UGK Records
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Chad "Pimp C" Butler |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Port Arthur, Texas |
| Official website | http://www.myspace.com/pimpcofugk |
UGK Records is a record label located in Port Arthur, Texas of which Pimp C was the founding member. UGK Records was founded in late 2005, after Pimp C was released from prison on parole. The rapper was in the process of negotiating a major distribution deal for the label before he died in a Los Angeles hotel room on December 4, 2007.
The UGK Records label includes many artists from the southern United States.
[edit] Artists
Artists currently signed to the label include:
- Vicious (also known as E-Vicious)
- Hezeleo
- Smoke D
- DJ B-Do (Real Name: Bradley Davis)
- TOE (also known as T.O.E. or Young T.O.E.)[Real Name Torris McKinley]
- XVII
- Big Bubb
- Bankroll Jonez
- Ivory P
- Young Kilo of Middl Fngz (also known as Young Lo)
- Bad Azz Bam of Middl Fngz
- Bandit of Middl Fngz
Associated with the record label is Steve Below, a member of Pimp C's production company, the 808 Boyz. Also affiliated with the label is Trill Promotions, the official promotions company for the label[1].
