Rapper ‘Pimp C’ Died From Cough Meds, Sleep Apnea
Rapper Pimp C’s death in a West Hollywood hotel room was accidental and the result of a combination of factors, including use of prescription medicine used to treat coughs and congestion and sleep apnea, the coroner’s office reported Monday.
The 33-year-old rapper, whose real name was Chad Lamont Butler, was found dead at the Mondrian hotel on Dec. 4.
In a statement issued Monday afternoon, the coroner’s office said Butler’s death was ruled accidental and cited “promethazine/codeine effects and other unestablished factors.”
The case report noted that the rapper had a history of sleep apnea, a chronic disorder in which breathing is briefly suspended repeatedly during sleep.
The promethazine/codeine combination is prescription medicine commonly used for the treatment of a cough and/or congestion, said Assistant Chief Ed Winter of the coroner’s office.
Butler was half of the duo UGK and considered a pioneer of southern rap.





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