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Bun B - UGK 4 Life Trailer

UGK Album Coming Soon

Despite the untimely death of Pimp C in December of 2007, there will be at least one more UGK album. In an interview with Complex.com, Bun B explains how the passing of his friend and longtime collaborator affected every aspect of his life, including the recording process for his solo album II Trill.

"We were heavy into the meat of the album before Pimp passed," says Bun. "The dedication song-the night I wrote it, I wanted it to be one of the last records recorded for this album after what happened."

Due to the volume of material UGK recorded, there should be no shortage of tracks for an as-yet-untitled follow up to 2007's Underground Kingz. The two-disc set debuted at number one on The Billboard 200, by selling 160,000 copies during the first week of its release. Bun B says plans are already underway to release what would be the group's sixth studio album.

"We’re still putting together this last UGK record too, because there’s a lot of music that we’ve already recorded for it," adds Bun B. "I think that album itself is going to be a little bit weird."

II Trill will be released on Rap-A-Lot April 29. Bun B is currently on tour through April 5, and dates are available on the Bun B profile at the Microsoft Zune website.

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Bun B Talks New Album

Bun B isn't letting the death of friend and second half of UGK, Pimp C, slow his grind. According to Billboard, the emcee has set an April 29 release day for II Trill, the follow up to 2005's Trill.
The album, which is to be released on Rap-A-Lot/Asylum is led by the single "That's Gangsta" featuring Sean Kingston, produced by JR Rotem.

Featured on the album are an impressive array of emcees: Pimp C, Lupe Fiasco, Lil' Wayne, David Banner, Rick Ross, Mya, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Webbie, Mike Jones, 8 Ball and MJG, Z-Ro, Junior Reid and Expensive Taste ( Paul Wall, Travis Barker and Skinhead Rob ).

Production on the album will be handled by Mr. Lee, Scott Storch, Jazze Pha, Bigg Tyme, Black Out Movement, DJ Khalil and Clinton Sparks.

Bun B's last outing, Trill , reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop albums, and has sold 563,000 copies in the United States to date. The album was followed by UGK's Underground Kingz, which debuted last summer at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Bun B will partnering with Microsoft Zune for his spring promo tour, which begins in Fayettevivlle, S.C. today (Feb. 29). Fans can read up on the rapper's life on the road via his Zune page at Zune.net/BunB.

Pimp C's Death Update

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.

Butler was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel on Dec. 4. He was 33. He'd been in L.A. for a concert with rapper Too $hort.Though early reports suggested the cough syrup was over-the-counter, assistant chief coroner Ed Winter said the Promethazine/Codeine found in his system was from a prescription-based product.

Winter also cited sleep apnea, a disorder that often causes blockage of the airway during sleep. According to the National Institutes of Health, the condition affects more than 12 million Americans. Winter suggested that Pimp C's family was aware he suffered from the condition.