Accordin to tmz.com:

Pimp C, real name Chad Butler -- and one half of the rap duo UGK, was found dead in a hotel room this morning. He was 33.

L.A. County Fire responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on trendy Sunset Strip in Hollywood. They arrived to his sixth floor hotel room to find him dead in bed.

UGK is best known for appearing on the Jay-Z track "Big Pimpin'" in 2000, and more recently with Outkast on the song "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)." Pimp C had just performed with fellow rapper Too Short at the "House of Blues" in L.A. on Saturday night.


Also on Hiphopgame.com, it says that he was found dead, not sure of full story....

http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=2059

http://theshortlist.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/pimp-c.jpg

rip.

NEVER heard any pimp c lyrics that made me think of him as a good rapper. guy seemed as unoriginal as they come.

Thats a BIG loss if its true....

The UGK were/are legends....

Thats a BIG loss if its true....

The UGK were/are legends....

No doubt........I've been listening to them since "Pocket full of stones" in the early 90s.......and their latest album was very good....one of the best of the past year IMO.

R.I.P.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimp_C