimp C from UGK. It was released on July 11,2006 through Rap-A-Lot Records,Asylum Records and Atlantic Records,making it the rapper's last solo album released during his lifetime. Recording sessions took place at Dean's List House of Hits,at M.A.D. Studios and Studio 7303 in Houston and at PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by several record producers,including Mr. Lee,Mike Dean,Jazze Pha and Mannie Fresh. A chopped and screwed version of the album was mixed by DJ Michael "5000" Watts. The album features a large number of guest performers,such as 8Ball &MJG,ABN,Ali &Gipp,Big Mike,Bun B,Chamillionaire,J. Prince,Lil' Boosie,Lil' Keke,Mike Jones,Scarface,Slim Thug,Tela,Webbie and Willie D among others.
"We Takin' Over" is the first single from DJ Khaled's second album,We the Best. Akon,T.I.,Rick Ross,Fat Joe,Birdman and Lil Wayne are all featured on this hip hop track. Nate "Danja" Hills assisted the artists in writing the song and is also the producer.
"Wipe Me Down" is a song by American rapper Foxx,included as a song on the Trill Entertainment compilation album Trill Entertainment Presents:Survival of the Fittest (2007). The song's backing track was composed by American record producer Mouse On Tha Track. A remixed version,featuring additional vocals from fellow rappers Lil Boosie and Webbie,was released as a single in 2007,with Lil Boosie listed as the lead artist. There is another remixed version featuring UGK,Foxx has different vocals than the other remix version along with vocals from Pimp C &Bun B.
"I Smoke,I Drank",also known as "Do It Big",is the lead single from Body Head Bangerz's debut album,Body Head Bangerz:Volume One. The original track features Lil' Boosie and Young Bleed but only the remix of the song,"I Smoke,I Drank (Remix)" featuring YoungBloodZ,charted. Though only the latter charted,it is often credited as simply "I Smoke,I Drank". This single,along with Body Head Bangerz's second single,"Can't Be Touched" featuring Trouble Tha Truth,helped the group earn widespread recognition among hip hop enthusiasts.
"Chopped 'n' Skrewed" is the second single released from R&B singer-songwriter T-Pain's third album,Thr33 Ringz. The song features American rapper Ludacris. It was first released on the Canadian iTunes on September 22,2008,the same day the song was also added to T-Pain's MySpace. It was released in the US on iTunes on September 30.
Trill OG is the third solo studio album by UGK member Bun B. It is the third album in his Trill series. The album was released under Universal Music Group after Bun B left Warner Music Group's Asylum Records. The album was released August 3,2010 on Rap-a-Lot Records and Fontana Distribution. On August 4,2010,The Source magazine gave Trill OG its rare 5 mic rating.
Victory is the fourth studio album by DJ Khaled. It was released on March 2,2010,under his We the Best Music Group and Terror Squad Entertainment imprint of E1 Records.
"All I Do Is Win" is a song from DJ Khaled's fourth studio album Victory (2010). It was the third single from the album. The track features American singer T-Pain and American rappers Ludacris,Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross. It was released on February 8,2010,along with "Put Your Hands Up". The song peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Miss Me" is the third single by Canadian recording artist Drake from his debut album Thank Me Later. The hip hop song features labelmate and Young Money founder Lil Wayne. It was produced by Drake's long-time collaborators Boi-1da and 40. It peaked at number fifteen on US Billboard Hot 100,becoming the third consecutive track to attain chart success from the album. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Hustle Hard is the first official single from Ace Hood's third studio album Blood,Sweat &Tears. It originally appeared on Ace Hood's preceding mixtape The Statement. It is produced by Lex Luger. The official remix features Rick Ross and Lil Wayne. The original music video and half of the remix music video was made on the same day. A version of the track featuring Swizz Beatz was also a part of Swizz' "Monster Mondays" program. The remix music video was released to 106 &Park:BET's Top 10 Live,on his birthday,May 11,2011.
"John" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne,and the second single from his album Tha Carter IV. The song features rapper Rick Ross,and it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. "John" was released on March 24,2011,on iTunes. The song uses the hook from Rick Ross' song "I'm Not a Star" from his album Teflon Don. The song title is a reference to English musician John Lennon. Lil Wayne performed the song at 2011's MTV Video Music Awards to the riff of Black Sabbath song,Iron Man.
Trill OG:The Epilogue is the fourth studio album by American rapper Bun B. The album was released on November 11,2013,by Rap-A-Lot Records and distributed by RED Distribution. The album features guest appearances from Big K.R.I.T.,Lil' O,Pimp C,Rick Ross,2 Chainz,Raekwon,Kobe,Royce da 5'9",Z-Ro,Big Hawk,Lil Boosie,E.S.G.,Redman,Kirko Bangz,Devin the Dude,Max Frost,Trae tha Truth,C-Note,Serani and Gator Main.
