Southern Texas Houston rapper Pimp C (Chad Butler) was been found dead in his hotel room early this morning December 4th, 2007. L.A. County Fire reports they responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel located on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Pimp C was pronounced dead when he was found in bed.

Pimp C was in L.A. for his performance with rapper and friend Too Short at the “House of Blues.”

Pimp C was popularly known as one half of theUGK along with Bun B. UGK is mostly known as featuring on the 2000 hit single from Jay-Z  “Big Pimpin'” and recently had success with Outkast on the song “International Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)” from their 2007 album ‘Underground Kingz.’

More details to come as the story unravels.