Posted by Bossip Staff
A year after Pimp C was found dead, the “Down South” community pay tribute to him in a report by Livesteez:
Exactly one year ago today (December 4), the Hip-Hop world was rocked by the sudden passing of Chad Butler, known worldwide as Pimp C of the seminal Southern rap duo UGK.
The founder of UGK was found dead in a West Hollywood hotel after accidentally overdosing on codeine syrup. An autopsy report confirmed that it was the combination of sleep apnea and the recreational syrup drug that proved lethal.
In his native Texas, Pimp C’s name and legacy continues to be an inspiration.
“I’m normally good with words but it took me a while just to put a three sentence quote together about him because there are no words to describe how much he meant to me and so many others,” Houston rapper Chamillionaire told AllHipHop.com. “It really seems like it was just yesterday that he was here and I still can’t believe he’s not. He is deeply missed and I know his legacy will live on forever.”
Rapper Slim Thug credits his late predecessor with laying the difficult groundwork in the 80s and 90s that has culminated this decade with an explosion of Texas artists.
It is great that the community is coming together to pay their respects and not let Pimp C be forgotten, but after his death, has the southern “3rd coast” learned anything from their syrup sippin’ ways?
Read the entire article.
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