Best of UGK [PA]

Performer: UGK
Artist: Devin
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: UGK: Pimp C, Bun B. Producers: Pimp C., Bernie Bismark, Shetero Henderson, Sergio, 3-2. Compilation producer: Chris Haggerty. Recorded between 1992 & 2001. Photographer: Pam Francis. While often credited for laying much of the foundation for the Dirty South movement, UGK (the duo of Pimp C & Bun B) danced to the rhythm of a different drum loop (an immensely unfair and inapt turn of phrase for an act as likely to employ live musicians as sample). From their earliest days in late-1980s Houston, the pair called on a vast and eclectic array of influences to create hip-hop as it had never quite been heard before. BEST OF captures a sly selection of UGK's singles up to the unfortunate day Pimp C was incarcerated (he would ultimately die well before his time).

UGK (aka Underground Kingz) are Houston-based MCs Bun B and Pimp C. Along with the Geto Boys, the duo are considered key figures in the rise of Houston rap in the late 1980s. Although their lyrics cover fairly typical gangsta rap terrain, the UGK's association with the Screwed Up Click put them at the fore of the then obscure Chopped & Screwed movement. The duo has also guested on classic tracks like Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'" and Three 6 Mafia's iconic "Sippin on Some Sizzurp." Bun B and Pimp C have both released successful solo albums in the new millennium. Sadly, Pimp C was found dead in a Hollywood room in late 2007.

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