Editing Pimp C (section)

====Early career (1987–1996)====
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Butler formed the rap group [[UGK|Underground Kingz]] (often referred to as UGK) with friend Bernard "[[Bun B]]" Freeman in 1987 in [[Port Arthur, Texas]].<ref name="ksanneh">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/arts/music/05pimpc.html|title=Pimp C, Southern Hip-Hop Rapper, Dies at 33|first=Kelefa|last=Sanneh|work=[[New York Times]]|date=December 5, 2007}}</ref><ref>Jayson Rodriguez, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140508065431/http://www.mtv.com/news/1575990/ugks-bun-b-remembers-pimp-c-it-just-wasnt-in-him-to-not-say-what-he-felt/ "UGK's Bun B Remembers Pimp C: 'It Just Wasn't In Him To Not Say What He Felt',"] [[MTV News]], December 6, 2007.</ref> Initially signed to independent label Big Tyme Recordz, the duo released two EPs, ''[[The Southern Way]]'' and ''[[Banned (EP)|Banned]]'', in 1992 to moderate local success, which lead to the group being signed to [[Jive Records]] later that year. In November, they released their major label debut, ''[[Too Hard to Swallow]]'' through Jive, which peaked at #37 on the US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.<ref name="vh1.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961219215429/http://vh1.com/|url-status=live|archive-date=December 19, 1996|title=New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture|website=VH1}}</ref><ref name="UGK allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p133449/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=UGK – Biography|last=Bush|first=John|year=2007|publisher=allmusic|access-date=2009-05-02}}</ref><ref name="Rapreviews.com"/><ref name="Leo Stanley"/>

UGK's second album, ''[[Super Tight]]'' was released in 1994 to critical acclaim and commercial success, charting at #95 on the [[Billboard 200]] and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In 1996, UGK's third album, ''[[Ridin' Dirty]]'', became their most successful, reaching #2 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #15 on the Billboard 200, receiving widespread critical acclaim and commercial success, having sold 850,000 copies to date.<ref name="vh1.com"/><ref name="UGK allmusic"/><ref name="Rapreviews.com"/><ref name="Leo Stanley"/>