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Video: The Kid Daytona on Loud Favorites

Nah Right - Found Jun. 24, 2009
Daytona recites his verse from ?Airborn? , that we posted this morning. Previously: The Kid Daytona feat. Bun B - Airbon (prod. 6th Sense)

Posted on June 24, 2009, 1:45 pm

A Man's Thoughts by Ginuwine

Metacritic.com: Music Reviews - Found Jun. 23, 2009
The latest album for the singer features Brandy, Bun B, Missy Elliott, and Timberland as guests. [R&B, Soul]

Posted on June 23, 2009, 11:58 am

BMI Sues Ludlow Venue Pianos

Village Voice - Found 15 hours ago
Evenson Brian Parks British Sea Power Britney Spears Broken Social Scene Brooklyn Bowl Bruce Springsteen Bun B Busta Rhymes Butthole Surfers...

Posted on July 4, 2009, 6:58 am

Five Spot: Lil Keke's Don't Mess With Texas

Houston Press - Found Jul. 3, 2009
But he's very John Everyman in his essence. His flow doesn't rumble under your feet like Z-Ro's, or rat-a-tat at your eardrum like Bun B's;

Posted on July 3, 2009, 3:45 am

Let Young Buck Get Things Going Proper This Weekend

Phoenix New Times - Found Jul. 2, 2009
The dude's got major label clout, a bevy of big name friends (50, Bun B, David Banner) and an impressive corral of hits to his name.
Buck roses buck up to tough conditions - Examiner.com
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Posted on July 2, 2009, 3:41 am

Take the bull by the horns

Khaleej Times - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Past guest lecturers have included Bun B from chart-topping rap outfit UGK, Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil and French party king DJ Mehdi.

Posted on July 2, 2009, 6:29 am

Ginuwine Has the #1 R&B Album in the Country

Reuters - Found Jul. 1, 2009
Together they brought A Man's Thoughts to life, tapping Brandy, Bun B, Timbaland and Missy for creative collaborations.
Candids: Singer Ginuwine arrives at the 2009 BET Awards - Urban Mecca
Ginuwine Has the #1 R&B Album in the Country - Forbes.com
Ginuwine Has the #1 R&B Album in the Country - PR inside
Ginuwine Has the #1 R&B Album in the Country - Earthtimes.org
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Posted on July 1, 2009, 4:35 am

Video: Bun B Interview w/ Semtex @ Glastonbury

Nah Right - Found Jun. 29, 2009
Bun talks on: *Working with Dizzee Rascal *Michael Jackson *Drake and his role on ?So Far Gone?. *Hitting the streets of the UK.

Posted on June 29, 2009, 10:06 am

Five Spot: Just Your Average Everyday Street Gangsta

Houston Press - Found Jun. 26, 2009
Rumor has it that both Lupe Fiasco and Drake approached E.S.G. after the Bun B and Friends show last weekend and gave praise to him...

Posted on June 26, 2009, 12:36 pm

Raekwon Promises Us That Cuban Linx II Exists

New York Magazine - Found Jun. 26, 2009
You?re bringing in a lot of non-Wu performers this time. What is it about guys like Bun B, Jadakiss, and the Game that you can relate to?

Posted on June 26, 2009, 8:11 am

Bun B Biography

Bun B
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Bun B
Performing in Atlanta in August 2008.
Performing in Atlanta in August 2008.
Background information
Birth name Bernard Freeman
Origin Port Arthur, Texas
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1989 - present
Label(s) Trill, Rap-a-Lot, UGK
Associated acts E-40, Mike Jones, UGK, Paul Wall

Bernard Freeman, better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and formerly one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK.

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UGK and Mddl Fngz

Based in Port Arthur, Texas, Bun B and fellow rapper Chad "Pimp C" Butler formed UGK in the late 1980scitation needed and in 1993 signed with Jive Records, which released their major-label debut Too Hard to Swallow. That album was the first among several more bestselling Southern rap albums. Although focusing on UGK, Bun B formed the side project Mddl Fngz in 2000.1 Mddl Fngz was featured in the AND 1 Streetball video game with the track "Hard In the Paint". UGK has performed guest appearances in the songs "Big Pimpin'" by Jay-Z and "Sippin' on Some Syrup" by Three 6 Mafia.

Solo career

When Pimp C entered a jail sentence on an aggravated gun assault charge in 2003, Bun B made guest appearances on numerous albums by other Southern rappers and released a 2005 mixtape titled Legends.1 Singles featuring Bun B included "They Don't Know" by Paul Wall and "Gimme That" by Webbie. Bun B also appeared in a documentary titled Screwed In Houston produced by VBS/Vice Magazine that details the history of the Houston rap scene.

Trill

In October 2005, Bun B's debut solo album Trill was released.2 Singles included "Draped Up" with Mike Jones, Lil' Flip, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Aztec Escobar, and Z-Ro,2 "Git It" with Ying Yang Twins, and "Get Throwed" with Pimp C, Z-Ro, Young Jeezy, & Jay-Z.3 The album peaked at the sixth spot on the American Billboard 200 chart and number one on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.4

II Trill

After Pimp C died in 2007, Bun B returned to a solo career. In 2008, he released his second album, II Trill 1 The first single was "That's Gangsta" featuring Sean Kingston. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 98,000 copies.5 Other singles were "Damn I'm Cold" featuring Lil Wayne and "You're Everything" featuring Rick Ross, David Banner, and 8Ball & MJG, the latter of which was dedicated to the late Pimp C. Bun B's third album is to be Trill O.G.6

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