On this day in Hip-Hop history, UGK released their final studio album, UGK 4 Life, marking the end of an era for one of the most influential duos in Southern rap. Dropped on March 31, 2009, nearly two ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Houston’s own UGK dropped their sophomore LP Super Tight…, the project that took them from Texas street legends to nationally recognized voices in rap. It was the first ...

What is trap music? According to T.I., on the title track of his genre-defining Trap Muzik, it ain’t no album and it ain’t no game. Indeed, the origins of trap go beyond music — beyond even the ...

Despite flying solo for the majority of the night, Bun B proved to be a one-man army, commanding the crowd with a mix of solo cuts and he and Pimp C’s greatest hits. Running through his 2005 single ...

Last night (May 26) in Atlanta, Georgia, two of the most iconic rap duos in hip hop history finally met in an epic Verzuz battle. No one left disappointed. The two heavyweight groups traded classic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UGK's 1996 album Ridin' Dirty paired detailed street narratives with layered, soul-influenced production rooted in Houston's sound ...

2007: "Big Pimpin" was supposed to be their moment in the sun. After the gigantic success of their legendary guest appearances on Jay-Z's classic party anthem, Texas rap legends, UGK, were poised to ...

1994: Riding high off off putting their city on the map with the debut album Too Hard to Swallow , UGK was primed and ready to take their sound to the next level. Two years after the debut studio ...

Similarly to Atlanta’s Organized Noize, who Pimp actually shouts out in the outro of “Pinky Ring,” Ridin Dirty‘s production team (primarily comprised of Pimp and Scarface confidant N.O. Joe) breathed ...

Ten years ago Tuesday, Andre 3000 typed a text to a girl he used to see — and the rest is history. The famous lyric kicks off UGK’s “International Players Anthem (I Choose You),” a hip hop masterpiece ...

UGK rapper Pimp C was found dead this morning (Dec. 4) in his room at the Mondrian Hotel on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip. He was 33. Police found the rapper, whose real name was Chad Butler, dead in his… ...