BUN B

'Bun B' (born 'Bernard Freeman' March 19, 1973) is a rapper of one half (with Pimp C) Southern hip hop act UGK from Port Arthur, Texas. He now resides in Houston where he is a member of Rap-A-Lot Records, an underground hip hop record label. He is also co-owner of Trill Entertainment with Pimp C. Bun B is short for Bun Beater, the name given to him by relatives because he had an appitude for making beats.

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Biography

Discography

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Biography

With Houston's emergence as a hip hop hotbed in 2005, Bun made guest appearances on numerous albums by Houston rappers as well as other artists throughout the South. Among his more notable collaborations are "3 Kings" by Slim Thug (also featuring T.I.), "They Don't Know" by Paul Wall (also featuring Mike Jones), "Gimme That" by Webbie, and "23-Hr. Lockdown" by the Ying Yang Twins, a song dedicated to Pimp C. While the majority of his collaborations have been with relatively popular, mainstream Southern artists, Bun has also worked with little-known and maverick Southerners such as Little Brother and Trae. He also made his mark on albums from other regions including Lil' Kim's ''The Naked Truth'' ("We Don't Give a Fuck") and Beanie Sigel's acclaimed ''The B. Coming'' ("Purple Rain").
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 independently released their debut album, ''The Southern Way'', on cassette in 1988. They signed with Jive Records and with 1992's ''Too Hard to Swallow'' began a series of Southern gangsta rap albums that were successful regional sellers. Bun B formed the side project Mddl Fngz in 2000, but UGK has always been his main concern. Notably, the Mddl Fngz were featured in the ''AND 1 Streetball'' video game with the track "Hard In the Paint".
Bun B is known for his friendships with and connections to most of the biggest and most respected names in Southern rap. He was featured in "Houston Mic Pass", an advertisement sponsored by Pepsi and Yahoo!, with Lil' Flip, Chamillionaire, Trae, Chingo Bling, Short Dawg, H.A.W.K, Magno and Mike-D.[1]

Discography

★ 2005: ''Trill''

★ 2008: ''2 Trill''

External links

★ Bun B Official MySpace

★ The Unofficial UGK Website

★ Rap-A-Lot Records

★ Discography at discogs.com