According to the Los Angeles County Coroner, Chad Butler, a.k.a. Pimp C, died from a combination of cough syrup (not an overdose, mind you) and a prior history of sleep apnea, a disordered characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep.
LA Weekly has the full story. You can read our extended coverage of the rapper’s death here. – Keith Plocek
This article appears in Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2008.
