UGK 4 Life

UGK 4 Life
Studio album by UGK
Released	March 31, 2009
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	58:20
Label	Jive, Epic
Producer	Pimp C, Averexx, Mannie Fresh, Akon, Cory Mo, Steve Below, DJ B-Do
UGK chronology
Underground Kingz (2007) UGK 4 Life (2009)
Singles from UGK 4 Life
"Da Game Been Good to Me" Released: January 16, 2009

UGK 4 Life is the sixth and final studio album by American hip hop duo UGK. The album was released on March 31, 2009, by Jive Records and Epic Records. This is also the first posthumous album for Pimp C.^[1]

Background

On December 4, 2007, Pimp C was found dead in his California hotel room.^[2] In March 2008, Bun B confirmed the final studio album would be dedicated to the late Pimp C.^[3]

Recording

The first single "Da Game Been Good to Me" was released onto the Internet on January 16, 2009.^[4] It was made available on iTunes on February 20, 2009.^[5] Bun B stated he recorded a song dedicated to his late partner Pimp C.^[3]

Bun B stated that he would not experiment with new collaborations or producers.^[1]

“

This album is not about who I wanna work with and what kind of beats I wanna do, this album is about what the people wanna hear, and that's Bun and Pimp. And I wanna try to give that to them in the most purest sense."

”

In addition to Pimp C, production came from producers such as Mannie Fresh, Akon, Cory Mo, Steve Below and DJ B-Do. Collaborators include Ronald Isley, Lil Boosie, Webbie, Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Sleepy Brown, Big Gipp, Akon & Raheem DeVaughn.^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)[9]
PopMatters	(8/10)[10]
Spin	[11]
Vibe	(favorable)[12]

Initial critical response to UGK 4 Life was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 84, based on 9 reviews.^[13]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 selling 76,419 copies in its first week.^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Chad Butler, Corey Moore	Cory Mo	1:45
2.	"Still on the Grind" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)	Steve Below, Butler, Bernard Freeman	Steve Below	4:13
3.	"Everybody Wanna Ball"	Butler, Freeman, Moore	Cory Mo	3:57
4.	"Feelin' You"	Below, Butler, Howard Beverly, Freeman	Steve Below	3:54
5.	"The Pimp & The Bun" (featuring Ron Isley)	Butler, Freeman, Marvin Isley, Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper	Mannie Fresh	3:32
6.	"She Luv It"	Butler, Freeman, Moore	Cory Mo	3:53
7.	"7th Street Interlude"	Butler, Michael Dean, Freeman	Pimp C, Mike Dean (co.)	1:26
8.	"Swishas & Erb" (featuring Sleepy Brown)	Ruben Bailey, Patrick Brown, Butler, Freeman, Rico Wade	Pimp C, Averexx	4:02
9.	"Purse Come First" (featuring Big Gipp)	Butler, Freeman, Cameron Gipp, Michael Hawkins, Lee Hutson, Jr.	DJ B-Do, Pimp C	4:23
10.	"Harry Asshole" (featuring Lil' Boosie & Webbie)	Butler, Freeman, Webster Gradney, Jr., Torrence Hatch, Moore	Cory Mo	4:15
11.	"Used to Be" (featuring 8Ball & MJG, B-Legit & E-40)	Butler, Freeman, Marlon Goodwin, Premro Smith, Brandt Jones, Earl Stevens	Pimp C, DJ B-Do	5:40
12.	"Steal Your Mind" (featuring Too $hort & Snoop Dogg)	Below, Calvin Broadus, Jr., Butler, Freeman, Todd Shaw	Steve Below	4:45
13.	"Texas Ave. Interlude"	Butler, Dean, Freeman	Pimp C, Mike Dean (co.)	1:16
14.	"Hard as Hell" (featuring Akon)	Butler, Freeman, Aliaune Thiam, Giorgio Tuinfort	Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort (co.)	3:55
15.	"Da Game Been Good to Me"	Butler, Freeman,	Pimp C, Averexx	4:20
16.	"Outro"	Freeman, Moore	Cory Mo	3:11

• (co.) denotes co-producer.

Sample credits

• "Still on the Grind" contains samples of "Don't Mess With Mr. T" by Marvin Gaye.
• "Everybody Wanna Ball" contains samples of "Big Pimpin'" by Jay-Z and UGK.
• "Feelin' You" contains samples of "Feel That You're Feelin'" by Maze.
• "The Pimp & The Bun" contains samples of "Here We Go Again" by The Isley Brothers.
• "Swishas & Erb" contains samples of "Peaches & Erb" by Society of Soul.
• "Purse Come First" contains samples of "Try Love Again" by The Natural Four.
• "Harry Asshole" contains samples of "I Left It Wet For You" by UGK and alludes lyrics from "Let Me See It" by UGK.

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[15]

Ruben Bailey: Composer Keith Bardin: Photography Steve Below: Composer, Producer Frankie Beverly: Composer Leslie Brathwaite: Mixing Calvin Broadus: Composer Patrick Brown : Composer Bun B: Executive Producer Chad Butler: Composer Mike Dean: Mixing, Producer Hal Fitzgerald: Engineer Pam Francis: Photography Mannie Fresh: Producer Jeff Gilligan: Art Direction, Design Cameron K-Oz Gipp: Composer Michael Hawkins: Composer Lee Hutson, Jr.: Composer Ernie Isley: Composer Marvin Isley: Composer O'Kelly Isley: Composer

Ronald Isley: Composer Rudolph Isley: Composer Chris Jasper: Composer Anzel "Intl Red" Jennings: A&R Brandt Jones: Composer Rick Marcel: Guitar Clay Patrick McBride: Photography Mike Mo: Engineer, Mixing Corey Moore: Composer Raymond "Yoda" Murray: Composer J. Prince: Executive Producer Ari Raskin: Engineer Todd Shaw: Composer Jeffrey Sledge: A&R Premro Smith: Composer Chris Soper: Engineer Earl Stevens: Composer Aliaune "Akon" Thiam: Composer Giorgio Tuinfort: Composer, Producer Rico Wade: Composer

Chart positions

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[16]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17]	2

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