While UGK’s Bun B and the late Pimp C are fixtures of the Southern Hip Hop scene, particularly in Houston, it took them considerable effort to break into the New York Hip Hop scene.
“We had to fight the hard fight,” Bun said in an interview with New York radio station Power 105.1. “It wasn’t as hard as the Geto Boys and the people who came before us…They made it a little easier for us, but we still had ground that we had to break. It just takes perseverance, patience. You can get anything you want in the world if you willing to wait. Most people ain’t willing to wait.”
The discussion led to Bun recalling when he first spoke to Jay Z about UGK collaborating with him on the “Big Pimpin'” single which became a crossover hit for UGK.
“When he first called and said it was him, I thought it was someone playing on my phone,” Bun said. “He called me back, and he was like ‘Yo family.’ …He hit me with that Jay voice. Pimp like, ‘What he want?’. ‘Tell him to send it. We’ll see.'”
Still, Bun cautioned that Jay was not the first New York artist to have him on a project.
“No, that would probably be 50,” Bun said, before adding, “Let me not say that. 50 was the first artist that called like ‘We want you on a project.’ The first artist to embrace UGK is either going to be, like, Keith Murray or Lord Jamar, probably gonna be the first two people that we rocked with. That’s how we all ended up on the Don’t Be A Menace soundtrack, because those were all our friends in New York. We met Keith Murray at the label because he was on Jive Records… Lord Jamar, we just met him in New York, and to this day he’s one of our closest friends. We’ve only done, maybe, two songs together over a 20-year-friendship. That’s my brother.”
Watch the interview below:
Earlier this week, Trinidad James commented, during a concert in New York, that the proverbial tables had turned in Hip Hop, claiming that Atlanta ran the New York music scene: “I remember when New York ran this shit, dog,” said Trinidad. “When Dipset was fuckin turned the fuck up. Oh my God. I gotta wear my bandana on tilt like Juelz. What the fuck happened, dog? What happened? I remember when New York rap was the shit. And us in the South, us bammas, we was like ‘what the fuck’ and we just did our own thing. But now we run y’all musically. That’s crazy. That’s crazy. That’s crazy, my nigga. That’s crazy. I’m not trying to start nothing, but if you want to do something we can do something cause I don’t give a fuck. I looked up to New York music. And now every nigga that’s really poppin’ out of New York, you might as well tell they from Atlanta. ‘He from Atlanta. He from Atlanta. He from Atlanta.’ I’m just putting it out there. Y’all got more bloggers—y’all got niggas interviewing more popular than niggas that’s rapping.”
Bun B has recently launched a food blog. His latest album, The Epilogue, dropped November 11, 2013. The album features Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, and Serani.
RELATED: Bun B Talks Upholding UGK’s Legacy In His Travels, Teachings & Relationships [2013 INTERVIEW]
classic record
A pimp ain’t a pimp with no mothafuckin’ hoes
A hustler ain’t a hustler with no mothafuckin’ dough
A thug ain’t a thug if his gun don’t smoke
A playa ain’t a playa if his ass dead broke
G Unit dickriders have something to celebrate this weekend, their buttbuddy got mentioned in an article, but the article could have justas easily been about Lord Jamar.
you a dick rider and don’t even know it
BruthaDee trolling
Snitchy Cent the rapping snitch who snitched.
I know thats you Dentaldamboy! Look everyone look! Look its Dentaldamboy telling lies again its all lies and this is Dentaldamboy pretending to be somebody else!!!!!!!!!
BruthaDee lies again
He’s friends with Lord Jamar. lol White people wont like that. (Not that they listened to Bun anyway)
Whites don’t listen to UGK they listen to ICP
I listen to UGK and I’m white, so please shut up.
Bun B will never go Platinum, Jeezy went platinum.
^^ BruthaDee trolling again
The Real 50Cent would have robbed the fake 50Cent, but Black Child stabbed him in the belly and made him cry like a little baby.
BruthaDee again
the real 50 was 5’6 140 pounds
The real 50 carried a 45 magnum that was almost as big as he was!
Cool story BruthaDee
Are you butt hurt because Fiddy makes more money than your favorite rapper you shit head.
Stanley Dick Blower, what does his money have to do with the fact that his album has been getting pushed back for 5 years while Hurricane Game is dropping classics very year. Curtis career is done.
jesus piece is a classic now? LOLOL
BruthaDee
No Jesus Peice was above average I didnt mean every year like that but he has near classics.
Bun B is a racist who is close friends with the Black supremacist Lord Jamar, the Blacks stick together and the racist ones stick up for each other. 50 is cool with whites and he isnt racist he is friends with Em and my favorite rapper.
i know thats BruthaDee trollin
i hate white people shout out to lord jamal
We know its you bruthadee
If there was a battle rap tag team between Weezy and Drake Vs. UGK, Weezy/Drake would win so fucking fast. Fuck UGK, nothing but two corny old niggas who use ghostwriters and make music for white people.
The racist Bruthadee he is 40 and racist
You kids should have been a stain on your moms mattress, you YMCMB pussies dont know shit about UGK, they were making hits back when you were just a shit stain in your POPs undies, dont ever disrespect legends by putting them up against crappy fanboys like Drake and Wayne and lastly 50 cent sucks hardcore.
headline should say “recalls,” use proper grammar
Stfu faggot nobody cares, its not school pussy. Bet all u do is look for grammar/spelling mistakes on articles lol, sad.
Bun B will never go platinum Soulja Boy went Platinum.
BruthaDee in full effect. a 40 year old man mimicking the kids who troll him
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With any amount of success comes things like this. If Kendrick was his own man he would have still done the show, and told Kiffith to chill.
Bruthadee trolling with spam and he is 40
Last two posts are BruthaDee
^^ bruh shut the fuck up saying that on every one of his posts is more annoying than the post itself
Bruthadee is the one that posted that shit on every post to take away from his troll posts
^: BruthaDee making excuses for trolling
99% of didn’t know this
:^ Bruthadee trolling
50 Cents got shelved by Interscope Records, they know that Kendrick is a better rapper and the future of rap and the best except for Drake.
50 is the one holding his album back dumn ass, he’s looking for a buzz… you think interscope would release yelawolf and shelf 50?
Five-o is trash
He has a 1 hot album every 10 year average but he is good at selling beverages.
BISD was a weed plate
Curtis Interscope Jackson is a Dr Dre tax write off.
We know its you Detaldamboy, its more lies from Dentaldamboy telling lies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWeRgWIC9Gk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sZtPRGIKZA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKLTjaJzEkU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCGNTO0qaVc
Yo that 50/Bun record is classic! You know you a real 50 fan if you’ve heard the joint.
As the world turns?
Reach much?
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Dedication to pillow smoke and good songs –> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJAWHu10AzI
You know you’re irrelevant when you gotta “recall” shit
its called a fucking interview
they sometimes ask you questions about your past…especially when got 20+ years in the game
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i’m hot and give me my props/ And stopping is not an option/ I feel like i’m God’s Son/ I know i’m not Pac, Nas, or Eminem/ But you still get my sentiments/ I’ve been sent here to rap/ And kick facts for these cats/ Got dog barking other side of the tracks/ And that’s that
fuck the nba fuck jay z fuck missy elliet fuck joe budden fuck 50 cent. u bitches
This nigga aint real he aint gangster like the emperor of all real niggas BIG GIWOP. He makes cook books and never caught a body like Gucci. He doesnt bust guns he hasnt sold dope on a high lvl like Gucci. He doesnt beat niggas up throw bitches out the car like GUCCI does. HE AINT BOUT THAT LIFE. REAL NIGGAS RESPECT THE EMPEROR AND KNOW THAT HES THE ONLY NIGGA IN RAP THAT BACKS UP HIS WORDS.
maybe he does all that shit and just never got caught like your boy gucci bag LOLOL