An overdose of cough syrup and a preexisting sleep apnea condition killed Chad Butler, better known as rapper Pimp C, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner. His death has been ruled an accident.

“Free Pimp C” T-shirts and baseball caps became popular with UGK fans, and a host of rap stars appeared in music videos and at concerts calling for his release. At the time of Butler’s death ...

Pimp C, the flamboyant half of a pioneering Texas ... coroner's office said Butler had apparently died in bed. The cause of death remained undetermined Tuesday, said the Los Angeles County ...

News reports trickling out of Los Angeles are revealing more about the unexpected death of 33-year-old rapper Pimp C. Some of the details are conflicting, which is to be expected in the immediate ...

It’s why people loved him and revere his very name. Both of those generations have mourned Pimp C for ten years on now. His death still feels surreal; in December of 2007 his body was found in a ...

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All over the Internet and in the news, moralizers are coming out of the woodwork to preach sermons on the theme of “The wages of sin is death.” We don’t know how Pimp C died, and we won’t ...

HOUSTON His sudden death on Tuesday at 33 has the Houston rap community again mourning a life that was cut much too short. Pimp C, born Chad Butler, is the fourth area rapper to die before his ...

Pimp C, a native of Port Arthur, Texas, was one-half of the pioneering Southern rap duo UGK, or Underground Kingz. The group's self-titled CD topped the Billboard charts last year.

The Pimp C who emerged from jail a year ago seemed invincible. His publicist, Nancy Byron, said his death has been hard for her. She can hardly imagine Pimp C even sitting still. His death is ...

Pimp C, one-half of the trailblazing rap duo Underground ... apparently died in bed and there were no signs of foul play. Autopsy and toxicology results weren't yet available.

The Los Angeles County Coroner s office has revealed that UGK member Chad Pimp C. Butler s death was caused by prescription cough syrup and a preexisting sleeping condition. Assistant ...