UGK - 4 Life

1. Intro
2. Still On The Grind (feat. Raheem DeVaughn)
3. Everybody Wanna Ball
4. Feelin’ You
5. The Pimp And The Bun (feat. Ron Isley)
6. She Luv It
7. 7th Street (Interlude)
8. Swishas And Erb (feat. Sleepy Brown)
9. Purse Come First (feat. Big Gipp)
10. Harry Asshole (feat. Lil Boosie And Webbie)
11. Used To Be (feat. E-40, B-Legit, 8 Ball And MJG)
12. Steal Your Mind (feat. Too Short And Snoop Dogg)
13. Texas Ave. (Interlude)
14. Hard As Hell (feat. Akon)
15. Da Game Been Good To Me
16. Outro

Via DJBooth

The break-up of Danity Kane is not a tragedy. The bar running out of Patron is not a tragedy. A tragedy is when someone of unmeasured greatness dies before they complete their life’s work. The death of Pimp C, and the resultant dissolution of UGK, is a tragedy. UGK was at the height of their creative powers when Pimp drew his last breath in a Los Angeles hotel room. They had just released the epic Underground Kingz, a double-album I called the bible of Houston hip-hop, and were finally receiving at least a sliver of the nationwide respect they deserved.

Now, just more than a year since Pimp C’s passing, the gospel of UGK will come to a definitive close with the release of their final album, UGK 4 Life. (Bun B promises this will indeed be the “final album.” There will be no postmortem Tupac-ization of unreleased Pimp material on Bun’s watch). UGK 4 Life was only partially completed when Pimp died, and it shows, but to be overly critical would be to miss the point. Instead, this should be more of an ode than a review, more of a memorial than an article. So now, for the last time, let’s walk together through a UGK album.

Intro – The intro is simple, clean - just the ghost of Pimp’s voice and a wailing guitar line. You can tell from the first two-minutes of UGK 4 Life that this will be a straight-up UGK album, not a melodramatic capitalization on Pimp’s death. By contrast, Diddy would have had a chamber orchestra and the entire Vienna Boy’s Choir singing while a fireworks display exploded in the background.

Still On The Grind – The real music starts with a banger that stomps along on a crushing bass line before giving way to a more melodic chorus, courtesy of the soulful Raheem DeVaughn. Grind is UGK in attack mode, with the always solid Bun rapid-firing lines and Pimp spitting his full on pimperish slang. Repeat worthy.

Overall Score: 4 Spins - Solid

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Also, Via NappyAfro

Since Pimp C’s untimely death one year ago, we have come to understand that yet another good one has gone to grace far to early in life. Pimp C’s influence and impact on the rap game can still be seen living through Southern artists like T.I., Slim Thug, and Young Jeezy. But it can mostly be seen through his partner-in-rhyme and the other half of UGK, Bun B. Bun stated that this was going to in fact be the last UGK album to be released, so there won’t be any 2Pac style posthumous albums of unreleased Pimp C verses and songs. This is good, as UGK has built a lasting legacy after 7 album releases that one wouldn’t want to see it tarnished. With this album being dedicated to Pimp C, let’s see how it fairs as UGK’s final curtain call.

Intro
Produced by Cory Mo
The album starts off with Pimp C introducing the listeners to the last UGK album that they will hear over a somber backdrop in his signature style. Pimp gets us prepared for the journey at hand that’s already sounding like some classic UGK music.

Still On The Grind
Featuring Raheem DeVaughn; Produced by Steve Below
Backed by some intense heavy guitar driven production and the vocals of Raheem DeVaughn, Pimp and Bun get right into it with some hard lyrics about how they’re still grinding despite what everybody might think after seeing gold success on their previously released album Underground Kingz.

Everybody Wanna Ball
Produced by Cory Mo
This song takes us to that signature UGK production that we’re used to hearing Bun and Pimp spitting on, and they don’t disappoint with this offering. Pimp delivers his verse and the chorus based off of a similar form that his displayed on Jay-Z classic “Big Pimpin’”. Bun comes correct with his verse as well displaying why he truly is one of the most underrated emcees in the game today.

Overall Score: 3.5/4

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