Bun B

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2009

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Bun B is half of the legendary hip-hop group UGK. His partner, Pimp C, died in 2007. Their new album is UGK For Life.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joey Ellswick from Richmond, Virginia, the sound of young America is an independent
0:05.0	production supported by listeners like you and me.
0:07.4	If you'd like to donate to support the show, visit MaximumFund.org and click on Donate.
0:13.1	Live on tape from my house in Los Angeles, I'm Jesse Thorn and this is the sound of
0:17.4	Young America from MaximumFund.org.
0:40.9	This week on the sound of Young America's southern hip hop legend, Bun B of UGK.
0:45.6	Before we talk to Bun, let's hear a cut from UGK's new and final album, UGK for Life.
1:15.6	I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band,
1:31.6	I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band,
1:41.6	I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band,
1:57.6	I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band, I'm the band,
2:07.6	I'm the band, yes, this is walls.
2:13.6	It's the sound of Young America, I'm Jesse Thorn.
2:15.9	My guest on the program, Bun B is one half of one of the most influential
2:19.6	hip hop groups of all time, UGK. over the past 20 years, they've recorded many record albums,
2:26.9	including two solo albums from Bun himself Bun's cohort, PIMP C,
2:32.1	C passed about two years ago from a combination of sleep apnea and an overdose of codine cough
2:40.0	syrup and their new album is their final one recorded with vocals that Pimp recorded before he
2:47.7	passed. Bun, welcome to the Sound of Young America. It's really great to have you. Hey, happy to be here,
2:52.0	happy to be here. So you're from Port Arthur, Texas and I've only been to Texas
2:57.2	like in the airport on my way to Mexico. So tell me a little bit about what Port Arthur was like
3:03.1	when you were growing up. Well, Port Arthur, Texas is a refinery town. You know, we're right on the
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