Post-prison T.I. has been a single man demolition machine, relentlessly annihilating guest appearances left and right without regard to women and children. However, tackling your own project is always a whole different beast than loaning out a quick 16. Read the rest of this entry »

The Pimp always spoke his mind, and didn’t care how you felt about it, or the consequences. Given his propensity to say exactly what he meant, at any time, and his oversized personality, some really wild couplets are littered throughout his vast discography of features, solo releases and, of course, classic material as one half of UGK. Read the rest of this entry »

The career paths of Boosie and Webbie would be extremely different had Chad Butler never passed away. I’m convinced of this. Listen to any interview from years past with the two and pay attention how highly they speak of their late mentor. The respect went far beyond music, rather someone they genuinely trusted with their careers (a rarity if there ever was one in the music industry). Read the rest of this entry »

“You know how The Pimp be/That n*gga gon’ speak his mind…” — Young Jeezy

If the old adage proves true, “time flies when you’re having fun,” time also speeds by when reminiscing on the loss of a loved one. As crazy as it sounds, next month will mark four years since the death of Chad Butler. Read the rest of this entry »

We love Bun B. We miss the hell out of Pimp C. That’s just the natural order of things and arguably Houston’s most underrated rhymer, Killa Kyleon, took some time to dedicate visuals for his lyrics aimed towards the deceased half of UGK. Read the rest of this entry »

Paying tribute to Chad Butler? I’m down for that any day of the week, twice on Saturdays. Understudies of The Pimp, Da Underdawgz, are releasing The First One Is For Pimp on July 12, coinciding with the legend’s Still Pimping dropping on the same day. Read the rest of this entry »

In the words, well, question, of Elliott Wilson, “who lit a fire under Hip-Hop’s ass?” It’s no secret there has been an abundant amount of quality music to hit the e-streets and the trend continues with new UGK. That’s right, new UGK. Read the rest of this entry »

“Sweet Jones or Sweet James? Switched my name, finger f*cked the game…”

If there is ever a bad time to listen to listen to UGK, I pray I never experience such. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo: Dre Eastwood

Oh, how we miss Chad Butler. His candid and ill-tempered demeanor never made it O.K. for rap to get too fruity. Don’t ask, don’t tell my ass—you were going to hear whether you wanted to or not when it came to The Pimp. Stalley feels the same way when it comes to rappers with big red noses and pocket flowers that shoot out streams of water. Read the rest of this entry »

The first time I listen to anything from Pimp Chad’s The Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones will be when the entire album is made available. So I had to turn to outside opinions for feedback on the Boi-1da constructed “What Up” – the Pimp’s postumous collab with his partner in rhyme Bun B and self-proclaimed UGK alumni, Drake. Got all the back info squared away? Good. Here we go. Read the rest of this entry »

They say our rap legends are forever immortalized in the music. If you’re a nonbeliever in the occult, Bun wants to change your religion with this particular track from his latest trifecta. Read the rest of this entry »

“You know how The Pimp be, that nigga gon’ speak his mind/ If he could speak down from heaven, he’d tell me stay on my grind…”

Similar to Tupac Shakur before him, the legacy of Chad Butler remains a beautiful, yet painful memory shadowing over Hip-Hop. While I am able to clearly differentiate music from reality, any pure lover of the genre can tell you his passing is an event many still do not want to come to terms with. I, along with millions of other UGK fans, never knew the man personally. To this day I’ll be honest with anyone when I say I’m still a bigger Bun B fan, but that defeats the purpose of this piece. What it is about is paying homage to a man whose sometimes perceived ignorance paled in comparison to his prowess in a recording booth. Read the rest of this entry »

With Boosie going away for his government-sponsored vacation, his original partner in rhyme looks, Webbie, looks to fill the void and rep Baton Rouge. As if it weren’t already hard enough to listen to Lil Phat, anyone else find his presence extremely unwanted after Boosie’s allegations of label trickery & nepotism resulting in Phat’s appearances all over Superbad? Read the rest of this entry »

Cham. Fam. Please don’t take this the wrong way.

I’ve been listening to what was referred to as your new single, “Good Morning” on and off since it hit the net earlier this week and quite frankly, it makes me feel like a music snob. It’s a pure, heartfelt piece of marketable music…that I just can’t allow myself to enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a couple new album joints from an artist we recently smoked with, Slim Thugga.

The first one is an Read the rest of this entry »