UGK 4 Life

In March 2008, Bun B confirmed the final UGK studio album would be dedicated to the late Pimp C.{{cite web |last=Burgess |first=Omar |date=March 9, 2008 |title=Bun B Says Another UGK Album Is Forthcoming |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.6523/title.bun-b-says-another-ugk-album-is-forthcoming |access-date=May 11, 2014 |website=HipHopDX}}

The first single "Da Game Been Good to Me" was released onto the Internet on January 16, 2009.{{cite web |last=Ortiz |first=Edwin |date=January 28, 2009 |title=DX News Bits: Havoc, UGK |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.8477/title.dx-news-bits-havoc-ugk |access-date=May 11, 2014 |website=HipHopDX}} It was made available on iTunes on February 12, 2009.{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2009 |title=Da Game Been Good to Me - Single by UGK on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/da-game-been-good-to-me-single/304096776 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=iTunes |language=en-US}} Bun B stated he recorded a song dedicated to his late partner Pimp C.

Bun B stated that he would not experiment with new collaborations or producers.{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Jayson |date=January 23, 2009 |title=Bun B To Release One Last UGK Album To Honor His Late Partner, Pimp C |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/fnng2f/bun-b-to-release-one-last-ugk-album-to-honor-his-late-partner-pimp-c |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127034517/http://mtv.com/news/articles/1603452/20090123/gaye_marvin.jhtml |archive-date=January 27, 2009 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=MTV |language=en}}{{cquote|This album is not about who I wanna work with and what kind of beats I wanna do, this album is about what the people wanna hear, and that's Bun and Pimp. And I wanna try to give that to them in the most purest sense".}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 84/100{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for UGK 4 Life - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ugk-4-life/ugk/critic-reviews |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Jeffries |first=David |title=UGK 4Life - UGK {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ugk-4life-mw0000803810 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Cokemachineglow

| rev2score = 75/100%{{Cite web |last=Purdom |first=Clayton |date=June 3, 2009 |title=UGK: UGK 4 Life {{!}} Records |url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/4572/ugk-4life-2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915065919/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/4572/ugk-4life-2009 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-15 |access-date=September 15, 2012 |website=Cokemachineglow |via=Wayback Machine}}

| rev3 = Consequence of Sound

| rev3score = D{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |date=April 6, 2009 |title=Album Review: UGK - UGK 4 Life |url=https://consequence.net/2009/04/album-review-ugk-ugk-4-life/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Consequence Of Sound |language=en-US}}

| rev4 = HipHopDX

| rev4score = 4/5{{Cite web |last=Nosnitsky |first=Andrew |date=March 30, 2009 |title=UGK - UGK 4 Life |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.1144/title.ugk-ugk-4-life |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Jeff |date=April 2, 2009 |title=Album review: The posthumous triumph of 'UGK 4 Life' {{!}} Pop & Hiss |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/04/album-review-the-posthumous-triumph-of-ugk-4-life.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406123053/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/04/album-review-the-posthumous-triumph-of-ugk-4-life.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-04-06 |access-date=April 6, 2009 |website=Los Angeles Times |via=Wayback Machine}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 7.9/10{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Ian |date=May 26, 2009 |title=UGK: UGK 4 Life |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13073-ugk-4-life/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7score = 8/10{{Cite web |last=Sargent |first=Jordan |date=August 10, 2009 |title=UGK: UGK 4 Life, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/109055-ugk-ugk-4-life-2496063494.html |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}

| rev8 = RapReviews

| rev8score = 8.5/10{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=April 8, 2009 |title=UGK :: UGK 4 Life – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2009/04/ugk-ugk-4-life/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=www.rapreviews.com |language=en-US}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9score = {{Rating|7|10|full=TMT full.svg|half=TMT half.svg|empty=TMT empty.svg|rating=mark}}{{Cite magazine |last=Golianopoulos |first=Thomas |date=June 2009 |title=Reviews [Albums] |url= |magazine=Spin |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |page=98 |language=en |volume=25 |issue=6 |issn=0886-3032}}

| rev10 = The Michigan Daily

| rev10score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Sanford |first=Jeff |date=April 5, 2009 |title=UGK's swansong does little to improve the duo's legacy |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/ugk-ugk-4-life-album-review/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=The Michigan Daily |language=en-US}}

}}

UGK 4 Life was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on eleven reviews.

Chase Hoffberger of The Austin Chronicle praised the album, calling it "one fantastic curtain call".{{Cite web |last=Hoffberger |first=Chase |date=April 17, 2009 |title=UGK: UGK 4 Life Album Review |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2009-04-17/767687/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=The Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}} Jeff Weiss of Los Angeles Times called it "the rare swan song that manages to be essential for the music alone". Steve Juon of RapReviews wrote: "from the 'Intro' to the 'Outro' there's very little to not like about UGK 4 Life other than the fact it can never be done again, and any music videos released off this album won't feature Pimp doin' his thang". Jordan Sargent of PopMatters concluded: "the fact that this has been UGK's music for nearly two decades doesn't blunt the impact of the album, and so UGK 4 Life is comfort food for Southern rap heads: not as invigorating as the first time, but still the best all the same". Ian Cohen of Pitchfork resumed: "though probably not the best UGK album, it might be the strongest illustration of what they do best". Clayton Purdom of Cokemachineglow found the album "leaves listeners wondering where they might go next". Thomas Golianopoulos of Spin called it "a fitting capper to this Texas duo's storied career--nothing groundbreaking, just funky, rough-hewn, celebratory tracks".

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| title1 = Intro

| writer1 = {{hlist|Chad Butler|Cory Moore}}

| extra1 = Cory Mo

| length1 = 1:45

| title2 = Still on the Grind

| note2 = featuring Raheem DeVaughn

| writer2 = {{hlist|Butler|Bernard Freeman|Steve Below}}

| extra2 = Steve Below

| length2 = 4:12

| title3 = Everybody Wanna Ball

| writer3 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Moore}}

| extra3 = Cory Mo

| length3 = 3:57

| title4 = Feelin' You

| writer4 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Below|Howard Beverly}}

| extra4 = Steve Below

| length4 = 3:54

| title5 = The Pimp & the Bun

| note5 = featuring Ronald Isley

| writer5 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Ronald Isley|Ernie Isley|Marvin Isley|O'Kelly Isley Jr.|Rudolph Isley|Chris Jasper}}

| extra5 = Mannie Fresh

| length5 = 3:31

| title6 = She Luv It

| writer6 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Moore}}

| extra6 = Cory Mo

| length6 = 3:52

| title7 = 7th Street Interlude

| writer7 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Michael Dean}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Pimp C|Mike Dean {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}

| length7 = 1:26

| title8 = Swishas & Erb

| note8 = featuring Sleepy Brown

| writer8 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Patrick Brown|Raymond Murray|Rico Wade|Ruben Bailey}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Pimp C|Averexx}}

| length8 = 4:02

| title9 = Purse Come First

| note9 = featuring Big Gipp

| writer9 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Cameron Gipp|Michael Hawkins|Lee Hutson}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|DJ B-Do|Pimp C}}

| length9 = 4:22

| title10 = Harry Asshole

| note10 = featuring Lil' Boosie and Webbie

| writer10 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Torrance Hatch|Webster Gradney|Moore}}

| extra10 = Cory Mo

| length10 = 4:13

| title11 = Used to Be

| note11 = featuring E-40, B-Legit and 8Ball & MJG

| writer11 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Earl Stevens|Brandt Jones|Premro Smith|Marlon Goodwin}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Pimp C|DJ B-Do}}

| length11 = 5:39

| title12 = Steal Your Mind

| note12 = featuring Too $hort and Snoop Dogg

| writer12 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Todd Shaw|Calvin Broadus|Below}}

| extra12 = Steve Below

| length12 = 4:45

| title13 = Texas Ave. Interlude

| writer13 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Dean}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Pimp C|Mike Dean {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}

| length13 = 1:15

| title14 = Hard as Hell

| note14 = featuring Akon

| writer14 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Aliaune Thiam|Giorgio Tuinfort}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Akon|Giorgio Tuinfort {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}

| length14 = 3:55

| title15 = Da Game Been Good to Me

| writer15 = {{hlist|Butler|Freeman|Avery Harris}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Pimp C|Averexx}}

| length15 = 4:20

| title16 = Outro

| writer16 = {{hlist|Freeman|Moore}}

| extra16 = Cory Mo

| length16 = 3:10

| total_length = 58:19

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;Sample credits

• Track 4 contains a sample from "Feel That You're Feelin'" written by Frankie Beverly as performed by Maze.
• Track 5 contains a portion of the composition "Here We Go Again" written by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper.
• Track 8 contains a sample from "Peaches & Erb" written by Patrick Brown, Raymond Murray, Rico Wade and Ruben Bailey as performed by Society of Soul.
• Track 9 contains a sample from "Try Love Again" written by Michael Hawkins and Lee Hutson as performed by The Natural Four.
• Track 10 contains a sample from "I Left It Wet for You" written by Chad Butler and Bernard Freeman as performed by UGK.

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• Chad "Pimp C" Butler — vocals, producer {{small|(tracks: 7–9, 11, 13, 15)}}, executive producer
• Bernard "Bun B" Freeman — vocals, executive producer
• Raheem DeVaughn — vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
• Ronald Isley — vocals {{small|(track 5)}}
• Patrick "Sleepy" Brown — vocals {{small|(track 8)}}
• Cameron "Big Gipp" Gipp — vocals {{small|(track 9)}}
• Torrance "Lil' Boosie" Hatch — vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
• Webster "Webbie" Gradney — vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
• Earl "E-40" Stevens — vocals {{small|(track 11)}}
• Brandt "B-Legit" Jones — vocals {{small|(track 11)}}
• Premro "8Ball" Smith — vocals {{small|(track 11)}}
• Marlon "MJG" Goodwin — vocals {{small|(track 11)}}
• Todd "Too $hort" Shaw — vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
• Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus — vocals {{small|(track 12)}}
• Aliaune Akon Thiam — vocals and producer {{small|(track 14)}}
• Rick Marcel — additional guitars {{small|(tracks: 1, 3, 16)}}
• Cory "Mo" Moore — producer {{small|(tracks: 1, 3, 6, 10, 16)}}, recording {{small|(tracks: 1, 2, 4–8, 10, 13, 16)}}
• Steve Below — producer {{small|(tracks: 2, 4, 12)}}
• Byron "Mannie Fresh" Thomas — producer {{small|(track 5)}}
• Avery "Averexx" Harris — producer {{small|(tracks: 8, 15)}}, recording {{small|(tracks: 4, 8, 14, 15)}}, mixing {{small|(track 15)}}
• Bradley "DJ B-Do" Davis — producer and recording {{small|(tracks: 9, 11)}}
• Mike Dean — co-producer {{small|(tracks: 7, 13)}}, mixing, mastering
• Giorgio Tuinfort — co-producer {{small|(track 14)}}
• Mike Mo — recording {{small|(tracks: 2, 3, 6, 10)}}, mixing {{small|(track 16)}}
• Matt Aslanian — recording {{small|(track 12)}}
• Ari Raskin — recording {{small|(track 14)}}
• Mark "Exit" Goodchild — recording {{small|(track 14)}}
• Chris Soper — recording {{small|(track 14)}}
• Leslie Brathwaite — mixing {{small|(track 14)}}
• Hal Fitzgerald — additional recording {{small|(track 2)}}
• Bob Brown — additional recording {{small|(tracks: 3, 15)}}
• James "J. Prince" Smith — executive producer
• Jeff Gilligan — art direction, design
• Pam Francis — photography
• Keith Bardin — photography
• Shawn Mortensen — photography
• Clay Patrick McBride — photography
• Anzel Jennings — A&R, management
• Jeffrey Sledge — A&R
• Rick Martin — management
• Bernard Max Resnick — legal

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