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Pimp C

Pimp C is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Too $hort and Lil' Flip. Those roots explain a lot about how Pimp C arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Z-Ro, Bun B, Lil' Keke, Paul Wall and Trae tha Truth, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Comethazine, Ludacris, A$AP Rocky, Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Boosie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Pimp C, reaching back through Too $hort and forward to Comethazine. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Chad Lamont Butler, better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for his work with Bun B as one half of the hip-hop duo Underground Kingz (UGK).

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Pimp CToo $hortLil' FlipComethazineLudacrisA$AP RockyMegan Thee StallionLil BoosieSlim ThugBoosie BadazzLil' FlipZ-RoBun BLil' KekePaul WallTrae tha TruthFat PatLil BoosieLil' Flip

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Pimp C connections

Pimp C grew out of Too $hort and Lil' Flip, shares an orbit with Z-Ro, Bun B, Lil' Keke and Paul Wall, went on to shape Comethazine, Ludacris, A$AP Rocky and Megan Thee Stallion. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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