Bun B
Bun B (born March 19, 1973 in Port Arthur , Texas ; actually Bernard Freeman ) is an American rapper who is currently under contract with Rap-A-Lot Records , an American hip-hop label in Houston .
Life
Bun B founded the formation UGK (Underground Kingz) together with rapper Pimp C at the end of the 80s . In 2000 he founded Mddl Fngz as a side project , but his main project remained UGK. That changed on January 28, 2002, when Pimp C was imprisoned for eight years for owning and selling guns. Pimp C was released early on December 30, 2005, on parole until 2009, but died on December 4, 2007.
In the meantime, Bun B had set up on his own and released his debut album Trill in 2005 , which reached number 6 on the US charts and received a gold record for more than 500,000 copies sold . Before the death of Pimp C, the duo UGK released the double CD Underground Kingz as their fifth studio album in 2007 .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
US | |||
2005 | Trill |
US6th
gold
(24 weeks)US |
Initial publication: September 13, 2005 US sales: 500,000+ |
2008 | II trill |
US2 (16 weeks) US |
First published: May 20, 2008
|
2010 | Trill OG |
US4 (10 weeks) US |
First published: August 3, 2010
|
2013 | Trill OG: The Epilogue |
US30 (2 weeks) US |
First published: November 11, 2013
|
2018 | Return of the Trill |
US150 (1 week) US |
First published: August 31, 2018
|
Mix tapes
- 2005: King of the Trill
- 2005: Legends (with Mddl Fngz)
- 2005: Whut It Dew (Vol. 2) (with Rapid Ric and Killa Kyleon)
- 2006: Gangsta Grillz: The Legends Series (Vol. 1) (with DJ Drama and Mddl Fngz)
- 2006: Texas Legends (with K-Sam)
- 2008: Bun House (with DJ Rell)
- 2010: No Mixtape
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2005 | Give Me That Savage Life |
- | - | - | - |
US29 (20 weeks) US |
First published: January 22nd, 2005
(Webbie feat. Bun B) |
Check on It # 1’s |
DE11 (16 weeks) DE |
AT10 (19 weeks) AT |
CH7 (26 weeks) CH |
UK3 (16 weeks) UK |
US1 (28 weeks) US |
More singles
- 2005: Draped Up (feat. Lil 'Keke )
- 2006: Git It ( feat.Ying Yang Twins )
- 2006: Trill Recognize Trill ( feat.Ludacris )
- 2006: Get Throwed ( feat.Pimp C , Z-Ro , Young Jeezy and Jay-Z )
- 2008: That's Gangsta ( feat.Sean Kingston )
- 2010: Trillionaire (feat.T -Pain )
- 2010: Put It Down ( feat.Drake )
- 2013: Fire (feat. Rick Ross , 2 Chainz and Serani)
Guest contributions (selection)
- 2007: My '64 - Mike Jones (with Snoop Dogg and Bun B)
- 2009: City Lights - Method Man and Redman (feat.Bun B)
- 2017: Candy Paint - Kodak Black (feat.Bun B)
Web links
- Bun B in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bun B in the All Music Guide (English)
swell
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bun B |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Freeman, Bernard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Arthur , Texas, USA |