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UGK
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Coming straight outta Texas around the same time as Snoop Dogg and Dre's West Coast takeover, a wholly unique UGK hit the ground running with the minimal production techniques and unflinching rhymes of [i]Too Hard to Swallow[/i]. While it wasn't as big of a crossover smash as [i]The Chronic[/i], it's now regarded as a certified gangsta rap classic along with much of the duo's dense discography. Fact is, many critics and hip-hop fans thought 2007 would be UGK's year to reach an audience on par with their peers Three 6 Mafia, thanks to a triumphant self-titled album and the strange but satisfying OutKast-assisted single "Int'l Players Anthem." That never quite happened due to the drug overdose of Pimp C in December of the same year, but that doesn't change the raw power of their records — some of the smartest, most influential hardcore rap you'll ever hear.