Cough syrup and sleep apnea the cause of Pimp C's death

A combination of drinking cough syrup and a pre-existing sleep apnea condition were the cause of death for UGK legend Pimp C aka Chad Butler, the Los Angeles Coroner said today.

C, who was found in bed at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, CA, on December 4th.

The report listed the condition of his body as "decomposed" and also noted that C had a history of sleep apnea. The official cause of death was determined to be "due to promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors," said Ed Winter, assistant chief of the coroner's office.

"Sleep apnea, you stop breathing," Winter said. "Coupled with a medication that suppresses your respiratory abilities, you end up with an accidental death."

"We found a large amount of prescription cough medicine in the bedroom," Winter said.

Things were finally starting to go quite well for C, who spent four years in prison and was released in 2005.

"Chad was finally seeing the results of the years of love and labor that he and Bun B have put in over the years, culminating in the tremendous success of their album, 'Underground Kingz,'" C's manager Rick Martin said.

"Chad was set to soar with not only a new solo deal on Jive Records, but a lucrative publishing deal, a new satellite radio show, several group projects and a national cologne endorsement. Chad had everything to live for," Martin added.

UGK tops the charts

UGK, Texas rap duo (Bun B & Pimp C(, came in at number 1 on the billboard charts this week. UGK’s seventh album, “Underground Kingz,” sold 156k units giving them the number one album in the country for the first time in their career’s. UGK first came together in 1987, and after 20 years in the game they are still going strong. Number 2 on the charts was Plies with, “The Real Testament,” selling 91k units. Plies has had much success with his single, “Shawty,” featuring T-Pain. Common drops from the number 1 spot to number 7 this week.

The top 2 albums in the country are from southern rap artist, so the South is not going anywhere people.

UGK - Underground Kingz