Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 — December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and producer. He was one half of the influential hip-hop group UGK.
Butler was born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. His father, who played trumpet professionally with Solomon Burke, exposed Butler to a variety of music throughout his youth. Butler studied classical music while in high school, and, as a testament to his singin...
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Chad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 — December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and producer. He was one half of the influential hip-hop group UGK.
Butler was born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. His father, who played trumpet professionally with Solomon Burke, exposed Butler to a variety of music throughout his youth. Butler studied classical music while in high school, and, as a testament to his singing ability, Butler also received a Division I rating on a tenor solo at a University Interscholastic League choir competition. He began to be interested in hip-hop when a friend of his gave him a Run-DMC album.
With best friend Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, Butler formed the rap group Underground Kingz, colloquially known as UGK. In 1992, Jive Records signed UGK and released Too Hard to Swallow, followed by the critically acclaimed Super Tight. The group's third album, Ridin' Dirty, reached #2 on the Billboard Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and...
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