Rapper Pimp C, one of hip-hop's most influential figures, died accidentally due to a combination of cough medicine and his prior history of sleep apnea, according to new findings by the Los Angeles County Coroner.
“Due to his sleep apnea along with his prescribed medication it resulted in him passing away in his sleep,” said Assistant Chief Ed Winter about the rapper whose real name was Chad Butler. According to Winter, Butler’s family was aware that the rapper suffered from sleep apnea – a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. “He did not overdose,” according to Winter.
The 33-year-old native of Port Arthur, Texas, was found dead on his bed at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood by security officers on December 5. He was supposed to check out of the posh hotel a few days earlier but didn’t. Family members called asking his whereabouts which prompted the search of his room by security guards. He was pronounced dead by paramedics around 9:20 a.m.
It appeared that he had died naturally, and there were no signs of trauma or drug paraphernalia. An autopsy was performed and the results were pending on toxicology results.
Pimp C , who helped popularize Southern rap, was a member of the Texas hip-hop duo UGK along with his partner Bun B. The hip-hop duo scored a No. 1 album “Underground Kingz” last year.
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Posted on February 4, 2008 3:14 PM by Woodman
RIP to an icon an legend of the south an he was a true king of the south an BunB they are the trilliest niggas ever pimp c an bun is like a 2pac of the south an yea i said it so if you haters dont like it put tha dick in yo mouth an i stay in D-town an thats where im from an thats where im at an i pray for his mom an family an bun is keepin tha pimp alive an i will an hope every body else do tha same an his bro keepin it trill to i like that an im a rapper to pimp an bun made me want to rap to an im trying to shine to any way i miss tha pimp an his hits to that he came out with i smoke an always say RIP but hes not dead hes alive an keep it that way i grow up off of ugk an buying every album that comes out to support my homies its still ugk forlife nigga like og bun said man that hurted me when he passed i cant get over that im a trill fan so im out ima say something that the pimp would say SMOKE SOME BITCH TRADE MARK BITCH.............. HIT ME BACK WITH SOMETHING BUN AN HOLD YOUR HEAD UP AN TO THE FAMILY AN FANS TO KEEP YOUR HEAD UP may he rest in peace hes with GOD lookin down
Posted on September 27, 2008 12:00 AM by elliott cody