Bun B Speaks On UGK 4 Life

Posted on Feb 20 in Headlineby adminPrint

Earlier in the week Bun B sat down with hiphopdx.com to discuss details surrounding the upcoming release of UGK’s final studio album UGK 4 Life. Bun spoke very candidly about his commitment to keeping the UGK sound prevalent throughout their final release.

“I have to believe, in least in the Hip Hop community, that this is a precedent, in the fact that UGK is a duo. We’re both members who are active. It’s not the same as a relationship between a KRS-One and a Scott La Rock, where Scott was really more of a deejay in the background. Then, you have to look at the longevity of the group. UGK recorded together for over 15 years.“

“There was no guideline or blueprint to follow, as far as putting UGK 4 Life together. Thankfully, Pimp was the kind of person, who… we never just made beats and put something together. Pimp always liked to make sure that we had some kind of a theme, and that is was coming from a very real place that people could relate to. A lot of the structures and themes for this album was already set up. It was really more-so just a matter of filling in the blanks with the key pieces.“

For those longtime fans who feel reason to believe that modern pop culture might be a reason for UGK to veer off into a different direction Bun had this to say,”Just to clear that up, one of the songs on this new UGK album is called ‘Harry Asshole’. [Laughs] When you see that and you hear it, it’s obvious that’s nothing’s changed. I’m not here to take this group in a new direction. That would have been something that we mutually would have had to agree on. Then it would have been something that we would have had to sell to our fanbase.“

Bun goes on to elaborate on some of the album’s guest appearances. “I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel with this album. I’m trying to make sure that this m’fucka rolls, just like it always has. There’s ‘Harry Asshole’ with Webbie and Lil Boosie. You’ll hear Pimp C say ‘bitch’ on this album just as much as you’ve ever heard him say it – but as usual, it’s not from an ignorant place. We keep things very real. There’s a song ‘Steel Your Mind’ about pimpin’ on the album, that’s got Too Short on it. We got a song “Used To Be’ dedicated to the streets that’s got E-40 and B-Legit on it.“

Official Tracklist

1. Intro
2. Still On The Grind featuring Raheem DeVaughn
3. Everybody Wanna Ball
4. Feelin’You
5. The Pimp & The Bun Featuring Ron Isley
6. She Luv
7. It
8. 7th Street
9. Interlude
10. Swishas & Erb featuring Sleepy Brown
11. Purse Come First featuring Big Gipp
12. Harry Asshole featuring Lil Boosie and Webbie
13. Used To Be featuring B. Legit, E40 and 8Ball &MJG
14. Steel Your Mind featuring Too Short
15. Texas Ave Interlude
16. Hard As Hell featuring Akon
17. Da Game Been Good To Me
18. Outro