Rapper Pimp C found dead in hotel

US rapper Pimp C, who was a member of the chart-topping Texan duo UGK, has been found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room, aged 33.

The star - real name Chad Butler - has worked with Jay Z and Dizzee Rascal.

The rapper's manager Rick Martin said: "He was my best friend and I will always love him."

A spokesman for the LA County Sheriff's Department said detectives were investigating the death of a "male black adult".

Ed Winter, from the LA County coroner's office said it was not yet clear how the rapper died.

"At this time there's no signs of foul play," he said.

"It appears to be possibly natural, but pending autopsy and toxicology we can't say the cause," he added.

Butler's career was put on hold for a while when he was jailed for three years in 2002 on gun charges.

However, he did eventually release an album while he was behind bars.

This year UGK made a comeback with the critically acclaimed album, Underground Kingz, which included the hit Int'l Player's Anthem (I Choose You), which featured OutKast.

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