Bun B has made it clear that, as much as he loves to see his late partner in rhyme celebrated and remembered by the culture at large, he will never be here for Pimp C slander.
The Houston rapper took to his Instagram page on Friday (January 5) to address the matter. While he didn’t specify who was behind this latest round of what he considered to be disrespect against the late UGK legend, it’s clear that the Trill Burgers CEO isn’t standing for it.
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“Please let Chad rest in peace,” he wrote, referring to Pimp C’s real name, Chad Butler. “Y’all doing way too much out here right now. Leave that man’s hard earned and well-deserved legacy the fuck alone.”
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Bun B sternly addresses Pimp C disrespect: "Leave that man's legacy alone" https://t.co/52WCdDsvQrpic.twitter.com/phX9DaGIJZ
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Some have speculated that Bun B may be addressing music executive Greg Taylor’s recent interview with The Art of Dialogue on Tuesday (January 2), in which he revealed that Pimp C had hesitations in jumping on the infamous JAY-Z track, “Big Pimpin’.”
During the interview, which was published on Tuesday (January 2), Taylor recalled speaking to Dame Dash on speakerphone when as he offered to cut a $1 million check for the Texas duo to collaborate with Jay.
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An ecstatic Taylor immediately brought Pimp into the conversation, who proceeded to take a jab at Jigga for his previous issues with 2Pac, suggesting they give the money to the late rapper’s mother, Afeni Shakur, instead.
“I called Pimp on the phone like, ‘Yo Pimp’ […] I got a million-dollar check for you and all we wanted was a $100,000,” he recalled. “He was like, ‘Who’s that with?’ I said, Roc-A-Fella. He was like, ‘Ain’t that over there with JAY-Z.’ I was like, ‘Yeah.’ He was like, ‘Man, tell him to take that check and give it to 2Pac momma. He gonna be stealing all my shit.’”
He continued: “I was like, ‘What?!’ I hated that I called him on speakerphone, so I jumped up to click it and it was another guy standing next to Dame.”
Taylor confirmed that Jay was on the call and heard Pimp C dissing him.
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“Yeah, [Jay] heard him,” he added. “Because I had to jump up and apologize for this n-gga to clean that shit up quick. I didn’t realize he was in the room. As soon I seen Hov in the room, I was like, ‘Ahhh.’”
Despite all of Pimp C’s trepidations, “Big Pimpin’” remains UGK’s best-performing single — both as lead and featured artists — and the only song of theirs to crack the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Hopping on “Big Pimpin’” proved to be a fruitful decision as the anthem became a huge success, peaking at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topping the Rhythmic Top 40 chart, thus helping propel JAY-Z’s fourth studio album, Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter to triple platinum status.
