Bun B Says Megan Thee Stallion, Killer Mike Remind Him Of Pimp C

Bun B has shared which rappers remind him of late UGK partner, Pimp C.

During a visit to Drink Champs, N.O.R.E asked whether any current rappers carried Pimp’s spirit. The Trill Burgers founder named Megan Thee Stallion and local Houston rapper BeatKing.

“There is no one man I think that can replicate it, but you see some dudes with the personalities. I see that in most people. You know, Megan Thee Stallion embodies a lot of what Pimp represented. I think that’s why it was so jarring for people to see it coming from a woman. But she’s not saying nothing Pimp wasn’t saying, it just came from a female perspective,” he explained. “I think, Club God [aka] BeatKing—I think he’s talking about a lot of the crazy, nasty sh*t that Pimp would be talking about.”

As he continued, the legend listed Killer Mike and Big K.R.I.T. as new vessels for Pimp C’s passion. Bun also explained that his best friend’s spirit will live in the people who don’t put up with “f**k sh*t.”

“I think there’s a lot of people that carry his beliefs,” he added. “Like K.R.I.T. carries this passion of making southern musical production looked at at a very high level. Killer Mike has the care and concern for his community and people that Pimp had.”

“There’s so many different things, but I don’t think no one person could encompass everything that Chad encompassed. That’s why he was so special to people. I think we all [embody him] in a sense. I think many of us have to carry that torch because we can’t just sit by and watch f**k sh*t.”

On the topic of Pimp, Bun opened up about losing his passion for making music shortly after his bandmate died. In a 2022 interview with HipHopDX, the H-Town native detailed how he grieved his friend’s death. Bun B also explained the complex process of healing through the traumatic experience.

“I haven’t really enjoyed making music since Pimp passed away,” he said. “And so now that I get to make music with friends and I’m not under any contractual obligation, I make music because I want to, not because I have to, so it’s a different experience for me. For me, it just has to be fun or I’m not going to do it. I just don’t want to do it.”

“Initially, when he passed away, I didn’t want to do day-one songs that would resonate in that way,” Bun added. “But I come from a community of people where grieving publicly was frowned upon. And so, so many people hold in so much pain. And what happens is that pain comes out at the worst time against the best people, and it just puts people in a terrible place.”

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