UGK didn't disappear until "Big Pimpin". They were on huge albums before "Big Pimpin" ever came out. Pimp C was on Master P's "I Miss My Homies", which was a single, from his biggest album Ghetto D. They were also featured on "Break Em Off Something", which came out in '96. They were on several albums from No Limit and Cash Money, and several compilations and soundtracks before "Big Pimpin". Before this, "Pocket Full of Stones" is the song that put them on the map.
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UGK didn't disappear until "Big Pimpin". They were on huge albums before "Big Pimpin" ever came out. Pimp C was on Master P's "I Miss My Homies", which was a single, from his biggest album Ghetto D. They were also featured on "Break Em Off Something", which came out in '96. They were on several albums from No Limit and Cash Money, and several compilations and soundtracks before "Big Pimpin". Before this, "Pocket Full of Stones" is the song that put them on the map.
Of course not completely disappear, I was the biggest No Limit and CMM stan in my circle back then.
They had one name worthy feature that was on Miss my homies, and on some other random songs on random CMM albums like Get it how u live or How u luv dat and perhaps one of B.Gs albums.
But were they boomin? When I say disappear, I'm talking about not releasing music, people copping your shyt, singles, radioplay, tours etc. Since we are on the topic of being huge.
On a mainstream level yeah...But UGK been them dudes in the hood going back to the early 90's and always been highly regarded amongst other rappers going back to around the time of their debut. Why you think so many top rappers like Jay, P, 3-6 etc. were reaching out to them to appear on singles with them despite the fact that they never got alot of radio/video play? And they were the 1st "name" group that both Cash Money & No Limit reached out too for features right before they started to blow.
No they weren't huge as in airplay or videos. They pretty much shunned all that because it wasn't who they were hence "underground kings". That didn't change after "Big Pimpin". They were still releasing music before "Big Pimpin". "Take It Off" is probably the biggest song they had outside of "Pocket Full of Stones". I remember that song being played. "Wood Wheel" is another one. "Take It Off" was '98 and "Wood Wheel" came out around the time people were first hearing "Big Pimpin" as it dropped around Vol. 3.
AFRAM GLORY
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funny thing is that Pimp C dragged his feet to make the track
Right from the start, Pimp hated the beat (called it DooDoo). Dude also didn't really fukk Hov like that and He felt like UGK was selling out.
It took everybody begging from his label to bun, to his momma and his engineer to finally convince him to do the song.
Pimp being Pimp only recorded 8 bars and he wrote his verse as a sly joke.
When it came time to do the video,
Pimp was afraid of flying so he didn't make it out to the carnival shoot with Bun and Jay.
instead, he borrowed his homeboys rare Mercedes and drove it down to Miami for a separate shoot. Down in Miami he demanded to be in the same hotel Jay Z stayed At.
When it was time to film his scene, he demanded that "his" mercedes be in it and He also demanded a mink coat. (Everybody was looking at him crazy cause it was 90+ degrees out).He put up with it anyway.
He also demanded to film exclusively with the baddest video ho on the shoot. The one everybody was trying to fukk (which bugged Hov cause it was his video)
Well, Pimp filmed the scene. Then he and the video ho immediately disappeared into his trailer. (which really bugged hov)
He didn't even wanna use his own style on the track. Calling Big Gipp up and asking him if he can borrow the flow. Made it a point to only give hov 8 bars too
Man y'all gotta read that pimp c biography.
He didn't even wanna use his own style on the track. Calling Big Gipp up and asking him if he can borrow the flow. Made it a point to only give hov 8 bars too
Man y'all gotta read that pimp c biography.
Probably the GOAT hiphop bio.
Book is mandatory reading. Long as hell but worth it.
Bugzbunny129
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In nyc 100%. I never knew anyone who even brought up ugk before this. 8ball and mjg were the bigger southern artists at the time imo that people seemed to like in nyc.
straightcash
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Yes. UGK was never mainstream nor big internationally.
