Ugk Influence On The Underground Kingz

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In hip hop their were many artists in New York and California making their names big in the 1980s. These artists brought influence and helped spark interest in the hip hop game. There were two young men who took interest and were listening in Port Arthur, Texas. These artists learned from the artist before them and created their own style of music. They rhymed about drugs and women and their style was about to blow up in the early 1990s. This group was the Underground Kingz. What was the history of this group? What were the influences of this group? How did I relate personally? And what impact did this group have on society? The Underground Kingz also famously known as UGK, is a Texas hip hop group that originated in the 1980s; from …show more content…

Although, their music was a mixture of artists that they admired such as; Run DMC, KRS One and Dr. Dre, the group was still able to stay original to who they truly are. Bun B’s battle approach to every song that he performed on and Pimp C’s high voice and expertise at making unique beats is what made the group who they were. Many other hip hop artists consider UGK legends in the hip hop game. Bun B and Pimp C look at themselves as artist just being themselves. Pimp C stated in an interview, “This how we talk down here, some of us got a little deeper accent then others but this how we towk, so I said fuck it we gonna talk like this on a record.” They do not necessarily feel the were the originators of the down south style of music. They feel as if everyone down south talks and holds themselves in the same manner and they felt the same way about artists in New York and California, thats where they are from so thats the way they present themselves. UGK received a BET award for Best Group and Video of the Year in 2007, for their song “International Player’s Anthem”; which released on the album “Underground Kingz”. On December 5, 2012, UGK was inducted into the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame. The museum is located in Port Arthur, Texas and they wanted to honor the hip hop artists for all they had accomplished and also because they were Port Arthur …show more content…

Today they still inspire many other hip hop artists like Young Jeezy, Le$ and Rick Ross. Their southern style in which they do not like to take credit for is imitated by young artist everyday. Their stories of making it even when the odds were against them will always be inspirational especially to the artists in South Texas. I will always have a place for their music in my heart. I never had to live any of the moments that their songs were about, but it has always been nice to live through their rhymes.

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