Editing UGK (section)

{{short description|American hip hop duo}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = UGK
| image             = Underground Kingz.jpg
| caption           = Bun B (left) and Pimp C in 2007
| image_size        = 250
| background        = group_or_band
| alias             = Underground Kingz
| origin            = [[Port Arthur, Texas]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Southern hip-hop]]|[[country rap]]|[[Trap music|trap]]|[[Gospel music|gospel rap]]}}
| years_active      = 1987–2007
| label             = [[Jive Records|Jive]]
| past_members      = * [[Bun B]]
* [[Pimp C]]
* Big Mitch
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[8Ball & MJG]]|[[DJ Screw]]|[[Master P]]|[[Three 6 Mafia]]|[[Too Short]]}}
| website           = [http://www.the-ugks.com/ www.the-ugks.com]
}}

'''UGK''' (short for '''Underground Kingz''') was an American [[hip-hop]] duo from [[Port Arthur, Texas]], formed in 1987, by Mitchell "Big Mitch" Queen who would eventually leave the group to pursue a football career<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Mark |date=2019-09-26 |title=Big Mitch of UGK: The DGB Interview |url=https://dirty-glove.net/big-mitch-of-ugk-the-dgb-interview/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Dirty Glove Bastard |language=en}}</ref> and [[Pimp C|Chad "Pimp C" Butler]] with [[Bun B|Bernard "Bun B" Freeman]] replacing Big Mitch who would still make guest appearances on UGK songs. They released their first [[major record label|major-label]] album, ''[[Too Hard to Swallow]]'', in 1992, followed by several other albums charting on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] charts, including the self-titled ''[[Underground Kingz]]'' album, which contained their single "[[International Players Anthem (I Choose You)]]" and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, in August 2007. The duo has also been featured on hit singles by several other artists, such as "[[Big Pimpin']]" by [[Jay-Z]] and "[[Sippin' on Some Syrup]]" by [[Three 6 Mafia]]. Pimp C founded [[UGK Records]] in late 2005. On December 4, 2007, [[Pimp C]] died in his [[West Hollywood, California]] hotel room.