I came late to the UGK party. I was out of the country for much of their rise from 1992-1995, and then I lived in Nashville, where their legend had not yet spread, until the end of 1997. Even after ...

Incarcerated rap star Pimp C is about to be set free. Pimp C, half of the acclaimed Texas duo Underground Kingz, or UGK, will be paroled within 30 days after serving about half of an eight-year ...

The death of legendary rocker Tom Petty at age 66 sent shockwaves through the music community. Petty, along with his backing band The Heartbreakers, has been a fixture in popular music since the 1970s ...

We may be hearing a Megan Thee Stallion collaboration with the late Pimp C in the near future. Following news of Megan's signing to Roc Nation for management on Friday (Sept. 13), Pimp C's widow ...

Influential Southern rapper Pimp C died of an accidental overdose of a combination of drugs he had named in his lyrics — codeine and promethazine, the county coroner’s office ruled Monday.The drugs ...

HOUSTON The funeral for Pimp C, who was born Chad Butler, began at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Robert A. Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, Texas, but people were still lined up to pass through security ...

Pimp C, who spun searing tales of Texas street life into a key role in the rise of Southern hip-hop, was found dead in an upscale hotel on Tuesday. He was 33. By The Associated Press UPDATED 7:06 p.m.

Pimp C's legacy is well-established. As one-half of the legendary UGK, C helped establish the South's viability in hip-hop in the early and mid-1990s. But also as a producer, Pimp C is one of the ...