[00:00:00] The Story - Bun B [00:00:12] Say this is the realist shit I ever wrote or said [00:00:15] Wake up with it everyday [00:00:16] And take it with me to bed [00:00:18] Hurting my heart [00:00:19] And hanging over my head [00:00:21] Bout the realest nigga these [00:00:22] Texas streets ever bred [00:00:25] C L Butler better known as Chad or Pimp C [00:00:27] The closest homeboy that I ever had [00:00:30] Now when we first met [00:00:32] We wasn't on the same page [00:00:33] From pettiness understandings [00:00:35] That got cleared up with age [00:00:36] Two young boys [00:00:38] Who was ready to mash [00:00:39] Put P A on the map [00:00:41] And maybe make a little cash [00:00:42] Jumped down with Big Tyme [00:00:44] Put down a few songs [00:00:45] Everybody co-signed saying [00:00:47] That we could do no wrong [00:00:49] Then hit the streets [00:00:50] With a big ass bang [00:00:52] Them gangsta ass rhymes [00:00:53] With that country ass twang [00:00:55] Dropped "Tell Me Something Good" [00:00:56] Took off and went live [00:00:58] Shit next thing you know [00:00:59] We was signing to Jive [00:01:01] Dropped "Too Hard to Swallow" " [00:01:03] A Pocket Full of Stones" [00:01:04] Put the remix on "Menace" [00:01:05] Shit we had it going on [00:01:07] Got love in the streets [00:01:08] And played on the air [00:01:10] But the homey putting us out [00:01:11] Wasn't playing too fair [00:01:13] Had to separate ourself [00:01:14] Bring in a new team [00:01:16] But sometimes the other side [00:01:18] Ain't always what it seems [00:01:19] We dropped "Super Tight" [00:01:21] A album full of killer flows [00:01:22] But then we got caught up [00:01:24] With the drugs and the hoes [00:01:25] We didn't realize what was [00:01:27] Happening on the real [00:01:28] And new management was [00:01:30] Cutting back room deals [00:01:31] Hiding different money [00:01:33] And ever sealing the price [00:01:34] He had us doing all the work [00:01:36] But was keeping the biggest slice [00:01:37] Took a while to catch on [00:01:39] To what homey was doing [00:01:40] But by the time we did [00:01:42] All the paperwork was in ruins [00:01:43] Nigga kept all the receipts [00:01:45] So we couldn't file taxes [00:01:47] The next thing you know [00:01:48] IRS hitting us with axes [00:01:50] Pimp you owe seven figures [00:01:51] Bun you owe six [00:01:53] Better get your paper together [00:01:54] Get this shit fixed [00:01:56] Remixed the management team [00:01:58] And tried it ourself [00:01:59] Cussed out the GM [00:02:00] Almost got put on the shelf [00:02:02] F**k it dropped "Ridin' Dirty" [00:02:04] Instant classic in the South [00:02:05] Reclaimed the southern title [00:02:07] Shut everybody's mouth [00:02:08] Got some clout in the game [00:02:10] Boys calling us the greatest [00:02:11] But meanwhile me and [00:02:13] Pimp is still ducking haters [00:02:14] The old manager calling [00:02:16] And say he fina' sue [00:02:17] And put a padlock on the [00:02:19] Everything we trying to do [00:02:20] Put a call out to the Prince [00:02:22] This nigga still hating [00:02:23] We got heat for the streets [00:02:25] And we can't keep the people waiting [00:02:27] He made a call to [00:02:28] And folks telling the man [00:02:30] You gotta cut UGK some slack understand [00:02:32] Young Pimp got the plan [00:02:34] Bun got the drawl [00:02:36] Rap-A-Lot had our back [00:02:37] And we just waiting on Jive [00:02:39] We got the big bosses [00:02:41] On the same page [00:02:42] So me and young Pimp went [00:02:43] Hit 'em from center stage [00:02:45] Next thing you know [00:02:47] We got this call from the N Y [00:02:49] It's Jay-Z saying y'all niggaz getting fly [00:02:52] He doing "Volume 3" and [00:02:53] Got a track from Timb [00:02:54] And wondered could some [00:02:56] Trill niggaz rock it with him [00:02:57] Shit big Bun was all for it [00:02:59] But Pimp wasn't sure [00:03:00] But "Big Pimpin" hit 'em 187-Pure