U.G.K.'s Pimp C, legally known as Chad Butlet, was found dead Tuesday morning, December 4th, 2007, inside a Los Angeles Mondrian Hotel room. Details of how he died have not been revealed, only that the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 call, find him dead when arriving upon the scene.

OGPR, a publicity firm that represents Pimp C / U.G.K. released the following statement.

"It is with great regret that I must confirm that Chad Butler aka Pimp C, one half of the legendary UGK, was in fact discovered dead this morning. Manager Rick Martin is asking that everyone please respect his family and those close to him at this time and refrain from rumors and innuendo. A formal statement will be released later this afternoon."

Pimp C was released from a three-year prison stint in late 2005, after a conviction for aggravated assault, reuniting with longtime partner Bun B for the release of U.G.K.'s Underground Kingz LP, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts this past August. The Outkast featured lead single, "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" helped propell the album to the top of the charts, but the group had a long history of classics. U.G.K. was featured on Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin", but had made a name for themselves many years before with the seminal Southern rap classic, "Pocket Full Of Stones", from the Menace II Society soundtrack.
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MTV reports that Tony Stark will meets up with Tony Starks, in the big screen adaptation of the Marvel comic book, Iron Man. According to the report, Ghostface Killah will make a cameo appearance in the Jon Favraeu directed role, meeting up with Robert Downey Jr (who plays Stark) in the film.

"I jumped in there for maybe 12 or 16 bars, nothing too major," said Ghost. "We called each other Tony onscreen. I'm like, 'Tony Stark, I got your jet, I didn't mess it up.' He was like, 'I got the Bentley for you, I laced it up.' I had two girls with me, I was like, 'That's you [pointing toward the girls].' I sent two birds at him. It was a wrap for that scene. He's a cool dude and funny. Big up to Robert Downey Jr," he added.

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Bay Area rapper Spice 1 was shot in his car during the early morning hours of Monday (December 3). Tthe rapper (born Robert L. Green, Jr.) is reportedly in critical condition.

The incident took place around 12:30 a.m. in the 26000th block of Chiplaw Ave. in Hayward, Calif. Lieutenant Reid Lindblom of the Hayward Californina police, spoke to SOHH about the shooting.

"The victim was asleep in his car, parked in the driveway of his house when an unknown suspect apparently came up to the side of the car and [shot] him in the chest," Lindblom said. "The victim indicated that he was asleep and became aware of somebody standing next to the car."

Other reports have said Spice 1 was shot twice, but police confirmed he was actually only struck once.

Police say a motive is still unclear but investigators have been assigned to the case.
"It's premature to say that there are no leads because I'm sure there is some evidence," Lindblom said. "Investigators are talking to people in the neighborhood ...we're working on it. It's an open and active case."

Spice 1 is a legend in the Bay Area who stepped on the Hip-Hop scene in the early '90s. He has a discography of more that 15 albums, three of which went gold on Jive Records.

His most recent album, Thug A$$ociation, was released independently and dropped in May. The disc features B-Legit, Roger Troutman and C-Bo.
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