UGK 4 Life

UGK 4 Life
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)
Recorded2007–2008
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length58:19
LabelJive
Producer
UGK chronology
Underground Kingz
(2007)
UGK 4 Life
(2009)
Bun B chronology
II Trill
(2008)
UGK 4 Life
(2009)
Trill OG
(2010)
Pimp C chronology
Underground Kingz
(2007)
UGK 4 Life
(2009)
The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones
(2010)
Singles from UGK 4 Life
  1. "Da Game Been Good to Me"
    Released: January 16, 2009

UGK 4 Life is the sixth and final studio album by American hip hop duo UGK. It was released on March 31, 2009, by Jive Records. Recording sessions took place at Mad Studios in Houston, Swagger Studios in Los Angeles, Trill Cave Studios in Port Arthur, Maximedia Studios in Dallas, Chung King Studios and Legacy Recording Studios in New York, and Silent Sound Recording Studios in Atlanta. Production was handled by Cory Mo, Pimp C, Steve Below, Averexx, DJ B-Do, Mannie Fresh and Akon, with Mike Dean and Giorgio Tuinfort serving as co-producers. It features guest appearances from 8Ball & MJG, Akon, Big Gipp, B-Legit, E-40, Lil' Boosie, Raheem DeVaughn, Ronald Isley, Sleepy Brown, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort and Webbie.

In the United States, the album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Rap Albums charts, selling 77,000 copies in its first week.[1]

The album was supported with the only single "Da Game Been Good to Me", which peaked at number 84 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

The album marks the first posthumously released album for the Underground Kingz member Pimp C, as the rapper was found dead in his room at the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles on December 4, 2007.[2]

  1. ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 8, 2009). "Keith Urban Soars To No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (December 4, 2007). "UGK Rapper Pimp C Found Dead In L.A." Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2024.