Pimp C’s Mother Passes Away, Bun B Breaks The News

Written By S. Samuel

Nearly six years after the loss of Houston rapper Pimp C, UGK's Bun B announced his late rhyming partner's mother has passed away this weekend.

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Bun B issued a public statement on “Mama Wes'” passing Sunday (August 18) via Instagram.

“Thanks to everyone that has sent prayers and condolences. She was a great woman. Nurture us from boys to men and made us strong enough to handle this industry. She was the one that kept us going when we didn’t wanna go anymore. She was the backbone of UGK, the definition of loyalty, the personification of unconditional love and the essence of what being Trill really meant. She’s finally reunited with her son. God bless you both. RIP Mama Wes. You gave everything to make us Underground Kings.Following” (Bun B’s Instagram)

The Underground King also jumped onto his Twitter page to pay respect.

“It’s all on me now. But they built me for this. So I got it. #RIPPimpC #RIPMommaWes #UGK4Life #PATrill,” Bun tweeted August 18. (Bun B’s Twitter)

In 2010, Young Money’s Drake described the influence of Pimp C in his own music.

“I just feel that I’m a huge Pimp supporter,” explained Drake, who sends the MC an R.I.P. at the end of his verse. “I’m a huge Pimp fan. I feel like I’m extended UGK family. Bun and Pimp are like uncles, dads to me. They’re G’s. [When I’m around them], I feel like I do around my uncles. They’re still the coldest cats in the world, but Bun makes me feel … he’s a legend. His presence, it’s like me calling myself Young Bun B, [when I call myself] Young Sweet Jones…It’s just seeing a bit of them in myself; by no means did I mean to offend. I heard it was somebody upset about me making that reference. I think it was somebody in his family or something. But I never mean any disrespect. I love rap. Young Sweet Jones is just a little nickname. People really started calling me that before I ever said it in a rap song. I used to rep for Houston so hard. They just be like, ‘Man, that’s Young Sweet Jones right there.’ I just put it in a song. And it sounded dope.” (MTV)

The late UGK member passed away in December 2007 where he was booked to perform in Los Angeles.

An overdose of cough syrup and a preexisting sleep apnea condition killed Chad Butler, better known as rapper Pimp C, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner. His death has been ruled an accident. Butler was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel on Dec. 4. He was 33. He’d been in L.A. for a concert with rapper Too $hort. Though early reports suggested the cough syrup was over-the-counter, assistant chief coroner Ed Winter said the Promethazine/Codeine found in his system was from a prescription-based product. (Chron Entertainment)

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Written by S. Samuel

Steven Samuel is the co-founder of SOHH.com.

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