According to TMZ, 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.
Butler, who was one half of rap duo UGK, was recently under fire from artists and fans alike after he went on an angry tirade bashing the South--specifically Atlanta.
He later went on to apologize.
According to reports, Pimp C had just performed with fellow rapper Too Short at the "House of Blues" in L.A. on Saturday night.
More details to come as they become available.
In other news…
COMMENTS
R.I.P. Pimp
WHAT!!!!!!! I don even believe it...R.I.P.
DAMNNNN that sucks!!!!
fuckin another loss to hip hop man....
shits been bad these days....
start gettin used to people adding RIP PIMP C after all they songs like they do with pac, biggie, proof, big l, eazye, big pun, left eye, jam masta jay, and all the niggaz that died recently....
smh
R.I.P. Pimp C aka Chad Butler keep ya head up Bun B. Holdin it down from Center Texas
hip hop lost another great one... RIP Pimp
PIMP C might not have been the best rappers
BUT he was one the realest niggas R.I.P. my nigga PIMP C
H-TOWN will never forget you
Im srry, but I hav 2 agree wit Rich Yung, dat man wuznt as good ov a rapper as evry1 is making him out 2 b. Wut made him good, wuz his sincerity 2 tha game. Much respect 2 him tho. R.I.P.
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that shit sucks, how many great rappers is the game gonna lose..........RIP pimp c!!!!!!!!!!!
rip sweet james jones
free pimp c???
Did You Read It Dude??? Wus Up Wit U
Holy Shit!?! WTF happened?? Im fuckin shocked... R.I.P. Chad Butler aka Pimp C... Sorry Brad (Bun B.)... just copped new Scarface joint so at least I got somethin from Texas to bump too thinkin bout this shit...
ok u feenin cuz u no Bun-B's real name?
Buns name is Bernard. R.I.P. to the Pimp.
dats crazy
holy shit, damn. this is some fucked up shit.
rock artist killin' themselves, rap artists is killin' each other.
rest in peace my man, rest.
R.I.P Pimp c Texas already missin you dawg
R.I.P. Pimp C ! It's really sad cause if you look at his carrer he has been through so many trials and tribulations! No matter what good are bad he made his mark with UGK and will have a lasting imprint on the history of Hip Hop Not Just In The South But The whole entire industy!
UGK was the shit.
Thats Crazzzzzyyyyyy...Shyt shocked the hell outta me.. Big dude in hip hop. Made an impact everywhere. Gonna be missed. Another inspirational artist gone. RIP my dude.......
Fuck man another great is gone, whats happening to rap?? RIP Pimp C
Just heard about it and all I can do is shake my head
WTF!!! is this real?
thats fucking crazy... RIP
oh shit cant belive man... is this real tru?
RIP
MOW THIS SHIT HAS GONE TOO FAR. THATS FUCKED UP. HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST FROM REALIST FROM THE SOUTH.P.I.P. PIMP!
one day ya here and the next day you gone... damn
R.I.P. PIMP C
This is some sad sh*t!
are you freakin kidding me... rip
WHAT THE FUCK?
DEAD? WTF?
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....this is fucked up!
~Be Eazy!
DAMN NIKKA ANOTHER ONE DAWG FUK DAT BRO
REST N PEACE MY NIKKA
R.I.P. Pimp C. Another good rapper in the tomb. Man such a shame
Dam that's fucked up
How the fuck is Pimp C dead...he was just here in Dallas a few weeks ago....he was a staple of Texas Hip Hop...revered everywhere he went...this truly ruined my day.
May God bless his family. I hope now he has found what bothered him that lead him to a life of drugs. He had alot on his mind and couldnt find peace. Much love and respect for UGK and all the fans.
This doesn't even seem like its real... My friend just told me, I didn't believe it, I come on here and see it with my own two and still don't believe it...
u sound stupid this dude right here meant to the south what biggie and pac meant to their coast
Imma chalk it up sayin you aint from Texas. And youre ignorant. Pimp C is always revered here in Texas, he basically along with Scarface and the Geto Boys put Texas on the Map....hes the equivalent of NWA in Cali....UGK came out around the same time. Get ya facts straight b.
he was an ok rapper at best and a real nigga but that doesn't make you a great rapper........RIP for him and my prayers with his family but he wasn't great its that simple just cuz someone dies doesn't make them a better person or better rapper he was a real nigga but doesn't change the fact he wasn't great how am i ignorant? i backed all my statements with a reasonable argument maybe you are the ignorant ones
Pimp C was great. You're an idiot. The South loves him
First of all R.I.P. Second, just to be honest my cousin and I recite one of Pimp C's bars whenever we see each other, but not becuz we thought they were hot but becuz they were trash (IN OUR OPINIONS!!!). what i'm tryinto say is he was well respected but for ppl say he was one of the great (knowin in the bottom of ya heart you feel otherwise) just becuz he's dead is just wrong. Once again R.I.P Pimp C
thank you that all im trying to say and i aint come on here to talk about his shortcomings to the dumbasses who said that i seen all these ppl posting the great is gone one of the greatest and i added my opinion you don't like it don't fucking read it stop catching feelings so you get a life, speak your peace and keep it moving smh once again RIP pimp c
Nigga fuk you wit a aids dick pimp c was a fukin beast. He killed jay on big pimpin. he was a great rapper fool you must be a commercial stan. just cuz he wasnt commercial he was just ok. I bet you aint never even listen to da pimp.
wow another ignorant southern nigga go read a book and learn how to speak proper english bitch............
See, this is where you showcase ignorance.
No where did I say he was a great rapper, he was a pioneer for Southern Hip Hop, along with Bun and Outkast, Geto Boys, DOC, etc. Are pioneers the best? No. NWA is definitely not the hardest outta Cali. The thing is this, I see a internet stan basically trying to deface the fact that Pimp C is dead and people are mourning him and you come in trying to look cool by saying not to "front" and bitch and moan that he isnt great, then go to insult the south. Like were all slack-jawed morons. Personally I respect your opinion, but in this instance its just useless. You dont think he was great. Neither do I. SO basically you need to take 5 and dont do anymore than you already done. And Thats word.
cosign, dey gon trash my comment after dis
I'm sorry a great man was lost, R.I.P. Pimp C, my condolences to all family, friends, and fans.
May God Bless all!!!!
May God Bless he and his family in the time of need!!! God Bless all of those who were affected by this tragedy!!!
RIP PIMP SWEET JONES
RIP Pimp
I cant believe this. My prayers go out to his family.
RIP Sweet Jones...AKA Sweet James...Aka Pimp C
Dammmmmmmmmmmmn.... that's the 1st thing I said when I saw this... That "shocked" typa damn... this is so messed up, man... does it end at all? These are truly the last days... This is crazy...
what do u mean these a truly the last days, people been dying everyday since forever but recently it has just been more celebrites passing away. Lets talk about the 4 year old girl that was killed here in chicago 4 days ago
The Bible says that these are the last days, my dude. It becomes more and more evident, daily.
i agree with you but the last days could mean 100 years from now 20 years over even tomorrow
oh my god this is unbelievable...
pimp c was such a respected icon in the rap game from jay's big pimpin up to present.
and he just got out a jail. its been like a year since
damn pimp c was that nigga R.I.P
How come nobody is saying how he died
prob coke.
I was thinkin the same thing. Probably dust. You would think they would say if he was murdered, but they didn't.
its gotta be that lean yo...
WTF, HOW DID HE DIE... I CANT BELIEVE DIS SHIT, ANOTHER ONE?
R.I.P
it sound like you just hating!
fucktheworld u gay, go kill urself
R.I.P Pimp C
Bun B plz keep doin ya thing
We lost someone who made the South look good. RIP Pimp C
Rip pimp c
shit this motherfuckers dont let us know what happened!
was he mudered? natural death? wtf happened, motherfuckers dont let us know whats goin on
shit man who da fuck would muder him?
man this kinda shit makes me lose my fuckin mind
Nobody knows yet, but they're thinking a possible overdose
rip pimp c, u will b missed
damn,can't believe he's gone, we gonna miss him, R.I.P PIMP C
still dont seem real.. but RIP to a real nigga. Sweet Jones/Pimp C.. will be missed
NOOOOOOOOOO I LOVED PIMP C NO HOMO
R.I.P. Playa! I wasn't a fan of UGK but i did bump a lot of their hits... Conspiracy Theory if you ask me! I think niggaz knew that he was going to expose a lot of truth & niggaz hated that so they put him to sleep with the fishes... it's a damn shame! R.I.P.
RIP Pimp C. UGK was to the south what Big/Pac were to their respective coasts. Shits crazy.
THE STRUGGLE NEVER ENDS....R.I.P PIMP...
DAMN!!! this is terrible!! RIP Pimp C....chuuuch!!!!
aye pimp r.I.p dawg realest nigga
thats fucked up i aint even going to lie i didnt fuck wih pimp c to much but he was apart of the legends ugk so R.I.P PIMP C
damn my dude you the reason I came down grippin on the wood wheel damn...
damn my dude you the reason I came down grippin on the wood wheel damn...RIP My Nigga
A real nigga.........RIP Pimp C http://whoismarkrob.imeem.com/music/hma16wQV/ugk_ugkone_day_u_here/
R.I.P. Pimp C. Man, I can still c u puffin' on dat doja sweet n sippin' on sizzurp!!!!
This is a great loss 2 Southern Hip-Hop. Dis neezey had some sick solo albums and when I heard the remix of 'Havin Thangs' wid da original Big Mike it certified 2 me dat dis dude is n always will be a big part of the South.
My prayers and condolences go out to his family, friends, co-workers n especially Bun-B. Bless.
damn this like jus ah err day thang now it seems...R.I.P. to the big homie..."I GOT AH POCKET FULL OF STONES" BEEN ON THEM SINCE THEM NWA DAYS! REAL TALK
Damn this came outta nowhere. UGK waz few of the southern rappers i actually respected. Now Sweet James Jones is gone? Damn man...RIP