Bun B talks about new album “UGK: UGK 4 Life”
Posted on Friday, January 30, 2009
Tags: UGK , ugk 4 life
Bun B, one half of the legendary hip-hop duo UGK announces the release of UGK: UGK 4 Life. The sixth studio-album from the influential southern duo, Bun B and the late Pimp C, is a poignant culmination of their musical legacy. “The new UGK album ‘4 Life’ is the final studio album from my late great brother Chad Butler aka Pimp C and myself,” Bun B (Bernard Freeman) explains. “It is my sincere hope that it’s a fitting bookend to the legacy of UGK and to the life and times of Pimp C.” UGK: UGK 4 Life will be released on Jive Records in early spring 2009.
UGK: UGK 4 Life, “is an album for the people; for all those who have been with us from the beginning to those we’ve gained along the way, family and friends, the street cats and the squares, the supporters as well as the detractors,” Bun B states. UGK: UGK 4 Life embodies the pure essence of UGK and the late Pimp C’s signature production incorporating the down and gritty Texas sound they created over two decades ago in Port Arthur, Texas.
According to USA Today, “Pimp C and Bun B helped lay the foundation for southern hip-hop,” and ever since their 1988 EP release, The Southern Way, they have influenced a generation of artists including Jay-Z, OutKast, and Lil Wayne. UGK has maintained a constant presence in the rap world with mixtapes, indie releases and cameos on numerous singles. They have released five studio-albums that include their first major label Jive Records release Too Hard To Swallow (1992), Super Tight (1994), the gold-certified Ridin’ Dirty (1996), Dirty Money (2001), and the critically-acclaimed UGK (Underground Kingz) (2007). The latter release was groundbreaking for the duo: it was the first time UGK debuted #1 on three separate album charts. Additionally, UGK earned their first Grammy nomination for their collaborative hit, “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)” featuring OutKast.
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On April 7th, 2009 2:52 pm
Waz gone on bun how hav u been i know u dont no me, but am from tip of texas am a big fan of UGK.I been hearing yall music for long time me and my causins hav so much lov..for ugk I dreams about yall u and pimp. c. coming down tip of texas and doing yall thing but hey its all goning be kool just keep the faith…….my causin plays yall jam 7th st..my causin mike and is older borther smoke and G.they all rap but i told Them some day yall gone too make it.and when day do i told him the first rapper i whant too meet is UGK….4 life.God Bless u………chick out the new mix tape Under-Survillance Now or Never Go myspace.com E-mail undersurvillance7@yahoo.com
On February 25th, 2009 7:21 am
i been ridin with ugk for a minute long live pimp c. smoke sumthin bitch