Rapper Bun B (born Bernard Freeman) rose to fame in the duo
UGK. Bun B and
Pimp C formed UGK in the late '80s when their former crew, Four Black Ministers, fell apart. Based in Port Arthur, Texas, UGK signed with Jive and with 1992's '
Too Hard to Swallow' began a series of Southern
gangsta rap albums that were successful sellers. Bun B formed the side project
Mddl Fngz in 2000, but his main concern was still UGK. Things came to halt in 2003 when Pimp C was sentenced to eight years in prison on an aggravated gun assault charge. Bun B carried on solo, making numero…
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