How Pimp C Turned "F**k Jay-Z" Into "Big Pimpin" | I Talked To Pimp C.

Former Jive Records A&R Jeff Sledge tells the story of how Pimp C did "Big Pimpin'"--his way.
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[@jtbasuc]

Pimp C didn't want to do the big pimpin song with Jay-Z because Tupac was beefing with Jay-Z. Who ever 2pac didn't like or had beef Pimp C didn't like em either True Facts

[@standingtall223]

2pac was dead by the time big pimpin came out.

[@jomama2938]

Jscrewed Up713 HOLLD UP PIMP N PAC WAS FRIEND ? DAMM PIM'PAC. WOULDVE BEEN A CLASSIC

[@jtbasuc]

Standing Tall I know the real homie. Pimp C was still riding for 2pac when past away.

[@jtbasuc]

Standing Tall Hear go the real story homie too short is talking about it. Pimp C didn't want to do the big pimpin song with Jay-Z kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWHSmIKEr8uEq6s

[@Dirtymane1]

Standing Tall .... Search this title on KZbin ---> How Tupac Played A Role In This Critical Decision For Pimp C Explained by Too $hort

[@o.gchevyrider6990]

Dre told ya'll a long time ago..the south got something to say...UGK was already kings in the south..way before big pimpin

[@googiemike1537]

Charlie Clark pocket full of stoooones

[@Bigmikeyfromthe203]

Oh brother ugk were mid at best

[@Keepcalmandbangscrew]

That was Andre 3k

[@swgtx7134]

@@Bigmikeyfromthe203 you got bad taste in music then

[@Southstartrill92]

@@Bigmikeyfromthe203 I assuming your from New York or some because there was no south group bigger

[@cantguard26]

Pimp C one of the most underrated rappers ever to me.

[@Isaiahsucre]

Isaiah Watson nice name

[@negusrbg500]

EVER!

[@TheSugarissweet77]

I agree

[@dannytrejo6944]

UGK had the South he wanted his core fan base.. . We talkin bout a time when the South listened to the South

[@gilbertrodriguez3852]

Not n Texas

[@shellstewart6712]

And to this day....Pimp C's verse and video part made the most sense

[@FBAStacey]

Watch yall know about dem Texas boys.

[@scoobertscoobydoo8879]

And Pimp ended up having the most memorable, quotable verse on there, facts. Love Jay, but Bun and Pimp did steal the show on that track. “What y’all know about them Texas boys?” #RIPPimpC

[@destinixshakur]

Facts 💯

[@mcdanielvalerie0]

"All my cars got leather and wood".

[@mannytaylor6923]

2021 VISION BIG FACTS 🤔

[@bmp0105]

One of the best verses all time.

[@tyreesneed]

nah bun b verse on that first off was literally garbage. bun b in general is wack. and pimp c verse was trash too. jay z verse was the only good verse on that. only reason he had UGK on it in the first place was cuz ugk was big/respected in the south and by getting them on it he can brainwash a bunch of dum down south people to becoming his fan and buying his albums (which worked LOL)

[@Playafly540]

THE SOUTH HAD SOMETHING TO SAY!!!

[@gwiltl]

*Have something to say

[@scoobertscoobydoo8879]

@ Dwaine Wilson 3 Stacks!

[@VZAAGE]

Verse so hot that Kendrick used it for a hook!

[@jomama2938]

VZA which song Kendrick used on his

[@VZAAGE]

Blow My High

[@Doc53]

where? are you sure?

[@VZAAGE]

It's slowed down but it's a direct sample.

[@milijardasimedunac8961]

Wow so you measure pimp c's greatness by Kendrick using his verse? You have like 15 songs that sampled pimp c's verses.

[@MrKing8050]

Jay added that final verse on the video version cause he knew UGK killed it

[@hsaitoh9790]

What made it worse, down here in TX. when they rereleased did the "Milkbox" version on radio. They cut part of Bun's verse, so folks were pissed.

[@destinixshakur]

Big facts

[@dannydamnmendez]

The radio edit on the 12" single fades out before Jay's last verse but they always play a different edit on the radio where they cut out the chorus between Bun and Pimp's verses

[@deljean]

@@dannydamnmendez yep

[@Mac2095]

Cause he knew Pimp C killed it*. He didn’t want the last verse on his lead single to be someone showing him up, even though his first verse and Bun’s verse were all incredible too. His last verse isn’t as good as the first (still good) but he just wanted to have the last word lol

[@lukeightseven]

Pimp had the hardest verse though !

[@RPHTX-dz7fl]

@bee zee. Bun had the hardest in my opinion.

[@youngcl4855]

Big fax

[@AcerbicOrder]

While I can appreciate Pimp C being Pimp C I can't help but smh knowing we probably missed out on a lot great music because of it.

[@tingsgwan]

Because of what? If you make music for fame and not cause you love it then you are fake as f. Real ones don't mix up with puppets and C was real and others are puppets. "Guilty by association" is very underrated.

[@LordHaveMurcielago]

And ironically Pimp died on Dec 4th, Jay - Z birthday at age 33.

[@mo2k638]

You mean 38th birthday 2007 and it was just a coincidence

[@antpain1156]

@@mo2k638 was it

[@ytv2024]

Everyone making up their own date to make it prophetic

[@LordHaveMurcielago]

@@mo2k638 No, I’m saying Pimp C was 33 when he died. The number 33 is very significant.

[@KouDaDon]

Watch Pimp C Tarot Reading By Queen Prodigy

[@rasaanshakur9491]

Shows you the power of Tupac years later for the youngins that don’t get it. Pac was a man of principle. Pimp too.

[@chineduonyeoziri7408]

Pac was a man of priciple? Men of principle would not align themselves with men without principles like Suge Knight. Pac claimed he slept with Biggie's wife, a man of principle wouldn't do such and then still brag about it while performing live on stage.

[@beedybeez]

🍆🚲

[@messiahblack4816]

Yo whats with all the edits close ups of a dudes lips and eyes and shit I aint trying to be all up close and personal with dude lol Im just here for Pimp damn lol...

[@rolandogarciajr.8703]

😂😂😂🤣

[@H-Bomb_DaDonDaDa]

Pimp C didn't spit 12 bars. He spit 8 and Jay-Z followed him with 8 more. #rippimpc

[@Adetokunbo03]

He only did 8 and still ripped it

[@OCBO2023]

He spit 12. Count it up.

[@GlobalK]

@@OCBO2023 It was 8 bars.

[@tyreesneed]

@@GlobalK nah it was 12 ... I just counted

[@tyreesneed]

nah it was 12. I just counted

[@Ivrezyizcold]

Smoking out, pourin up/ keepin lean up in my cup!

[@Ivan_713]

Ivrezyizcold all my cars have leather and wood In my hood they call me buck

[@Cashaholic4ever]

Ivrezyizcold *Opt not out Opt = Optimos

[@Ivrezyizcold]

with pimps accent its tough to tell, but you may be right!

[@Cashaholic4ever]

Ivrezyizcold I feel you but I'm from H-Town and "Opt/Optimos" was the thing back in the gap.

[@Ivrezyizcold]

Cashaholic4ever I’m from Houston too, grew up around northline. Not saying your wrong, I just never knew it could even be opt instead of out. I smoke sweets so it didn’t even cross my mind

[@6ixGudda]

Pimp C was never a sellout. Too real for this earth. RIP CHAD.

[@mariocrown1506]

Pimp said that for pac

[@jomama2938]

mario crown wymean for pac?

[@mariocrown1506]

Oz Lo he didn’t wanna work with anybody who had beef with pac

[@jomama2938]

mario crown ill do the same longlive PIM'PAC

[@mariocrown1506]

Oz Lo I promise u! Rip to the goats

[@marcus_fields]

PIMP C DIED ON JAY Z BIRTHDAY😲

[@biffskywalker4589]

what the..

[@charlesbrown84]

Now that's some f**k ish🤯

[@Stayspiritual8]

‼️🔍🔍

[@Jay-ly3ux]

He left out the story where pimp c wasnt gonna do the video without his car. So they had to tow Pimp's car all the way to miami to do the shoot.

[@TrillMexican305]

They didn't tow it, according to Too Short, Pimp C drove that bih down himself from Atlanta down to Dade County himself

[@kiddg2235]

Awredy that's how we do it in the South at our time! Fuk'm in the east coast! Talking down on TX. This country rap toons! ✌frm El Paso screwed up TX baby!!

[@blakghost2023]

Pimp C didnt want to sell out thats what it sound like. On the other hand, in this game you somewhat gotta think outside the box without selling your soul. But i will agree, Pimp C was stubborn as hell.....lol.

[@ooofsized2036]

breh was already in mainstream he sold out

[@blakghost2023]

@@ooofsized2036 how so?!?!?

[@OOTD_]

Lol I can just hear Pimp saying "F**k Jay Z" and it's hilarious.

[@ciscodiaz593]

They keep forgetting to mention he hated the beat.

[@christopherbanks962]

Rhino 830 exactly. He called it a garbage can ass beat

[@pillclinton9347]

Christopher Banks well that garbage can ass beat took his career to new heights and gave him his only hit of his career 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@Cunch]

Lol I remember hearing him say gay ass flutes in an interview.

[@pillclinton9347]

and he still recorded over it 🤔🤷🏿‍♂️

[@kimtisdale5597]

830 seguin tx all day

[@ruffalo4053]

DAMN RIGHT...CHURCH....RIP PIMP C

[@qtippz]

CHUUUCH!!!

[@AmericanAlucard]

Song in the choir hell church ..boy jay was a dope dealer pimp c grew up the church bun bs words not mine

[@jfiah1332]

It really was ugk featuring Jay-Z

[@Retard2point0]

Nope

[@Chilling4Shillings]

@@Retard2point0 and Jay Z was and still is wack

[@Four6Three1Two]

Typical Capricorn. We don’t play that shit. Lol

[@DeezyLandTV1]

Brian K. Turner ♑️

[@jallah6173]

Right hand to God!

[@0112jesse]

CapLife!!💪👍

[@_anti_hero]

Congratulations, you have won! Most pointless comment in youtube history!

[@Raduhmess]

Pimp C damn near missed out on a great opportunity for the UGK brand.

[@DiverZityVang]

I'm laughing at the comments cause so many people don't know the real story why Pimp C didn't wanna do a song with Jay Z. Too Short and even Bun B confirmed it was because of Tupac. If you've heard the story then you know what I mean.

[@emilioacosta1121]

Those 12 bars are fucking GOLD R.I.P Uncle Chad

[@MrMGR1986]

I miss Texas running the rap game.

[@dwayneturner9395]

IntoTheFray can u name those years? Curious hip hop head...

[@Chilling4Shillings]

There is no rap game to run anymore. Rap died shortly after Pimp C died. All current music of all genres is trash and real music is never coming back again

[@Tacopusher]

BigXthaplug

[@JTLeyva]

Damn it we need you right now RiP Pimp C

[@freshpharaoh6615]

That second jay verse was hot tho

[@watchmenottv4446]

It wasn’t over 2 pac it was over Beyoncé Frfr

[@NewportBox100s]

This lines up with Too Short's version! Epic stuff.

[@marquelgreen389]

Jive Records was robbing em blind crooked ass label

[@realbossqueen2422]

The industry is simply the devil

[@MelvinJ64]

stfu, you bump all the hits

[@DcBoy261]

Pimp was too real man.. #salute RIP too the pimp

[@ronnieshepherd1884]

Pimp C verse was alright. I talked to cats who say he killed Jay-Z, them dude you must be smoking. The dudes whom believe he crushed Jay-Z were all Southern cats. Nothing against them but every dude I talked to in Alabama about that song says Pimp C crushed Jay-Z.

[@hiphophead6198]

Jay z is overrated af

[@gabrielleelliott7388]

@@hiphophead6198 thank you

[@godofthisshit]

@@hiphophead6198 Better than Pimp C.

[@Dretube523]

@@hiphophead6198 lyrically better than pimp c

[@tingsgwan]

That's slide sound annoying af but this is a true deep story of how the real ones don't sell out for the money and fame easily

[@mrt2734]

Pimp C and Bun-B owned that song! Pimp C verse was the Hottest on that track, Jay did his thing as well. But Pimp owned the whole track! I still love that song to this day, the Video was awesome!

[@bucketheadrox]

Jay Z got blessed with a Pimp C verse.

[@stevesquare1699]

UGK’s song was on menace to society 1993 movie before J blew up

[@206mademee4]

Legend

[@scrappyjroc101]

Pimp jus got dat Benz and him and too short drove from Houston to Miami to do his part of the video for big pimpin

[@TheYunghawk]

Pimp said he used Big Gipp flow on it too

[@713AMC]

Man can they just make a full episode tried of these 2-3 min videos!!!

[@monique-uo7bo]

The odd thing is that he died on Jay z's b day

[@Stayspiritual8]

‼️🔍

[@Isaiahsucre]

Htown

[@steventbaby]

Isaiah Sucre Port Arthur Texas

[@vancouverviking4652]

Homie had principles..Real shit👊

[@youngking2562]

Pimp c was a diva

[@moretrap3631]

🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@AmericanAlucard]

Getting his booty hole licked his words smh ppl dihk ride

[@1rudebwoy1981]

Y’all real disrespectful

[@emoney8368]

Na U JUST SENSITIVE

[@travisbickle8008]

he forgot to say that the reason Pimp didn’t want Jay was his respect n love for 2pac ;)

[@fredo3106]

Pimp didn't want to do the song because Jay was mainstream and Pimp wanted to stay underground. #UndergroungKings

[@gabrielleelliott7388]

True

[@lexluther919]

you know new york did talk down on the south....run dmc even say...'you need to the south and shut your mouth'....so Pimp felt right way

[@bordertownmex8810]

Willie D too

[@jamesjefferson6670]

He didn’t like the production of the track and it seemed like he didn’t like Jay-Z either 😂

[@ronwarner7314]

A move to get out of debt.with Jive.

[@TexasTakeover]

Bun B said Pimp C gave 8 bars instead of 12

Tools... didn't they see that Jay used them as tools. Diplomacy to the max

[@wiseking856]

amin jamal mungin I think Pimp picked up on that.

[@joat29]

That explains why Jay Z's last verse was fire.

[@spokenlyrics5888]

"Real recognize real" didn't wanna front with Fake Z lmao

[@TheBlackAbstract]

Yall can say its real but to me he didnt understand business. Being difficult for no reason

[@informativeclassics]

What bothers me is that Jay showed this Ninja nothing but respect even to this day and he still was disrespectful towards him. To me that wack ninja shi

[@doughboy9024]

Hit the nail on the head with this one!!!! Pimp didnt give a damn about how you felt and who time you thouht he was on. I recall at my peoples xvii album release party the club owner talking shit about them being late. Its like 1 or 2 in the morning we pull up to the club and everyone's leaving parking lot almost empty word must have spread like wild fire because within minutes people were pouring back in and when pimp finally decided to go in the club even after him and xvii going late decided to chill outside the club lol when he finally decided to go in the club he got on the mic and talked shit about a mf rushing him and telling him what he need to do then they dropped true story Club may have been called the boiler room gulfport ms Classic Pimp Chad shit! !!

[@devaindennis1221]

I feel some type of way when I here country rap tunes

[@FrankWillTV]

That was a UGK track they owned it.

[@davonstaten5730]

Long Live the Pimp

[@FemiBadru]

The way people abuse words is funny. PIMP C is real for what basically? Many artists have turned other artists,does that mean they are REAL. If PIMP C was alive today he probably will be thinking its good i did it. Inheriting beef of someone who never knew you or met you. UGK later featured Jay on a track too. Jay was just way smarter as he had a clear vision where he was going.

[@Jsandoval_713]

Keep this 🔥🔥 coming

[@jonathanvilla7280]

I've seen Bun talk a lot about this. For the video him and Jay went to the islands and filmed it. Pimp was supposed to be there but he didn't like flying. He was supposed to be there along with the girl he was with. Bun and Jay filmed their bits and sent the crew to Miami to film Pimp's part. Jay tripped out when Pimp and his girl came out in mink coats and a drop top 600 that was the first one ever. Jay asked Pimp if he was alright bc it was Miami and hot as hell. Like a G Pimp said, "Man TV ain't got no temperature!" Jay said to Bun, "Man your brother gonna be a star!" He didn't want that song to taint the legacy of UGK. That's how much he loved his music. Also to clarify, Bun admitted Jay added that third verse due to publishing. Bun and Pimp owned more of that song than Jay did so Jay added so he could get his points too.

[@brandeno919]

He snapped on that song he made it a hit tbh

[@hollins35]

Besides the part about Jay-Z Pimp C also mentioned he didnt want to do this song because it sound to pop and it scared him because he would have rather stayed underground and not go mainstream.

[@davidbentiste1282]

Pimp was never a sell out

[@PseudobulbarFeed]

8bars

[@martavianjames1469]

pimp had the Mercedes

[@johnnyobrian4119]

Pimp freestyled that verse

[@GVonzo]

Pimp just knew how much they used to talk down on the South

[@fernandocard9980]

Respect Pimp C, f**k Jay Z 😅

[@Stackztootrill]

It was 8 bars

[@jknumber5138]

I never liked the Big Pimping song. Them with 3 6 Mafia was 🔥🍼🔥

[@snakepat332]

Got to love that story... Pimp C, UGK 4 Life!

[@Chilling4Shillings]

The only way the story would be better is if UGK never got on a song with a wack rapper like Gay Z

[@blazayblazay8888]

They verses was trash

[@wickedhouston5538]

you are gay

[@paraboynaqli9826]

he got killed by doing them gay comments on jay z

[@s.k.christianrappersandieg2940]

I said the same thing the reason y he did the extra verse jayz is cuz they ripped on his song I think alotta artists do that

[@ReconExpert52]

Rip Pimp🤘🏾🤘🏾🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@eliotrange]

Peace, Sledge!

[@seanboogiejones3718]

Huh!! 😳 Everybody on here has to be from the south. I was upset that Jay had Pimp C on this song. Jay and Bun B spit bars but Pimp C’s verse was dumpster juice. I know he’s a legend to folks in Texas but I never thought Pimp C was much of a rapper 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@jarvisandrews3617]

Yeah you a whole lie. Pimp c had the most iconic verse. U must be from NY with y’all Nasty tea and soul Food

[@playahdub5287]

@@jarvisandrews3617 stay in the south with those trash rap opinions Pimp is garbage 🗑 8x tee wearing niggas

[@Christine-wu9tx]

It's funny because it always felt like Jay Z's last verse wasn't needed 😅 Bun B's verse was most impressive but Pimp C's verse made the song ICONIC. Jay does what he does of course, but UGK showed out and made it their own

[@riceman3284]

But then when Atlanta rappers wouldn’t get back to him he got all pissed off and called them broads

[@LoopyJungleboyz26]

He gave him 8

[@ldapit21l]

Pimp did that in Galveston water photoshopped

[@313lethedude]

Glad he didn't because Jay didn't do the get throwed vid

[@EliteBlackSash]

That was back when emcees put in eeextra effort for the video version. Jay always did extra bits or even switched up the words on records instead of bleeping / blanking. As a kid that last add on verse was a fkn treat. “On the can-opy, my sta-mina be, enough for Pam-ela An-derson Lee.” “It’ll sell by the by the night, it’s eggshell white.” It felt hella cheap when records just started getting blanked out

[@tylerspicer9258]

Yea older more experienced bun b was upset pimp his understudy got more light. Yes. I said it

[@BeyondBlessed216]

BC OF 2PAC AINT fyx witt jayz

[@brianreidvoiceovers884]

Stubbornness does have it consequences.

[@TheNYKilla]

So that's why Jay never brings up Pimp. I thought they squashed that.

[@Casanova102986]

jayz so over rated . biggie the 🐐

[@victorreyes515]

I had I see the video so see and it’s fax ugh killed it

[@dmolina2003ify]

They gotta do a Big pun or Eazy E one

[@leedza]

The sizzurp had him on bs.