Find Bun on Twitter and Instagram. Bun B: I appreciate you, man. I think this is a very interesting take on conversations. When we first announced this podcast on Instagram, Bun texted me immediately and said he wanted to be part of it. We gotta shout out Kadoma from Sneaker Summit for letting us tape this episode in his office, literally in his office. Thank you, Kadoma.

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To download high-res images, visit photo gallery. Houston's reputation on the rap scene wouldn't be what it is today without the help of Bernard Freeman--better known to the world as Bun B. In the early '90s, the American rapper made up one-half of the southern rap duo UnderGround Kingz , along with the late Pimp C. Together, the pair released several chart-topping albums, including the self-titled UnderGround Kingz, which debuted at number one on the Billboard Bun B later went on to pursue a solo career and, in , will release his fourth album, Trill 4 Life. In addition to his rap career, Bun B also co-teaches a region and hip-hop culture class at Rice University. I'm originally from Port Arthur. Raised in Port Arthur, but born in a Houston hospital.
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Happy to take on a father figure role for the many rappers in and around his beloved Port Arthur, Texas, rapper Bun B has taken more hits than a heavyweight in a career spanning more than 30 years. They had their first number one record last year, almost 20 years later, which for hip-hop is a ridiculous time span, and he is still around — so give it up one more time for Bun B. Recording back then, in the early days — one, it was more time-consuming. For example, if I had to redo a vocal take, you would have to stop the machine, wait for the tapes to rewind, wait for all the tracks to lock back in and then go again, whereas digitally it is two taps of the space bar. It is really a personal preference. So I think we will have to talk about the special sound that you introduced to the game later, but first of all, Port Arthur. Port Arthur, Texas, is a very small refinery town in south-east Texas. The town next to it, Beaumont, Texas, is where the largest oil drilling in the world has ever happened. I think at its peak it was releasing , gallons of oil a day. There are only 50, people in the whole town, only two high schools, three elementaries, so everybody knows everybody.
He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University , located in Houston , Texas. 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. Both groups joined forces and formed the group 4 Black Ministers.