Pimp C

Bun B is in the midst of releasing his new album Trill OG: The Epilogue. Serving as the veteran's fourth studio album, the LP is the follow up to Bun's series of Trill OG projects, putting an end to the 3 year release span. Epilogue entails features from Pimp C, Raekwon, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Lil Boosie, Royce da 5’9″, Redman, Kirko Bangz, Devin the Dude, Trae tha Truth, Big K.R.I.T. and ... Read

Bun B’s Trill OG: The Epilogue officially drops tomorrow. Just from examining the tracklist, Bun has gathered enough dope records to bump in your ride. One of them is “Cake,” which features an unheard hook by Pimp C, as well as a verse by incarcerated rapper Lil Boosie. Big K.R.I.T. als...

When XXL caught up with Bun B on the phone, he was exiting his hip-hop and religion class that he jointly teaches on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Dr. Anthony Penn at Rice University. Perhaps due to the immense respect he’s earned as an iconic figure in the Houston rap scene, Bun’s students refer to him with esteem as “Professor Freeman” while in class. It's fitting that a fi...

For Atlanta-based, Houston-bred rapper/producer Cory Mo, his first solo album in more than a decade came about out of nowhere. "I was in Atlanta and Kweli came down for a show, and I ended up picking him up from the airport, and I was like, check out some of my new shit," he said in an interview at the XXL offices last week. "I ...

When a rapper or influential hip-hop leader passes away, it’s more than just a trying moment for their fan base. These people were someone’s child, sibling, spouse, friend—you name it. Over the course of hip-hop history, we’ve had some dedication tracks that continue to rock as classics in our collective rap catalog. However, with the ...

Any artform that reaches its 40th anniversary is bound to create it's very own urban legends. Hip-Hop is no exception. Rap music with it's larger-than-life figures and it's often impenetrable codes will spawn a complex and intricate mythology that gets passed on through out the ages, regardless, of the truth...

Weslyn "Mama Wes" Monroe, the mother of late Southern rap legend Pimp C recently passed away in a Port Arthur hospital, according to reports. Chamillionaire, recently asked for prayers for Mama Wes after learning she had been hospitalized in Port Arthur, Texas with a serious illness for the past few days...

Juicy J's newest album will be out in a couple of weeks but that doesn't mean that the Memphis strip club aficionado is planning to stop working on new material anytime soon. The Oscar-winning, Three 6 Mafia alum announced through his Twitter account yesterday that he will be producing a new posthumous Pimp C album in the near future. No detai ...

Despite the total ubiquity of "Bands A Make Her Dance" last year, 2012 came and went without the official release of Juicy J's highly anticipated solo record, Stay Trippy. The album is finally primed and ready for release as the Memphis rap legend gives us a glimpse at the official tracklisting for the upcoming album, today...

In a recent interview with Sermon's Domain, Juicy J explains how he landed a Pimp C verse for the remix to his Stay Trippy single "Show Out." "I just reached out to Pimp C's wife. She gave me the verse," he explained, adding, "I just felt like doing a remix with Pimp C would be crazy...

After the wild global tumult of last week, the world has restored itself to order, even while Justin Bieber continues to lose his mind in Europe. At XXL, we've taken some time out this week to celebrate ourselves - something we truly don't do enough - and our longevity in this "dying" industry...

Riff Raff continues to prove he can roll with hip-hop’s heavyweights. After a show-stealing verse on the remix to Young Jeezy’s “R.I.P.,” he tries his hand on Juicy J’s latest single, “Show Out.” While a early leak of it featured Pimp C, this posse cut has Riff trading bars with T.I., Jeezy and more. True to his fashion, ...