Bernard Freeman
(born March 19, 1973), better known by his stage name Bun B
, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK.
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UGK and Mddl Fngz
Based in Port Arthur, Texas, Bun B and fellow rapper Chad "
Pimp C" Butler formed UGK in the late 1980s and in 1993 signed with
Jive Records, which released their major-label debut
Too Hard to Swallow
. That album was the first among several more bestselling Southern rap albums. Although focusing on UGK, Bun B formed the side project
Mddl Fngz in 2000.
[1] Mddl Fngz was featured in the
AND 1 Streetball
video game with the track "Hard In the Paint". UGK has performed guest appearances in the songs "
Big Pimpin'" by
Jay-Z and "
Sippin' on Some Syrup" by
Three 6 Mafia.
Solo career
When Pimp C entered a jail sentence on an aggravated gun assault charge in 2003, Bun B made guest appearances on numerous albums by other Southern rappers and released a 2005 mixtape titled
Legends
.
[1] Singles featuring Bun B included "They Don't Know" by
Paul Wall, "Gimme That" by
Webbie and "I'm A G" by
Yung Joc. Bun B also appeared in a documentary titled
Screwed In Houston
produced by VBS/Vice Magazine that details the history of the Houston rap scene.
Trill
In October 2005, Bun B's debut solo album
Trill
was released.
[3] Singles included "
Draped Up",
"
Git It", and "
Get Throwed".
[4] The album peaked at the sixth spot on the American
Billboard 200 chart and number one on the
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.
[5]
II Trill
After Pimp C died in 2007, Bun B returned to a solo career. In 2008, he released his second album,
II Trill
The first single was "
That's Gangsta" featuring
Sean Kingston. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 98,000 copies.
[6] Other singles were "Damn I'm Cold" featuring
Lil Wayne and "You're Everything" featuring
Rick Ross,
David Banner, and
8Ball & MJG, the latter of which was dedicated to the late Pimp C. Bun B's third album is to be
Trill O.G.
[7]
Discography
- 2005: Trill
- 2008: II Trill
- 2010: Trill O.G.
References
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- Bun B > Biography
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