| My friends often ask me why I listen to UGK. My | | | | love with San Antonio. I was drawn to the Hispanic |
| response to them is that as a kid I grew up all over | | | | women, the style of dress, the ethnic foods and the |
| because my father was in the Navy, because of this | | | | style of music, especially the regional Houston music. |
| I was exposed to a lot of different styles of music. I | | | | Houston music has a life of its own. It is very distinct. |
| would ride the freeways with my family listening to | | | | Groups like DJ Screw and Swisha House dominated |
| anything from Steely Dan to Sade to Kenny G to | | | | the underground Rap scene in Texas and quickly |
| Michael Jackson. | | | | spread all over the US. Out of Houston emerged a |
| As Rap music evolved I would hear samples of | | | | group by the name of Underground Kingz more |
| different music from the past used in a lot of the | | | | commonly known as UGK. From the start they stood |
| Rap tracks. It was always interesting to me to hear | | | | out. |
| how this new music used samples from older hits (or | | | | UGK caught my attention when they had a hit song |
| even obscure songs) and put a new twist on things. | | | | "Pocket Full of Stones" which debuted on the Menace |
| My brother and I would hear a song and say "Hey | | | | to Society film. Bun B (Bernard Freeman) and Pimp C |
| listen closely. Can you hear that? That's a sample | | | | (Chad Butler) put together music and lyrics that just |
| from XYZ". An example of this is when UGK did "Tell | | | | seemed to completely represent the Heart and Soul |
| me something Good". | | | | of Texas to me. Whenever I would hear their music |
| When I joined the Army I was sent to Texas after | | | | it would just feel like TEXAS.....Feel like.....Me. I loved it |
| Basic Training. Texas was a hell of a lot different | | | | from the start and I still love it today. |
| from any of the places I had been before. I fell in | | | | |