In 1991, Russell Washington founded Bigtyme Recordz, a Houston label with which he signed his first two artists, local rappers Chad Bulter and Bernard Freeman. Under the respective names of Pimp C and Bun B, this duo from Port Arthur forms U.G.K., an acronym for Under Ground Kingz under which the duo publishes his first effort in April 26, 1992, a seven-track EP.
The production is entirely made by Pimp C (Bun B helps in "976-BUN-B"), which invests on a simple, lean, minimal lo-fi sound, with funky-jazzy vibes and a skinny, syncopated and pounding drum machine, sometimes slow. These two guys deliver pretty violent lyrics, close to the gangsta subgenre, with an energetic rapping style, going to compose part of what will be their debut studio album at the end of the same year with Jive Records, which will have the task of cleaning up some pieces from the dirty production of Pimp C or from the excessive lyrics of the duo. Overall, it's a good EP, solid and raw, among the best gangsta products of the period. 7/10.
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