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Bun B.
Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the Southern rap duo UGK (Underground Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with UGK, Bun B has released five solo albums, including 2010's ''Trill OG'', which received the rare 5-mic rating from ''The Source''. He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University, located in Houston, Texas. Life and career UGK In the late 1980s, Pimp C started the rap duo UGK. He first released a demo tape titled "Underground King" which didn't feature Bun B on the track. Instead, it featured Pimp C's friend Mitchell Queen. Bun B and friend Jalon Jackson had their own group called P.A. Militia. Both groups joined forces and formed the group 4 Black Ministers. Queen and Jackson later left the group leaving Pimp C and Bun B so they decided to revert to UGK. The demo Pimp C recorded with Mitchell Queen, ''Underground King'', caught the att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston, Texas
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of Harris County, Texas, Harris County, as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the List of Texas metropolitan areas, second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth. With a population of 2,314,157 in 2023, Houston is the List of United States cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the United States after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the List of North American cities by population, sixth-most populous city in North America. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the List of United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and has Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest. Texas has Texas Gulf Coast, a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, it is the second-largest state List of U.S. states and territories by area, by area and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population. Texas is nicknamed the ''Lone Star State'' for its former status as the independent Republic of Texas. Spain was the first European country to Spanish Texas, claim and control Texas. Following French colonization of Texas, a short-lived colony controlled by France, Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webbie
Webster Gradney Jr. (born September 6, 1985) who performs under the mononym Webbie, is an American rapper. He has been signed to the independent Trill Entertainment label since 2003. In 2005 he came into the hip hop scene with "Gimme That" featuring Bun B. His songs "Bad Bitch" and "Swerve" were featured on ''Gangsta Musik'', his 2003 group album with Lil Boosie, and in the 2005 movie ''Hustle & Flow''. Webbie's second album, ''Savage Life 2'', was released in early 2008 with the hit single "Independent (Webbie song), Independent" featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat. Early life Webbie was born on September 6, 1985, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His mother died when he was nine years old, and his parental care was split between his father and grandmother. Ever since he was five years old, he had been writing rhymes, and throughout his childhood he had become a fan of hardcore rap artists including Southern hip hop performers Master P, 8Ball & MJG, 8ball & MJG, Geto Boys, UGK, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wall
Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, or the Ice Man, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse, and has released several albums under the label and collaborated with numerous other rappers signed to the label. He began his career performing alongside fellow Houstonian Chamillionaire, with whom he released several albums, including 2002's independently released ''Get Ya Mind Correct''. By 2005, he was signed to Atlantic Records and became successful with his major label debut ''The Peoples Champ'', which was followed up by ''Get Money, Stay True'' released in 2007. He has been nominated for one Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Performance as a Duo or Group for the song "Grillz", his collaboration with rapper Nelly. Career Swishahouse (1998–2005) Wall attended Jersey Village High School and studied mass communications at the University of Houston fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixtape
In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with looser constraints than that of an album or extended play. Unlike the traditional album or extended play, mixtapes are labeled as laid-back projects that allow artists more creative freedom and less commercial pressure. The term has significantly increased in popularity over the years due to high-profile artists marketing their projects as such. Prior to the decline of physical media, mixtapes were defined as homemade compilations of music played through a cassette tape, Compact disc, CD, or digital playlist and became significant in Hip hop (culture), hip-hop culture. The songs were typically beatmatching, beatmatched and consisted of seamless transitions at their beginnings and endings with fades or abrupt edits. It was then defined as relatively any musical project by an up-and-coming artist. Now, mixtapes have become a label of promotion and marketing for album-like projects. Dictionary.com writes that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Money (album)
''Dirty Money'' is the fourth studio album by American hip-hop duo UGK. It was released on November 13, 2001, by Jive Records. The album came after a five-year hiatus, however, the duo had been planning on releasing this album since 1998, and ads for it appeared in some of the late 1998's Jive albums. Track listing *Credits adapted from liner notes.UGK - Dirty Money. Jive Records. 01241-41673 ;Sample credits *"Let Me See It" contains a sample from "Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" performed by Run-DMC. *"Choppin' Blades" contains samples from "P.S.K. – What Does It Mean?" performed by Schoolly D, and "Captain Save a Hoe" performed by E-40. *"Ain't That a Bitch (Ask Yourself)" contains a sample from "Chains and Things" performed by B.B. King. *"Like a Pimp" contains a sample from "Don't Look Any Further" performed by Dennis Edwards. *"Take It Off" contains a sample from "Love Serenade" performed by Barry White. *"Wood Wheel" contain a sample from "Love Comes in All Colors" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin' Dirty
''Ridin' Dirty'' is the third studio album by American hip-hop duo UGK. It was released on July 30, 1996, by Jive Records. Despite no music videos or official singles being released, it is their best selling album with over 850,000 copies sold to date, with 70,000 copies sold in its first week. Critical reception After receiving little attention from national critics upon its release, the album received widespread critical acclaim. Tom Breihan of ''Stereogum'' writes that as a producer, Pimp C "absorbed lessons from West Coast producers like Dr. Dre and DJ Quik, putting their cinematic musicality to work". Influence The album became one of the most influential albums in Southern hip-hop, especially the Houston hip-hop scene. Prior to his murder in 1996, West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur listened to the album after being introduced to the group by Houston rapper Scarface. Shakur would go on to praise the album. Track listing ;Sample credits *"One Day" contains a sample of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Tight
''Super Tight...'' is the second studio album by American hip-hop duo UGK. The album was released on August 30, 1994, by Jive Records. As of 2011, it has sold 375,000 copies. ''Super Tight...'' is notable for being the first UGK album to have The Meters guitarist Leo Nocentelli featured as a session musician. Track listing * All songs written by Chad Butler and Bernard Freeman, except where noted. Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes and AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ... * Pimp C – programming, recording engineer * Leo Nocentelli – guitar * David Tornkanowsky – piano, organ * Chris Severin – bass * Tim Kimsey – recording engineer, mixing * Tim Latham – recording engineer, mixing * Matthew Burrus – recording engineer * Sterling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banned (EP)
This is the discography of UGK, an American hip-hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Singles As lead artist As featured artist Guest appearances References External links UGK discographyat Discogs Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''T ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Ugk Discographies of American artists Hip-hop group discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Hard To Swallow
''Too Hard to Swallow'' is the debut studio album by American hip-hop duo UGK. It was released on November 10, 1992, by Jive Records. Track listing ;Sample credits * "Something Good" contains samples from " Tell Me Something Good" performed by Rufus, and " Summer Breeze" performed by the Isley Brothers. * "Use Me Up" contains a sample from " Use Me" performed by Bill Withers. * "Pockets Full of Stones" contains samples from " Going Back to Cali" performed by LL Cool J, and "Gettin' Funky in the Joint" performed by Mellow Man Ace. * "Cocaine in the Back of the Ride" contains a sample from " Freddie's Dead" performed by Curtis Mayfield. * "Cramping My Style" contains samples from " Between the Sheets" performed by the Isley Brothers. * "Feel Like I'm the One Who's Doin' Dope" contains a sample from "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" performed by the Geto Boys. * "I'm So Bad" contains a sample from " I Turned You On" performed by the Isley Brothers. * "976-Bun B" contains a sample from " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Southern Way
This is the discography of UGK, an American hip-hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Singles As lead artist As featured artist Guest appearances References External links UGK discographyat Discogs Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''T ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Ugk Discographies of American artists Hip-hop group discographies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
