Rather, He Defends His Abuse Of One Of The Many Drugs He Uses
Pimp C is the most recent casualty of "syrup" abuse. Houston's infamous DJ Screw and Big Moe have also fallen victim to the sometimes-fatal mixture of promethazine and codeine, which is prescribed for severe colds and pneumonia. Despite the cautionary tales, syrup is extremely popular in the South. Just listen to a Lil Wayne song. MTV described his ubiquitous styrofoam cup as "the elephant of the room." But Wayne, who was arrested in Arizona last month after cops found 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine, and ecstasy on his tour bus, really wishes his friends and family would "do their research" before they tell him to stop consuming his favorite beverage. CONTINUED »
PIMP C'S CAUSE OF DEATH Coroners have finally ruled the death of Houston rapper Pimp C, who died in an LA hotel room December 4th, to be accidental. Officials say an overdose of codeine-based cough syrup and sleep apnea caused him to stop breathing in his sleep. [Chron]
This year, we lost rappers, a Rock & Roll legend, athletes, a Civil Rights hero, and the daughter of the biggest Civil Rights hero of all. While some passed away after living long, full lives, many of them died too young and too soon. And two deaths in particular, Donda West's and Sean Taylor's, taught us different, but equally valuable, lessons about the ugliness of today's media culture. After the jump, remember those who passed away in 2007… CONTINUED »
A headline for what is essentially a straight news story can be rendered completely ridiculous when you use rapper's nicknames: Judge Denies C-Murder’s* Request to Attend Pimp C’s Funeral.
It's high time these guys either start coming up with some better monikers or take Kanye West's lead.
*And it goes without saying that if you name yourself C-Murder, it's going to look really bad when you're accused of murdering someone.
Pimp C, 1/2 of Texas-based rap duo UGK, was found dead Tuesday morning at the Mondrian Hotel in LA. Paramedics found 33-year-old Pimp C, who was most recently in the news for "International Player's Anthem," UGK's hit song with Outkast, and some controversial statements he made about other artists in the industry, in bed. More details to come. [TMZ]
UPDATE: Pimp C (aka Chad Butler) probably died of natural causes, but the coroner is awaiting autopsy results to confirm.
Capt. Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Butler had apparently died in bed.
"At this time there's no signs of foul play," Winter said. "It appears to be possibly natural, but pending autopsy and toxicology we can't say the cause."
Butler had been in Los Angeles to work on his next solo album for Rap-A-Lot Records, according to James Prince, the Houston-based label's CEO.
Also, You Kiss Other Boys With That Mouth? Because It Certainly Sounds Like It.
Pimp C, the decidedly more ignorant and outspoken half of UGK, went to XXL to clear up some disparaging remarks he had previously made about Russell Simmons. I think its safe to say that the mission was not accomplished.
You’ve conducted some interviews recently that expressed some pretty offensive opinions, but you only apologized for your “Atlanta ain’t the South” statement. Any other apologies you wanna make?
Let me say this: That statement about Russell Simmons had nothing to do with his sexual orientation. It had more to do with a disagreement [we had]. I don’t know if the man likes Martians, squirrels or whatever, so I ain’t gonna speak on something that I didn’t see. It’s no gay-bashing with me. It’s just, be proud of what you are, instead of hidin’ in the closet. And if ya fuck boys in the ass, then don’t be tryna fuck with the girls, too, poisoning the pussy population wit’ ya shitty ol’ dirty-ass dick.
He went on to say, with what was presumably a straight face, that's he's not a "gay basher" and would have no reason to bash gays unless he was in the closet. My sentiments exactly, Pimp C.
[XXL]
A headline for what is essentially a straight news story can be rendered completely ridiculous when you use rapper's nicknames: 
Pimp C, 1/2 of Texas-based rap duo UGK, was found dead Tuesday morning at the Mondrian Hotel in LA. Paramedics found 33-year-old Pimp C, who was most recently in the news for "International Player's Anthem," UGK's hit song with Outkast, and some 
