Pimp C was born Chad Lamont Butler and formed UGK with Bun B in 1992. They came out of Port Arthur, Texas, and put out albums like Too Hard to Swallow and Ridin' Dirty. His voice had a deep, resonant quality that gave their music its weight.
He wrote songs like Gitcha Mind Right and Knockin Doorz Down that mixed street stories with a laid-back Southern funk feel. In 2007, he released The Sweet James Jones Stories. He died that same year at 33.
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