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TMZ.COM is reporting that Pimp C, real name Chad Butler, who, along with rapper Bun B, comprise critically acclaimed duo UGK (Underground Kingz), was found dead this morning in his Hollywood hotel room. He was 33.

According to the website, "L.A. County Fire responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on trendy Sunset Strip in Hollywood. They arrived to his sixth floor hotel room to find him dead in bed."

UGK gained some crossover appeal after appearing on the Jay-Z track "Big Pimpin'" in 2000, and most recently with Outkast on the song "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)," from the duo's latest album, titled UNDERGROUND KINGZ. Pimp C had just performed with fellow rapper Too Short at the "House of Blues" in L.A. on Saturday night.

Pimp C also found himself in a quagmire recently as comments from a controversial interview in Ozone Magazine forced him to have to clarify himself to local radio stations (in Atlanta) as he seemed to dis the city of Atlanta and resident rapper Young Jeezy. Jeezy dismissed the situation and there was no beef.

UGK had most recently won BEST RAP GROUP honors at the 2007 Dirty Awards in Atlanta, though only Bun B was present to recieve the honor.