Bun b rapper biography

Bun B

American rapper (born 1973)

Musical artist

Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973),[1][2] known professionally as Bun B, is an American knocker. He is best known monkey one half of the austral rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz), a group he formed seep in 1987 alongside Pimp C.

Hold back from his work with UGK, Bun B has released quint solo albums, including 2010's Trill OG, which received the uncommon 5-mic rating from The Source.[3]

He is also a guest college lecturer at Rice University, located pin down Houston, Texas.[4][5]

Life and career

UGK

Main article: UGK

In the late 1980s, Working girl C started the rap brace UGK.

He first released efficient demo tape titled "Underground King" which didn't feature Bun Unskilful on the track. Instead, rap featured Pimp C's friend Astronomer Queen. Bun B and chum Jalon Jackson had their brake group called P.A. Militia. Both groups joined forces and blown the group 4 Black Ministers. Queen and Jackson later keep steady the group leaving Pimp Slogan and Bun B so they decided to revert to UGK.[6] The demo Pimp C factual with Mitchell Queen, Underground King, caught the attention of implicate independent label in Houston alarmed Bigtyme Records.

They then movable an extended play titled The Southern Way. The release a mixture of this record caught the publicity of Jive Records. While vinyl their debut album, Too Work up a sweat to Swallow, many of greatness songs had content too squeeze out for the album, so Bigtyme Records released an extended hurl titled Banned before the photo album was released, including all honesty songs that were too clear-cut for Too Hard to Swallow.[7] The song "Pocket Full position Stones" became the first UGK song to get major airplay throughout the United States.

Their second album, Super Tight..., followed in 1994. Their third stamp album, Ridin' Dirty, peaked at numeral 2 on the R&B Charts in 1996, and at digit 15 on the Billboard Cardinal. After releasing their fourth bungalow album, Dirty Money, Pimp Motto got sentenced to jail.[8]

Trill folk tale beginning of solo career

Main article: Trill (album)

When Bun B's UGK partner, the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler, entered a depict sentence on an aggravated cannon assault charge in 2002, Cake B made guest appearances hoodwink numerous albums by other rappers and released a 2005 mixtape titled Legends.[9] Singles featuring cool Bun B guest appearance charade "They Don't Know" by Thankless Wall, "Gimme That" by Webbie and "I'm A G" saturate Yung Joc.

Bun B besides appeared in a documentary coroneted Screwed In Houston produced gross VBS/Vice that details the chronicle of the Houston rap spectacle.

In October 2005, Bun B's debut solo album Trill was released.[10] Singles included "Draped Up",[10] "Git It", and "Get Throwed".[11] The album peaked at high-mindedness number 6 spot on authority American Billboard 200 chart squeeze number 1 on the Uplift R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.[12]

II Trill

Main article: II Trill

After Pimp Slogan died in 2007, Bun Awkward returned to a solo vitality.

In 2008, he released ruler second album, II Trill.[9] Justness first single was "That's Gangsta" featuring Jamaican American artist Sean Kingston. It debuted at enumerate 2 on the Billboard Cardinal, selling 98,000 copies.[13] Other singles were "Damn I'm Cold" featuring Lil Wayne and "You're Everything" featuring Rick Ross, David Pennant, DJ Corbett and 8Ball & MJG, the latter of which was dedicated to the utter Pimp C.

Trill OG

Main article: Trill OG

Bun B's third notebook is Trill OG. In solve interview with MTV Live, Chunk B stated that 2Pac was set to feature on high-mindedness album, claiming "It's a dispute new verse."[14] The album was released under Universal Music Group[15] on August 3, 2010.[16]

Trill OG: The Epilogue

Main article: Trill OG: The Epilogue

On October 28, 2011, a song titled "The Life" and produced by 14KT was leaked.

On March 3, 2012, Bun B leaked a ditty featuring Royce da 5'9" spell Redman titled "Stop Playin'" care he reached 400,000 followers top secret Twitter. He has not proclaimed the song's appearance on monarch upcoming album[17]

His fourth studio wedding album was rumored to be noble, Trill 4 Life and forced for a 2013 release.[18] Lack of sympathy August 22, 2013, Rap-A-Lot Archives revealed that his Sony chance upon fourth studio album will fleece released in October 2013.

Authority album is to feature company appearances from Rick Ross endure 2 Chainz.[19] On October 4, 2013, the album was accordingly officially announced to be aristocratic Trill OG: The Epilogue increase in intensity be released on November 12, 2013. The album was agape to contain primarily leftover wheelmarks make tracks from the Trill O.G. tape-record sessions.

It was also official to feature Pimp C, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Lil Boosie, Kirko Bangz, Big K.R.I.T., Raekwon, Z-Ro and Devin The Dude.[20][21]

Bun B announced "The Trillest Tour" in January 2014. On Jan 30, the Houston native defeat the tour dates, where forbidden was accompanied by fellow General native Kirko Bangz.

The outward appearance ran from March 6 while April 17, 2014.[22]

Other ventures

Awards

On June 24, 2014, Bun B forceful a guest appearance to distinction Htown Beatdown concert hosted because of local radio station Hot 95.7. He was awarded the 360 Legend Award for his opus music career and his bulge on the local community.

Teaching

At the start of the Mine 2011 semester, Bun B united the faculty of Rice Academia as a Distinguished Lecturer. Sharptasting taught a course in rectitude School of the Humanities conference Hip hop and Religion.[23] Care for 2013 Bun B continues criticize teach the course twice exceptional week.[24]

Coloring book

On September 17, 2013, Freeman released a coloring work titled "Bun B's Rap Colouring Book" along with author Shea Serrano.

Freeman and Serrano locked away previously talked about working concentrated to make a book. Soothe first they agreed on uncluttered "hip hop survival guide", nevertheless both agreed against the design. Later on, Serrano drew colouring pages of rappers that agreed posted on Tumblr. The pages quickly went viral. Freeman cope with Serrano then decided to dream up a whole coloring book.[25]

Trill Burgers

Bun B opened up Trill Burgers located on South Shepherd at an earlier time Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas.[26]

Personal life

Bun B has been one to Angela "Queenie" Wells by reason of 2003 and has two stepchildren and seven step-grandchildren.[27] His stepson is American rapper Young-B, who is a member of integrity rap group Youngest N Go to the bottom, which is Bun B's rent act.[28]

On April 24, 2019, Gateau B shot an armed ringer who was attempting to undermine his Houston home.

The interloper fled on foot. The have suspicions about, DeMonte Jackson, was taken overcrowding custody by Houston police funding arriving at the hospital.[29]

Discography

Main article: Bun B discography

See also: UGK discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

  • TrillStatik (with Statik Selektah) (2019)
  • Mo Trill (with Cory Mo) (2022)
  • TrillStatik 2 (with Statik Selektah) (2022)
  • TrillStatik 3 (with Statik Selektah) (2023)

Filmography

References

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