According to former A&R executive Jeff Sledge, Pimp C said, “Na, I ain’t doing that. Man, f*ck Jay-Z.” Firm in his convictions, he delayed putting his verse on the record after Bun B and Jay-Z already laid theirs down. The Timbaland-produced track became a memorable anthem, but it almost didn’t happen with UGK because Pimp C wasn’t on board. “Big Pimpin’” wound up on four different Billboard charts.
For Jay-Z, it was one of the songs that helped his fourth album go triple platinum but Pimp C did not want to work with Jay-Z. Sledge said he eventually rapped over it but only sent it 12 bars. Jay-Z loved the finished product but decided to cap the record off himself with a few more lyrics. And then it came time to shoot the video and Pimp C refused to do it. While Bun B went on the trip, Pimp C’s footage was shot in Miami instead.
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