UGK | |
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 UGK performing in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Underground Kingz |
| Origin | Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1987–2007 |
| Labels | Jive |
| Past members | |
| Website | www.the-ugks.com |
UGK (short for Underground Kingz) was an American hip hop duo from Houston, Texas, more specifically an outskirt called Port Arthur, Texas, formed in 1987, by Bernard "Bun B" Freeman and Chad "Pimp C" Butler. They released their first major-label album, Too Hard to Swallow, in 1992, followed by several other albums charting on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, including the self-titled Underground Kingz album, which contained their single "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, in August 2007. The duo has also been featured on hit singles by several other artists, such as "Big Pimpin'" by Jay-Z and "Sippin' on Some Syrup" by Three 6 Mafia. Pimp C founded UGK Records in late 2005. On December 4, 2007, Pimp C died in his West Hollywood, California hotel room.