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UGK

American hip hop duo
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UGK

Summary

UGK is a musical group[1]. UGK ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,350 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • UGK received the BET Award for Best Group[3].
  • UGK's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • UGK's genre is Southern hip-hop[5].
  • UGK's genre is country rap[6].
  • UGK's genre is trap music[7].
  • UGK's genre is dirty south[8].
  • UGK's genre is hardcore hip-hop[9].
  • UGK's genre is gangsta rap[10].
  • UGK's record label is recorded as Epic Records[11].
  • UGK's record label is recorded as Jive Records[12].
  • UGK's record label is recorded as No Limit Records[13].
  • UGK's discography is recorded as UGK discography[14].
  • UGK's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • UGK comprises Bun B[16].
  • 1987 marks the founding of UGK[17].
  • UGK's location of formation is recorded as Port Arthur[18].
  • UGK's official website is recorded as http://www.the-ugks.com/[19].
  • UGK's topic's main category is recorded as Q9147978[20].
  • UGK's nominated for is recorded as MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video[21].
  • UGK's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group[22].
  • UGK's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group[23].
  • UGK's nominated for is recorded as BET Award for Best Group[24].
  • UGK's nominated for is recorded as BET Award for Video of the Year[25].
  • UGK's start of work period is recorded as 1987[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1987[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007-12-04[30]

  • Genre(s): chopped and screwed, dirty south, gangsta rap, hip hop, southern hip hop, trap[31]

  • Community tags: chopped and screwed, dirty south, dirty south rap, gangsta rap, hip hop, southern hip hop, trap[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9603810b-5d6d-41a6-aca8-330ef966d55c[33]

Body

Founding

1987 marks the founding of UGK[17]. UGK's location of formation is recorded as Port Arthur[18].

Recognition

UGK received the BET Award for Best Group[3].

Why It Matters

UGK ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,350 views/month).[2] UGK has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] UGK is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did UGK receive?

Honors received include BET Award for Best Group[3].

Related Entities

Epic Records Jive Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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