Posts Tagged ‘Bun B’

Pimp C Beat Drop II

Sunday, December 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , ,

EDITOR’S NOTE: These beat posts are just revisits from the old blog. I thought it would be appropriate to bring them back for today. #RIPPimpC, #UGK4Life

“Gimme thirty thousand and I’ll serve you some heat
I’ll write your rhymes, sang the hook, and I’ll make you a beat.”
-Pimp C, “Life Is 2009″ from Underground Kingz (Jive, 2006)

…and now for the (probably long overdue) second installment in a series of posts where I try my hand at chronicling Pimp C’s non-UGK production work. If you forgot—and I don’t blame you if you did; it has been awhile—the series’ first post focused on Pimp’s work with Miami’s own 3re Tha Hardaway. But, today the spotlight is on another trio: Critical Condition.

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Singles: “Pourin’ Up” (Promo CDS)

Saturday, January 15th, 2011 | Tags: , , , ,

Pimp C f/ Bun B, Mike Jones – “Pourin’ Up”

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from Pourin’ Up CD single (Rap-A-Lot, 2006)

“Pourin’ Up” was the third single (after “Free” and “Knockin’ Doorz Down”) from Pimpalation*, which had the prestigious honor of being the first Pimp C album to be released after he got out of the joint.

Obviously, the hook is a flip of Pimp’s classic “Smokin’ out/pourin’ up” line from “Big Pimpin’.” While I like the song a lot, I always seem to conflate it with “My ’64″ by Mike Jones. I guess it makes sense, since Salih Williams does the beats for both tracks and they both feature Bun B and the human ninja turtle that is Mike Jones.

The only bad thing about this particular CD single is that it’s missing the acapella available on the 12″ vinyl pressing. Hrmph… score another one for the vinyl format, I suppose.

TRACKLIST:

  1. Radio
  2. LP
  3. Instrumental

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* It’s technically his third album and really more of a compilation than anything, hence the name.

 

Guest Spots: “Rollin’ Thru”

Sunday, November 7th, 2010 | Tags: ,

Cōz f/ Bun B – “Rollin’ Thru”

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from View to a Kill (Str8 Game/Ghetto Groove, 1996)

I don’t know much about this Cōz dude, other than the fact he is from Oakland, CA. He has two albums to his name: King of Kali from 1995 and View to a Kill from 1996. The strange thing is that apparently King of Kali was only available in Germany. (Of course, that is according to the Discogs entry; correct me if I’m wrong.) Both albums seems to share a lot of the same tracks too, including the N.O. Joe produced “Rollin’ Thru” with Bun B, which was called “Rollin’ Thru Ya Hoody” when it appeared on King of Kali.

 

Rarities: “Front Back (Sampler Version)”

Friday, August 27th, 2010 | Tags: , , ,

T.I. f/ Bun B – “Front Back”

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from King promo sampler (Grand Hustle/Atlantic, 2006)

Most of you probably remember the Mannie Fresh produced “Front Back” as a T.I. track that had a guest appearance from UGK. The track didn’t always feature UGK though. In fact, when it was originally recorded it only featured Bun B because Pimp C was still locked up at the time.

Parts of this version allude to his incarceration, like T.I. saying “Free Pimp C!” during the intro and then talking about what he and Bun are going to do “when Pimp walk out that courthouse.” Obviously these allusions were removed once Pimp got out and was able to contribute to the track himself.

Speaking of which, “Front Back” was actually one of the first songs that Pimp worked on after he got out of jail. (I’ve heard he was working on it two or three days after his release.) I’m actually rather glad this track was re-recorded to feature him. The chorus part in this version is sorely lacking his “Never let hoe ass n*ggas ride!” line.

Besides appearing on the sampler for King, this version of “Front Back” (but with the longer title of “Front, Back, Side to Side”) also appeared on the DJ Drama hosted mixtape The Leak which featured a bunch of tracks meant for King that ended up being leaked prematurely.

 

New Tracks: “What Up”

Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , ,

Pimp C f/ Bun B, Drake – “What Up”

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from The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones (Rap-A-Lot, 2010)

You might remember Pimp C’s verse from that “Let’s Talk Money” joint with Weezy that leaked awhile ago. It was also used for a track called “Stackin’ Money” by some dudes calling themselves Three Kings. I was really hoping for some Pimp lyrics that I hadn’t heard before, but no such luck.

Well, at least a “new” Pimp verse wasn’t wasted on Aubrey’s wack ass.

The Naked Soul drops October 5th.

P.S. Okay, you know what? Fuck Boi-1da AND Aubrey. Whatever they wanna do with their ho ass, dick-in-the-booty ass, teeny bopper garbage music is their own damn business. But keep it far, far away from my country rap tunes.

 

Mixtapes: Chapter 182 – Ridin’ Dirty

Monday, August 16th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , ,

Pimp C – “Juicy” Freestyle

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Bun B – “Wanna B Free” Freestyle

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from Chapter 182 – Ridin’ Dirty (No label, 1996ish)

Now, here’s something a little bit different. Chapter 182* – Ridin’ Dirty was a Screw tape that UGK did back in 1996, as a way to promote their studio record of the same name. I won’t really go into what a Screw tape is, or who DJ Screw is; I’m assuming since you’re reading this blog, you should have some sort of idea. If not, read up.

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Reviews: Trill O.G.’s Extras

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 | Tags: ,

Trill O.G. (Best Buy Deluxe Edition)

The Best Buy version isn’t really that much different from the regular one. There isn’t any discernible difference in the artwork—I would have liked it if they used the above prelim artwork instead—and the tracklist on the back gives the only indication that what you have is the deluxe version.

It comes with four extra tracks and a bonus DVD where Bun gives a run-down on the album’s content (sans the bonus cuts). It’s an interesting look into the making of the album, which is pretty cool.

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