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Pimp C

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    "Niggas in Paris," Clean or Uncensored: Which Does My Kids More Injustice?

    See also: *"Niggas in Paris": Jay-Z and Kanye Will Perform It 13 Times When They're Here. Seriously. *There's a 5-Year-Old Girl Who Looks Like Adele on My Sons' YMCA Basketball Team. I Hate Her The conversation eventually became about music, and maybe that was the intended point anyway, but it sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Scarface Is Out Of Jail, Performs At Key Club Tomorrow: Excerpts From His Last Interview

    ​Scarface plays the Key Club tomorrow night. This is big news, considering most folks didn't even know that the greatest of all southern rappers was out of the pen. In October 2010 he began a term at Montgomery County Jail in Alabama over numerous unresolved child support cases. (There is also ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2011

    Music Picks: Balkan Beat Box, Cake, Ted Leo, Vanessa Paradis

    Also Red Cortez, Troy Walker, Bun B and others

  • Music

    August 12, 2010

    O.G. Trilogy

    In the age of shuffle, rapper Bun B bets on the concept album

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Bun B Releases New Album 'Trill OG': Rapper Remembers Pimp C, Talks Soulja Boy Collaboration and Why Hip-Hop Can't Afford to be Lazy

    Oldemar Alfaro[L-R] Talib Kweli and Bun B at the 'Trill OG' listening event​It's 9:27 AM in Houston when rapper Bun B picks up fellow emcee Dizzee Rascal from the airport. In Bun's car they cruise the streets, pull up to a house, and once inside, slide a stack of bills across a table. In excha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2008

    The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of the Half Year

    Yes, I'm aware that this is a month late. I never said punctuality was my strong suit. (That would be rambling, stoned gibberish. ) Look for the best 10 non-rap albums sometime next week. 10 (tie). Nico the Beast-No Beast So Fierce Genre purists and anyone weaned on that mid-90s school of sav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    The Islands' "Arms Way," Islands' Kona Pie and The Pros of "Miscenegenation"

    Last year when Sasha-Frere Jones wrote his now-infamous piece on the whiteness of indie rock, he repeatedly included the phrase "miscenegation" to describe the cross-pollination of sound between black and white music. The diction seemed deliberate, a molotov cocktail designed to rile up the chatte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    An Interview With Pete Rock

    Pete Rock needs no introduction. His new album NY's Finest drops on Tuesday. While it might not be a classic on the level of a Soul Survivors or Mecca & The Soul Brother, it's a strong record with occasionally great moments. But buyer beware: Jim Jones yells "floooosssssiiiin'" no less than fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2008

    Rapper Pimp C's Death Ruled An Accident

    Rapper Pimp C, one of hip-hop's most influential figures, died accidentally due to a combination of cough medicine and his prior history of sleep apnea, according to new findings by the Los Angeles County Coroner. “Due to his sleep apnea along with his prescribed medication it resulted in him pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Pimp C Dies in L.A.

    According to this TMZ report, Pimp C was found dead in his bed in a Sunset Strip hotel room this morning. The rapper, born Chad Butler, had just performed with Too Short at the LA House of Blues last Saturday. Houston's music blog, Houstoned Rocks is following the story. Click here to check out t ... More >>

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