| Artist: Bun B |
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| Birth name | Bernard Freeman |
| Born | March 19, 1973 [1] |
| Origin | Port Arthur, Texas Houston, Texas |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Labels | Trill, Rap-a-Lot, UGK |
| Associated acts | Pimp C, Mitchell Queen, DJ DMD, DJ Bird, DJ Screw, Screwed Up Click, Scarface, E-40, Too $hort, Three 6 Mafia, 8Ball & MJG, Dungeon Family, Ludacris, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Mike Jones,Q-Tip |
Bernard Freeman (born March 19, 1972) 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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Based in Port Arthur, Texas, Bun B and fellow rapper Chad "Pimp C" Butler formed UGK in 1987[citation needed] 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.[2] 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. Bun B has been influential to the careers of many artists including "Larry Hustle" aka Anonymayne who released his album, The Perfect Dayin July 2009.
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.[2] 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.
In October 2005, Bun B's debut solo album Trill was released.[3] Singles included "Draped Up", [3] "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]
After Pimp C died in 2007, Bun B returned to a solo career. In 2008, he released his second album, II Trill [2] 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]
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