- UGK Records
infobox record label
founded = 2005
founder = Chad "Pimp C" Butler Benard Freeman
genre = Hip hop
country = U.S.
location =Port Arthur, Texas
url = http://www.myspace.com/pimpcofugkUGK Records is a
record label located inPort Arthur, Texas of whichPimp 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 aLos Angeles hotel room on December 4, 2007.The UGK Records label includes many artists from the
southern United States .*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 Trill Promotions. [ [http://www.trillpromotions.com/html/ugkupdates.html] . Accessed December 9, 2007.]
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
*Mddl Fngz
*X-Mob
*GEL (OF CLEVELAND)
*Big Bear
*Young BuckReferences
* [http://www.KeepitTrill.com/media/ugkvideos.html UGK Videos]External links
* [http://www.KeepitTrill.com Official Website of Trill Promotions (www.KeepitTrill.com)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/trillpromotions Official MySpace of Trill Promotions]
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