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Bun B
Bernard Freeman â known better to the world as Bun B - has been changing the hip-hop landscape as one half of the legendary UGK alongside the late Pimp C for over 30 years. While the Grammy nominated duo collectively delivered six classic albums and two EPs, Bun solidified his solo warrior status with five projects that embodied his Port Arthur, Texas mantra to keep it trill.
From UGKâs 1992 debut Too Hard to Swallow and their groundbreaking âInternational Players Anthem (I Choose You)â with Outkast 15 years later, to their cameo on Jay-Zâs âBig Pimpin,â Southern hip-hop was made better thanks to the Underground Kingz. In 2006 Bun B won an ASCAP Award for Top R&B/Hip Hop Song for his writing and performance on the single âGive Me Thatâ and also holds an MTV Music Award for Best R&B Video for Beyonceâs âCheck On Itâ featuring himself and Slim Thug. His third solo album, 2010âs Trill O.G. was met with critical acclaim, garnering five-mics from The Source and an XL rating from XXL Magazine, with guest appearances from Drake, Gucci Mane, Jee
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Bun B
American rapper (born 1973)
Musical artist
Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973),[1][2] known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work with UGK, Bun B has released five solo albums, including 2010's Trill OG, which received the rare 5-mic rating from The Source.[3]
He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University, located in Houston, Texas.[4][5]
Life and career
UGK
Main article: UGK
In the late 1980s, Pimp C started the rap duo UGK. He first released a demo tape titled "Underground King" which didn't feature Bun B on the track. Instead, it featured Pimp C's friend Mitchell Queen. Bun B and friend Jalon Jackson had their own group called P.A. Militia. Both groups joined forces and formed the group 4 Black Ministers. Queen and Jackson later left the group leaving Pimp C and Bun B so they decided to revert to UGK.[6] The demo Pimp C r
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Bun B
Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973),[1][2] known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 with Pimp C. Besides his work with UGK, Bun B has released five solo albums, including 2010's Trill OG. The album received the rare 5-mic rating from The Source.[3]
He is also a visiting professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas.[4][5]
Personal life
[change | change source][6]
Discography
[change | change source]Studio albums
[change | change source]Collaboration albums
[change | change source]- TrillStatikwith Statik Selektah (2019)
- Mo Trillwith Cory Mo (2022)
Filmography
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑"ACE Repertory". Ascap.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ↑"Bun B | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ↑Lynch, Sean (August 3, 2010). "The Source Crowns Bun B's "Trill OG" a Hip-Hop Cla
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