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UGK

Port Arthur, TX

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hip-hop Popularity: 60 Established Division

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Region: Upper Gulf Coast / Houston Area Conference: Texas Regional Rank: #9

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Did You Know

  • • UGK's name came from their Texas hometowns: Port Arthur and Beaumont.
  • • Pimp C, a multi-instrumentalist, produced most of UGK's early tracks himself.
  • • Their debut album, *Too Hard to Swallow*, faced distribution issues due to explicit content.
  • • JAY-Z's verse on "Big Pimpin'" exposed UGK to a massive mainstream audience.
  • • UGK's sound helped popularize 'chopped and screwed' music outside of Houston.
  • • Bun B briefly taught a course on hip-hop and religion at Rice University.
  • • UGK's "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" featured Outkast, solidifying their southern hip-hop dominance.
  • • Pimp C's incarceration in 2002 halted UGK's momentum, becoming a rallying cry for fans.
  • • After Pimp C's death, UGK posthumously won a BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year.
  • • UGK's influence is heard in artists like Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky, securing their legacy.

Locations in Lyrics

85 location references across 13 songs

Songs & Places

One Day
Houston, TX New York City, NY , CA Orange, TX Port Arthur, TX
"Bury me in Hiram Clarke next to the Come N Go"
Ridin’ Dirty
Detroit, MI , TX Port Arthur, TX Beaumont, TX Dallas, TX Houston, TX Oakland, CA Atlanta, GA Miami, FL
"Straight up dedicated to them Cadillacs (Cadillacs)"
Harry Asshole
Detroit, MI , PA Atlanta, GA Port Arthur, TX Baton Rouge, LA
"Comin' down on the big body benz or the caddy"
Choppin’ Blades
Port Arthur, TX Houston, TX Dallas, TX Philadelphia, PA San Francisco, CA New York City, NY Los Angeles, CA Oakland, CA Vallejo, CA Detroit, MI
"Boys choppin' on blades in P.A"
Diamonds & Wood
Port Arthur, TX Houston, TX Detroit, MI
"Flippin' through P.A., I'm trynna see some good"
Pinky Ring
Port Arthur, TX Houston, TX Dallas, TX Los Angeles, CA , CA Atlanta, GA Jackson, MS Memphis, TN New Orleans, LA
"You ain't never met a nigga like Pimp C, ho"
Front, Back & Side to Side
Port Arthur, TX Detroit, MI Compton, CA Hayward, CA Jackson, MS Houston, TX Dallas, TX Atlanta, GA New Orleans, LA , PA
"I got a '64 Chevy in my yard... 'Cause trill ass niggas don't never come fake"
3 in the Mornin’
Port Arthur, TX Houston, TX Detroit, MI
"Third coast, nigga"
Wood Wheel
Detroit, MI , TX Port Arthur, TX Dallas, TX Houston, TX Paris, TX Los Angeles, CA
"Rollin' Seville, grippin' my steel... Eldo-reeze: Black-on-black, drop top 'lac; Northstar fifth wheel on back... '84 Cadillacs that slant... Candy Seville"
Something Good (Extended Version)
Las Vegas, NV
"Why don't you take your Raiders cap off?"
PA Nigga
Port Arthur, TX
"This is that underground shit from Port Arthur, Texas"
Int'l Players Anthem
Houston, TX Port Arthur, TX
Short Texas
Port Arthur, TX
"Welcome to the world of S-H-O-R-T Texas"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Sabine River 10 Interstate 10 23 US Route 90 6

Connected Places

Port Arthur, TX 'Frisco, CA A-Town, GA Acres Home, TX Atlanta, GA Bay Area, CA Beaumont, TX Big D-Town, TX Botany, TX Club Creek, TX Come N Go, TX D-Town, TX Dallas, TX Deep Ellum, TX Eastside, TX Gulfway, TX H-Town, TX Hiram Clarke, TX Houston, TX Jackson, MS L.A., CA Los Angeles, CA Main, TX Memphis, TN Miami, FL NO, LA New Orleans, LA New York, NY North Dallas, TX Northside, TX Oak Cliff, TX Oakland, CA Orange, TX P.A., TX Paris, TX Philly, PA Scott, TX Southside, TX Southside MLK, TX Southwest Spice West, TX The No, LA Westside, TX the 4th, TX the 5th, TX the tre', TX
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