Bun B’s Interview With Vibe Magazine, Says Pimp C Passed On Jay-Z’s ‘A Week Ago’
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May 29, 2009 |
The legendary Houston rapper recently caught up with Vibe Magazine as a part of their 60 rappers in 60 days.
“The first 7 or 8 years of our career you probably didn’t see UGK unless you saw us physically. We didn’t have a lot of major media or radio support. It was more of a grassroots ‘hey man have you heard these guys’. I guess if the internet had came out about 10 years ago, it might have spread a little sooner. But at the same time, we’re not as disposable to people. When we did get a fan, we tended to keep em. We may not have as many fans as other people, but my fans were down with me.”
Bun also talked about UGK working with Jay-Z and Pimp’s skepticism about leaving the southern sound.
“Pimp was supposed to be on [Jay-Z's] A Week Ago with Too Short. Neither one of them wanted to travel. Keep in mind this was in the middle of the east coast/west coast thing. Jay was concerned about leaving the east coast, as a lot of artists were. Pimp for his own personal reasons was like ‘well I ain’t leaving the south, I guess we ain’t gonna do it.’ So that kinda went by and then he came back and called up with another opportunity. I knew what it was and Pimp knew what it was.. I was prepared for it, ‘let’s embrace it, we need that shine.’ But Pimp was very concerned about that kinda image having a lasting impression. Because for some people that was going to be our first impression. And for others it was going to come across a certain way. People had to be sure that this was a Jay-Z song featuring UGK and that was just something we did for his album, and not a pathway that we were gonna try to follow.”
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How awesome was UGK? I mean, I remember the first time I heard “To Hard To Swallow and The Southern Way” it was genius to me- I must have played that album in my apartment off of Club Creek for a year straight- and I was instantaneously interested in everything they would ever have to say. In Houston we know the power that is UGK- it’s just a shame that the rest of the U.S. didn’t get the proper dosage it needed to understand what the South(and UGK) was really about when dealing in music- and UGK exemplified the music game in the South. We are a layed-back, flippin in your ride, jammin your Screw, chillin at the park on a Sunday kind of a genre. I just wish record lables would take notice of all the talent they over-look, put off, or let slip through the cracks to make it possible for these one hit wonders that bleed the airways today. UGK is a staple of the South that can NEVER be replaced, duplicated, or mimicked. There are great artist from Houston that don’t get the recognition they are due, or it comes 10-15 years in the game. While the “artists” that have no real talent recieve all the shine in no time. I miss Pimp C (cause I didn’t know Chad Butler) and without him there is no UGK and without UGK it just leaves that much more room for too many fake players in the game. Damn…..
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