Pimp C Died from Drug Overdose
Results from the Los Angeles county coroner's office indicate that accidental overdose played a major role in the death of Pimp C (real name Chad Butler). That combined with a pre-existing illness known as sleep apnea, a condition that causes people to temporarily stop breathing while asleep, led to the 33-year old rapper's sudden death. Pimp C is said to have consumed large amounts of syrup. For the uninitiated, syrup is a recreational drink made by combining codeine and promethazine.
Pimp C, one half of the legendary UGK, was found dead in an L.A. hotel room last December. But he's not the only southern hip-hop icon to have died from syrup overdose. DJ Screw, a pioneering figure in Texas hip-hop, was found dead in 2000 after reportedly overdosing on syrup. Codeine is also rumored to have played a part in the death of Houston rapper Big Moe, whose debut album was aptly titled City of Syrup. For more references of "sizzurp" or "purple drank," look no further than the music catalogs of Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Three-Six-Mafia, and others.
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Comments
Damn, didn’t think sizzurp was so harmful, taking out hip hop legends.. R.I.P. Pimp C
I figured that’s how he died. I wonder what the future of “sippin on some sizzurp” in Texas will be?
Oh, by the way, Henry, Big Moe died of a heart attack because he was obese.
R.I.P. Pimp C,ima miss UGK bein a group man, one of the top 15 to 20 groups of all time no doubt about that,Pimp C wasa good rapper too,notgreat but a good rapper none the less,somethin barely any of these commercial rappers like him are these days, again R.I.P. Pimp C
RIP CHAD BUTLER][BUB B] KEEP UR HEAD UP;LIFE GOES ON
hi i just want 2 say that pimpc will always b a legend in all people heart. and 2 let bun b know that u guys will always be the best group from the dirty dirty south 1 love big homie. i want 2 say that u and pimpc r still ugk 4 life.