Bun B has carried the flag for UGK for over 30 years and since this passing of his brother and partner in rhyme Pimp C, he’s only carried the torch even higher.
In a recent sitdown with Fort Worth, Texas legend Smooth Vega, Bun laid clear how people could adequately honor the legacy of Pimp C while admonishing bootleggers and people wanting to plaster the late rapper and producer’s name or image on a T-shirt to make a quick dollar.
“And I know a lot of people feel like they honor him with T-shirts and hats and candles and air freshers and all of that, but you’re really just trying to bleed and leach off his legacy,” Bun said. “If you’re not giving anything to his family, you’re trying to leach off his legacy and if the man was alive, he’d pull up on you and you know that shit.
“So everybody that’s out here thinking they’re showing love and they repping the city and all that shit, you can do that shit. Just don’t put that man face on no T-shirts. Don’t put that man face on nothing. You don’t see me out here doing that shit. You ain’t giving that man family no money, so don’t do that shit.”
Bun’s stance on the matter comes as Pimp C becomes more and more revered as a Hip Hop deity, a Marley-like folk hero where people make cartoons and characters of his likeness for decoration. The concept bothered Bun to the point of speaking out, and he’s not down with people attempting to bypass the family by giving him Pimp C adorned merchandise.
“Don’t call me talkin’ bout you wanna give me a T-shirt with Pimp on it. I don’t want no gotdamn T-shirt with Chad on it!” he said. “If I wanted a T-shirt with Chad, I can have it made. I don’t need you to give it to me cause you think I’ma post it so you can sell a bunch of it and keep all the money and act like you really did something for that man. You ain’t do shit for that man! Gon’ with that.”
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Seen the same thing happen to nipsey. Now everyone was a day one fan
UGK was already dismantled when Pimp C was murdered so i don’t know what this clown is crying for
Way to out yourself as a dunce. Pimp wasn’t murdered and UGK never split…
Lookup the video where DJ Paul says Pimp was found dead in a kneeling position, surrounded by candles, and there was huge amounts of blood, i think it was a dj vlad interview where he said it.
LMAOOOOO! Stop speaking; you’re just making it worse…
Its on y0utube, dj paul said pimp c was found dead in a kneeling position with pool of blood under him and there was these big ass candles in the room like a ritual
LMAOOOOO! I read your ridiculous comment the first time you wrote it, but it’s even funnier when read twice…
He had sleep apnea you dumb fuck. The lean didn’t kill him alone but made it worse and he couldn’t breathe while sleeping. How the fuck would DJ Paul know how pimp died? His ass can barely handle his own little ass arm much less dealing with how another southern rapper died.
Again: The video is called “DJ Paul Recalls Working With Pimp C Right Before He Passed Away” from the channel “djvlad”
Wow how can someone be found dead in a kneeling position? If a person dies in a kneeling position their body will slump forward or slump to the left or right side. The human body will not remain in an erect position. Not to mention I’ve read that Pimp was found dead on his bed, it didn’t say if he was on his back, stomach or side but he was found dead. Candles and Blood boy you are reaching real far.
The video is called “DJ Paul Recalls Working With Pimp C Right Before He Passed Away” from the channel “djvlad”
I agree with Bun B if you are profiting off of image and likeness and not giving pimp ‘s family some of that money you is a bum and a disgrace