Bun B

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风格: #南方说唱
地区: United States of America 美国

艺人介绍

如果想要在美国南部Hip-Hop界找出一位传奇人物的话，大家第一个可能会想到的歌手就是Bun B，本名Bernard Freeman的他无论是和英年早逝的说唱组合UGK战友Pimp C（本名Chad Butler，于2007年12月4日去世）一起创作出一首首Hip-hop佳作，还是作为Solo艺人成为南部写词功力最强的MC之一，所有他所做的事情都对Hip-hop音乐，尤其是美国南部说唱音乐有着很大的影响力。不管是作为说唱组合UGK的二分之一，还是以个人的身份，Bun B这个名字已经代表了一段历史。可能大家都是通过Jay-Z的一首“Big Pimpin’”而认识Bun B的，但其实在那儿之前他就已经是休斯顿和整个南方说唱界传奇式的人物了。从'Big Pimping' 到 'Pocket Full Of Stones'， Bun B始终在向世人展示他作为说唱歌手的多元化。

Bun B和Pimp C一起为南部说唱的发展画下了蓝图，他也是许多年轻新锐的奋斗目标和精神偶像。他不但为南部说唱的发展画下了蓝图，更是不断追求着成为最棒的说唱歌手的最高目标。虽然他来自名声并不太好的南方，但是真正的Hip-Hop爱好者们知道Bun B的实力绝对可以和世界上任何一个MC所抗衡。他们在说唱圈里打拼了接近20年，使UGK这个名字甚至可以去和Hip-hop划上等号，是的，我没有瞎说，UGK The UnderGround King = Hip-hop。

而现在，Bun B为了巩固自己的地位，将推出第二张个人单飞专辑《II Trill》。

作为传奇地下说唱组合UGK的成员之一，Bun B在这20年的音乐生涯中几乎是一直跟随着UGK组合一起发片，他的个人专辑很少。直到2005年，他才推出了首张个人专辑《Trill》。当时，《Trill》在Billboard 200排行榜中上榜第一周就排在第六位，上市首周的销量达到11万8千张。阔别近三年之后，Bun B终于发行了他的第二张正式专辑《II Trill》。在Billboard 200专辑榜中，《II Trill》获得亚军，首周销量为9万8千张。

Bernard Freeman (born March 19, 1973) professionally known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz). He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University, located in Houston, Texas. He released his third official solo album, Trill OG, on August 3, 2010, which received a 5 Mic "Classic" rating in The Source magazine - the first album in over five years to receive the honor.

UGK

In the late 1980s, Pimp C started the rap duo UGK. He first released a demo tape titled "Underground King" which didn't feature Bun B on the track. Instead, it featured Pimp C's friend Mitchell Queen. Bun B and friend Jalon Jackson had their own group called P.A. Militia. Both groups joined forces and formed the group 4 Black Ministers. Queen and Jackson later left the group leaving Pimp C and Bun B so they decided to revert to UGK. The demo Pimp C recorded with Mitchell Queen, Underground King, caught the attention of an independent label in Houston called Bigtyme Records. They then released an extended play titled The Southern Way. The release of this record caught the attention of Jive Records. While recording their debut album, Too Hard to Swallow, many of the songs had content too explicit for the album, so Bigtyme Records released an extended play titled Banned before the album was released, including all the songs that were too explicit for Too Hard to Swallow. The song "Pocket Full of Stones" became the first UGK song to get major airplay throughout the United States. Their sophomore album, Super Tight..., followed in 1994. Their third album, Ridin' Dirty, peaked at number 2 on the R&B Charts in 1996, and at number 15 on the Billboard 200. After releasing their fourth studio album, Dirty Money, Pimp C got sentenced to jail.

Trill and beginning of solo career

When Bun B's UGK partner, the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler, entered a jail sentence on an aggravated gun assault charge in 2002, Bun B made guest appearances on numerous albums by other rappers and released a 2005 mixtape titled Legends. Singles featuring a Bun B guest appearance included "They Don't Know" by Paul Wall, "Gimme That" by Webbie and "I'm A G" by Yung Joc. Bun B also appeared in a documentary titled Screwed In Houston produced by VBS/Vice that details the history of the Houston rap scene.

In October 2005, Bun B's debut solo album Trill was released. Singles included "Draped Up", "Git It", and "Get Throwed". The album peaked at the number 6 spot on the American Billboard 200 chart and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.

II Trill

After Pimp C died in 2007, Bun B returned to a solo career. In 2008, he released his second album, II Trill. The first single was "That's Gangsta" featuring Jamaican American artist Sean Kingston. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 98,000 copies. Other singles were "Damn I'm Cold" featuring Lil Wayne and "You're Everything" featuring Rick Ross, David Banner, DJ Corbett and 8Ball & MJG, the latter of which was dedicated to the late Pimp C.

Trill OG

Bun B's third album is Trill OG. In an interview with MTV Live, Bun B stated that 2Pac was set to feature on the album, claiming "It's a brand new verse." The album was released under Universal Music Group on August 3, 2010.

Trill OG: The Epilogue

On October 28, 2011, a song titled "The Life" and produced by 14KT was leaked. On March 3, 2012, Bun B leaked a song featuring Royce da 5'9" and Redman titled "Stop Playin'" after he reached 400,000 followers on Twitter. He has not announced the song's appearance on his upcoming album

His fourth studio album was rumored to be titled, Trill 4 Life and scheduled for a 2013 release. On August 22, 2013, Rap-A-Lot Records revealed that his Sony distributed fourth studio album will be released in October 2013. The album is to feature guest appearances from Rick Ross and 2 Chainz. On October 4, 2013, the album was then officially announced to be titled Trill OG: The Epilogue and be released on November 12, 2013. The album was revealed to contain primarily leftover tracks from the Trill O.G. recording sessions. It was also confirmed to feature Pimp C, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Lil Boosie, Kirko Bangz, Big K.R.I.T., Raekwon, Z-Ro and Devin The Dude.

Teaching

At the start of the Spring 2011 semester, Bun B joined the faculty of Rice University as a Distinguished Lecturer. He taught a course in the School of the Humanities on Hip-Hop and Religion. Into 2013 Bun B continues to teach the course twice a week.

Coloring Book

On September 17, 2013, Freeman released a coloring book titled "Bun B's Rap Coloring Book" along with author Shea Serrano. Freeman and Serrano had previously talked about working together to make a book. At first they agreed on a "hip hop survival guide", but both agreed against the project. Later on, Serrano drew coloring pages of rappers that he posted on Tumblr. The pages quickly went viral. Freeman and Serrano then decided to make a whole coloring book.

Personal life

Bun B is married to Angela Walls since 2003 and has two stepchildren and one step-grandchild. His stepson is American rapper Young-B, who is currently a member of the rap group Youngest N Charge. Youngest N Charge is currently Bun B's opening act.

Bun B　Bernard Freeman

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Bun B Bernard Freeman

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Bun B　Bernard Freeman