Bun B Reveals Proudest Pimp C Verse, Production

J-Banks · 03-09-2009, 08:07 PM

Bun B Reveals Proudest Pimp C Verse, Production
March 9th, 2009 |

Speaking with HipHopDX recently, Bun B spoke about the upcoming and final UGK album 4 Life, coming March 31st on Jive Records [click to read].

In honor of the project, Bun spoke about his proudest verse from Pimp C, his late partner in the 15-plus year old group. The verse, "My Angel" [click to read], came courtesy of 2004's Free Pimp C: The Sweet James Jones Stories, the producer and rapper's solo debut on Rap-A-Lot Records. "'[My] Angel' was a song that he wrote about his mom and his grandmother and his girl. It's honestly the most sincere gangster record you've ever heard in your life. I say that because...gangstas love they mama too. Gangstas love they woman. Gangstas love they children. And gangstas aren't afraid to tell the people that they love that they love them, that they cherish them and that they care for them."

Bun highlighted the significance in saying, "I thought it was very telling that he was able to do this record. And it was not just my favorite, but a lot of people's favorite. A lot of people feel that way, but they're not really sure about how to express that. I think that records like that make it a lot easier for the brother that considers himself hardcore, rough and tough and impenetrable, to understand that it's okay to be real with certain people. A lot of times in life, especially in the streets and in the rougher side of the world, you're told not to expose anything to anybody. But everybody has to break down and give it up to somebody."

Reacting, Bun summarized in saying, "I love the fact that he was able to let people know that in your life, you don't have to die, be sick or go to Heaven to see an angel. A lot of the times, angels are walking amongst us right now."

Bun then spoke on this album's production was carried out without Pimp C there behind the boards. "With the overall sound in my hands and the person that normally constructed everything not being around, I was very lucky in the fact that with the last album [Underground Kingz] [click to read], as well as the songs recorded going into this album, Pimp had not been doing the sole production. He had been trying, actually, to pass a lot of the production responsibilities off to a young team of producers that he was putting together." Port Aurthur's AVEREXX and DJ B-DO, Dallas' Steve Below and famed Houston underground rap veteran producer Cory Mo.

These were trusted sound sources to UGK. "Those are the people I went to. Steve Below for example, is a 10 year apprentice of Pimp C's," said Bun. "He's been around for the last three albums, literally in the studio with us. He knew exactly what it was to set it up. [The same is true] of Cory Mo. Cory has been a friend and recording partner for well over seven years now," he said of producer who worked with Z-Ro, The Geto Boys and Devin The Dude previously. "It was just a matter of getting people who knew what this album was supposed to sound like, but also capable of making it sound like that, getting them involved. A lot of these tracks were tracks that Pimp had made, already structured, set up, and Pimp had already laid vocals [to]. It was just about finishing everything up."

UGK's 4 Life releases March 31.

Source: hiphopdx

Precinct Phantom · 03-10-2009, 01:13 PM

RIP Pimp C

Will def cop UGK 4 Life

Young A · 03-10-2009, 03:55 PM

Can't wait for the new album R.I.P. Pimp C miss you man

Central Intalect V.2 · 03-10-2009, 04:53 PM

gonna cop it for sure r.i.p. pimp c

Drewshady17 · 03-11-2009, 01:25 AM

I can't wait for this album to come out.Its sad to say that this is the last new material we will ever hear of the late and great Pimp C.I know Bun B looks up in the sky everyday and thinks of his partner lookin down on him.I bet this album is gonna be a classic and its good to see Bun went back to some close producers of Pimp C to get that classic sound.

03-09-2009, 08:07 PM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	Bun B Reveals Proudest Pimp C Verse, Production Bun B Reveals Proudest Pimp C Verse, Production Bun B Reveals Proudest Pimp C Verse, Production March 9th, 2009 \| Speaking with HipHopDX recently, Bun B spoke about the upcoming and final UGK album 4 Life, coming March 31st on Jive Records [click to read]. In honor of the project, Bun spoke about his proudest verse from Pimp C, his late partner in the 15-plus year old group. The verse, "My Angel" [click to read], came courtesy of 2004's Free Pimp C: The Sweet James Jones Stories, the producer and rapper's solo debut on Rap-A-Lot Records. "'[My] Angel' was a song that he wrote about his mom and his grandmother and his girl. It's honestly the most sincere gangster record you've ever heard in your life. I say that because...gangstas love they mama too. Gangstas love they woman. Gangstas love they children. And gangstas aren't afraid to tell the people that they love that they love them, that they cherish them and that they care for them." Bun highlighted the significance in saying, "I thought it was very telling that he was able to do this record. And it was not just my favorite, but a lot of people's favorite. A lot of people feel that way, but they're not really sure about how to express that. I think that records like that make it a lot easier for the brother that considers himself hardcore, rough and tough and impenetrable, to understand that it's okay to be real with certain people. A lot of times in life, especially in the streets and in the rougher side of the world, you're told not to expose anything to anybody. But everybody has to break down and give it up to somebody." Reacting, Bun summarized in saying, "I love the fact that he was able to let people know that in your life, you don't have to die, be sick or go to Heaven to see an angel. A lot of the times, angels are walking amongst us right now." Bun then spoke on this album's production was carried out without Pimp C there behind the boards. "With the overall sound in my hands and the person that normally constructed everything not being around, I was very lucky in the fact that with the last album [Underground Kingz] [click to read], as well as the songs recorded going into this album, Pimp had not been doing the sole production. He had been trying, actually, to pass a lot of the production responsibilities off to a young team of producers that he was putting together." Port Aurthur's AVEREXX and DJ B-DO, Dallas' Steve Below and famed Houston underground rap veteran producer Cory Mo. These were trusted sound sources to UGK. "Those are the people I went to. Steve Below for example, is a 10 year apprentice of Pimp C's," said Bun. "He's been around for the last three albums, literally in the studio with us. He knew exactly what it was to set it up. [The same is true] of Cory Mo. Cory has been a friend and recording partner for well over seven years now," he said of producer who worked with Z-Ro, The Geto Boys and Devin The Dude previously. "It was just a matter of getting people who knew what this album was supposed to sound like, but also capable of making it sound like that, getting them involved. A lot of these tracks were tracks that Pimp had made, already structured, set up, and Pimp had already laid vocals [to]. It was just about finishing everything up." UGK's 4 Life releases March 31. Source: hiphopdx __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

03-10-2009, 01:13 PM	#2
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03-10-2009, 03:55 PM	#3
Young A Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: N.O. Ya Heard Me Posts: 2,656 Repped: 752 Repped 84 Times in 60 Posts Neg Reps: 315 Neg Repped at 105 Times in 95 Posts	Can't wait for the new album R.I.P. Pimp C miss you man

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03-11-2009, 01:25 AM	#5
Drewshady17 Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,001 Repped: 295 Repped 347 Times in 71 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 16 Times in 12 Posts	I can't wait for this album to come out.Its sad to say that this is the last new material we will ever hear of the late and great Pimp C.I know Bun B looks up in the sky everyday and thinks of his partner lookin down on him.I bet this album is gonna be a classic and its good to see Bun went back to some close producers of Pimp C to get that classic sound.