I searched and noticed the old thread was closed.

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Influential Southern rapper Pimp C died of an accidental overdose of a combination of drugs he had named in his lyrics -- codeine and promethazine, the county coroner's office ruled Monday.


Pimp C, who was found dead in December, was an influential Southern rapper.

The drugs are key ingredients in "syrup," a narcotic of choice in Southern rap circles that was most famously celebrated by Three 6 Mafia and Pimp C's group Underground Kingz in the 2000 single "Sippin' on some Syrup."

The coroner's office said Pimp C had sleep apnea, which causes people to stop breathing for up to 30 seconds at a time while sleeping. That illness combined with large amounts of prescription-strength cough syrup is what killed the rapper, coroner's Capt. Ed Winter said.

DJ Screw, another influential figure in the Texas hip-hop scene, died of a heart attack in 2000 after a reported overdose of codeine-laced cough syrup.

Pimp C, born Chad Butler, was 33 when he was found in his bed December 4 at the upscale Mondrian hotel in West Hollywood. The coroner's office said his body was decomposing when it was found.

With partner-in-rhyme Bun B, Pimp C was half of the pioneering Port Arthur, Texas-based rap duo UGK. The group's self-titled CD topped the Billboard charts last year. Pimp C had been working on a solo effort before he died. E-mail to a friend

I hate to say it but I kind of figured as much.

Oh, so thats what they are talkin' about when they rap about "sippin' on some sizz-urp"
I though it was a slang term for a 40 oz. or some other alcohol.

You do stupid shit, it sometimes comes back to bite you in the ass.

Was it Aunt Jemima?

dont they mean sizzurp?

Geez, if you got the cash at least buy some real drugs. Syrup? You'd think he was some teenager living in New Mexico spending his allowance at the local CVS to get high.

that shit kills, i figured thats how he died tho. no healthy 33 year old just drops dead like that

It's the codeine that knocks you out. My doc prescribes it when I get a bad bronchitius. I sleep like a log after a full 2 tsp dosage. That's measuring spoon doses, not a regular teaspon.

I will refrain from making a snide (yet totally & appropriately funny) remark, as I don't want to piss off the mod(s).

Like everyone else, it doesn't surprise me.

= J

its prescription syrup, basically liquid vicodin.

Stupid way to die but what can you expect from someone who would call himself Pimp C.

Thank you Lastyear. Couldn't have said it better myself.

^that's hilarious..."rolls eyes"