Bun B knows that no one could ever fill the shoes of the late Pimp C, but he sees a lot of characteristics of the UGK rapper in artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Killer Mike.
The Houston legend appeared on an episode of Drink Champs that was published on Saturday (December 9). When asked by host N.O.R.E. if any new artists remind him of his late partner in rhyme, Bun named Meg and Mike in addition to a few others.
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“There is no one man I think that can replicate it, right?” he began. “You see some dudes with the personalities. [Like elements of Pimp], I see that in most people. You know, Megan Thee Stallion embodies a lot of what Pimp represented. I think that’s why it was so jarring for people to see it coming from a woman. But she’s not saying nothing Pimp wasn’t saying, it just came from a female perspective.
“I think, Club God – BeatKing, I think he’s talking about a lot of the crazy, nasty shit that Pimp would be talking about. I think there’s a lot of people that carry his beliefs. Like [Big] K.R.I.T. carries this passion of making southern musical production looked at at a very high level. Killer Mike has the care and concern for his community and people that Pimp had.”
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He concluded: “There’s so many different things, but I don’t think no one person could encompass everything that Chad encompassed. That’s why he was so special to people. I think we all [carry the torch that is Pimp C] in a sense. I think many of us have to carry that torch because we can’t just sit by and watch fuck shit.”
You can watch the full interview below. The Pimp C conversation happens around the 43-minute mark.
In an interview earlier this year, Bun B admitted that he could never compete with Pimp C when it came down to talent.
According to Bun, Pimp had it all and was way more talented out of the two. Knowing all that, Pimp told Bun his own ego wouldn’t help the success of UGK.
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“If I had had any more ego, UGK wouldn’t have worked because there’s no way to compete against Pimp C,” Bun B said. “In that sense, he was way more talented than me. He was a naturally cool muthafucker. He was the sex symbol, you know what I’m saying. He was a mentor to a lot of people I was too, but there’s no beating him one-on-one.”
Pimp C and Bun B joined forces in 1987 to form UGK in Port Arthur, Texas. They released their debut album Too Hard to Swallow, in 1992, followed by several other albums that charted on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, respectively.
Their self-titled fifth studio album contained one of their most popular singles, “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)” featuring OutKast, which debuted at No. 70 on the Billboard 200.
The group also found success with JAY-Z on the single “Big Pimpin’” and “Sippin’ on Some Syrup” by Three 6 Mafia.
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The group came to an end in 2007 after Pimp C died in his West Hollywood hotel room. A coroner’s report alleged Pimp died from his pre-existing condition of sleep apnea, which was exacerbated by his consumption of lean.
