Yes, the title is true, one article, one interview, one post. All for the low low price of nothing. I am nothing if not bargain-minded. Act now while supplies last and before I run out of cliches to spew. Nonsensical gibberish aside, I may not be as a big a UGK fan as others on the Internet, but I’m not about to deny that they made a lot of great music, nor will I argue with anyone who wants to ascribe classic status to Ridin’ Dirty. Plus, Bun B is one of the world’s great interviews and it was an honor to speak with him. The link to the Times piece is below, the interview with Bun is below the jump.
LA Times: Bun B’s Birthday Has Him Thinking of Pimp C’s Death
A: It was phenomenal. We performed the first night and the fire marshal came out three different times trying to shut us down because too many people were trying to get in. But it wasn’t their fault, there were just so many artists there, so much energy. Being in the building was incredible, it was off the chain.
Q: Had you played it before?
A: I’d played it two or three times as a solo artist.
A: Not really. But in respect to other music festivals, there’s a lot of stuff going on. Usually, it’s just two big stages, but at SXSW every venue is unique, there’s so much going on over so many days. But really, we take all of our shows seriously.
A: There’s a purposefulness to this album. We’re trying to get across there’s a lot of things that need to be said, that people are living too comfortably in their skin and that the truth needs to be heard.
A: That’s part of it.
A: Class needs to be addressed. I think it’s becoming more evident that
A: A big role. I’m from
A: Songs like “Get Ya Issue” address the state of the hood. The way things would be if it was up to me. It’s a state of the community song that says that things that are fucked up. It’s the shit that you see if you live in any urban community, if you’re black or Mexican or a Middle Eastern or European or African, it’s hard out here, it’s fucked up. Unfortunately the
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A: From here all I can see is that he’s down with George, so I don’t like that at all. However, John McCain is a war hero and he knows so many things that many of us will never know or learn. To think of the pain and torment he’s gone through is astonishing. I have an extreme regard for him in that way and I think anyone who enjoys American liberties has to give him credit and due respect. The thing is my grandpa fought in
A: I really couldn’t say, it’s tough to pinpoint a specific one. UGK had some great moments. Keep in the kind there’s some stuff that people haven’t heard, there are songs that we were saving for the next UGK album that are incredible.
A: I attribute it to being real to people. You can’t lie to the people, they’ll find out the truth about you, especially in the Internet age.
Q: Do you read a lot on the Internet?
A: Hell yeah, I read all that shit.
A:, I really hate to give that dude any kind of any kind of promotion. He’s like an 8th rate Howard Stern of the Internet. It was an issue of him trying to assassinate my partner’s character when he couldn’t defend himself. That guy doesn’t go anywhere but to Panic at the Disco! and New Pornographers concerts. He’s like one of these NPR guys saying things to get a bite.
Q: What do you think about blogs in general?
A: At the end of the day, a blog is just about one person, usually not doing any research. To validate what people call journalism, the media jumps the fence and does whatever. I’m not hating on the media either, the difference is blogs print how they feel about a situation and it doesn’t necessarily have to be corroborated by information. Ultimately, shame on me for getting mad about it. I should know better.”
A: Definitely, it doesn’t exist the same way anymore. A lot of people actually owe Hammer an apology because he wasn’t really selling out, he was killing it. Hammer was showing people how far hip-hop could go if we wanted to take it there. Look at people like Master P, these people went as far as their imagination let them. I remember P telling me early on, ‘I’m going to sell movies, toys, albums whatever I can sell. Because at the end of the day we’re parents, we’re husbands and we’re fans. There are more opportunities than ever for musicians musician to capitalize off the art. Now as far as compromising yourself artistically, that’s a a personal and moral issue. At the end of the day, we all make music for people to listen to.
A: I think about it. Everyone has to think about it, it’s a very real thing. The reality is that it’s not just a downloading issue. The consumer understands how long it takes to make stuff, they understand if you’re productive or lazy and they’re onto the bluff that labels have perpetuated for years, the days of releasing albums with only one or two hot songs are done. It’s up to the companies to demand more of their artists and their artists to demand more of their goddamned self. If you don’t have to do better, you won’t.
A: To spread the message that Pimp was a great person as well as a great artist and to help his name live on.
Download:
MP3: Bun B ft. Scarface & Young Jeezy-“Pushin'”
MP3: Wale ft. Bun B & Pusha-T -“Back in the Go-Go”
MP3: UGK-“One Day”
MP3: UGK-“Belts to Match”