A County Fire responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. According to reports the police arrived at his sixth floor hotel room and found him dead in the bed.

Pimp C is best known for hit single with Outkast entitled "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)." Pimp C had just performed with fellow rapper Too Short at the "House of Blues" in L.A. this past weekend. - Source: By TransWorld News

Pimp C's Biography from Wikipedia

UGK, which also includes Bun B, is a successful rap group from the Southern U.S. especially during the early to mid 1990's and also made prominent guest appearances on hit singles by Jay-Z ("Big Pimpin'", 2000) and Three 6 Mafia ("Sippin' On Some Sizzurp", 2000) and was to work with Celly Cel, C-Bo, Spice 1 and Devin the Dude on a couple of projects. He is the co-owner of Trill Entertainment along with bandmate Bun B.

On January 28, 2002 Pimp C was sentenced to eight years in prison for failing to complete a community service requirement stemming from an aggravated assault charge. Pimp C released his debut solo album, The Sweet James Jones Stories, in March 2005 through Rap-A-Lot Records. Bun B and Rap-a-Lot records have waged a 'Free Pimp C' movement, spread through music, Free Pimp C tee shirts and caps. [1]

Pimp C the "Shock Jock" was released on Friday, December 30, 2005 from the Terrell Prison Unit in Rosharon, Texas after serving about half of his eight-year sentence. He was to be on parole until December of 2009. [2]

Pimp C was treated for minor injuries on April 18, 2006, after he was involved in a car accident while leaving the video shoot for his single "Pourin' Up." [3] A Port Arthur Police officer that was escorting the rappers responded to gunfire and pursued the shooters. As the suspects fled through local neighborhoods on a flat tire, they crossed over Gulf Way Drive, ran a red light and struck Pimp C's Bentley at high speed. He was treated for minor injuries and released. A Rap-A-Lot security guard spent some time in the hospital before making a full recovery.

Pimp C stated that he would be releasing an album alongside rapper Too $hort, during his appearance on the show "Sucker Free on MTV."

On August 15, 2006, Pimp C appeared on BET's "Rap City". He was interviewed and gave his thoughts on multiple topics, including his current album, Pimpalation, and beefs in the music industry. He also stressed that rappers need to unionize in order to keep from being used by record companies, a point he has stressed in previous interviews. Pimp C also stepped into the booth during the show and did an off the head freestyle to Bun B's track "Draped Up". He stated that it was the first freestyle he had done since being released from prison.

On Dec 4th 2007, Pimp C was pronounced dead in his hotel room in Los Angels. The cause of death is unknown at this point.