Bun B accepting his Source 5 MIC award (Video)

Bun also accepted the Source’s rating
and acknowledged the debate it sparked in a personal letter;

"When I started rapping,
the highest honor a real MC could
aspire to was the coveted 5 mics from Source Magazine.
It was only given to the best of the best in hip hop,
the cream of the crop so to speak.
Those that received the honor were sometimes
but not always contested,
but what WAS always contested were those that
DIDN’t receive the honor.
If you’ve ever argued about your favorite MC on a corner,
in a barbershop or on the comment section of a blog,
then you know what I’m talking about
for every album labeled a classic,
there are dozens of others that people feel deserve the honor.
So I realize that people now feel they have
to place my album next to others that they feel
were more impactful, and argue their case.
With social networking being as prevalent as it is in our society,
these arguments now take place in a very public arena,
which in order to be heard, you often have
to be very opinionated and abrasive to stand out.
So people, while having no personal hate or malice towards me,
will make very loud arguments about
The Source’s decision,
and the loudest ones will probably get the most attention.
Having been in the music industry almost 20 years,
I have learned to receive my accolades with honor and respect,
and hold my head high when the hate rains down.
I love hip hop just as much or even more than the next person,
so I understand the passion behind the argument.
At the end of the day,
we all want this thing we love to be
as real and pure as the day we fell in love with it.
Having said all this, it is with great honor and admiration that
I humbly accept this esteemed declaration from
the Source Magazine and it’s staff for my album Trill OG,
and for those that feel they need to shit
on me to argue for
another artist or album, don’t worry.
The Trill OG can take it! UGK for life!

Bun B


"BMF Freestyle"
AKA
“These motherfuckers mad because they 5 Mic'd me”



VIA
VladTV.com



Related links;
Bun B on his Source 5-Mic rating:
“I receive my accolades with honor,
and hold my head high when the hate rains down…”
and
Bun B; The Trill OG (Fat Cap magazine interview)
and
Free download Bun B; No Mixtape (street album)
and
DJ KaySlay AKA Dezzy Dez picks his: Top 5 dead or alive
and
Bun B on MySpace
and
UGK official site
and
B is for... (Bun B of UGK)
and
Purchase Bun B´s music on Amazon
and
The Source Magazine rating system
and
Reginald C. Dennis:
"regret" giving five mics to Nas Illmatic and "only" 4.5 to The Chronic
and
Reginald C. Dennis interview (Source magazine)
and
The Source Crowns Bun B’s “Trill OG” a Hip Hop Classic
and
Pitchfork "Trill OG" review (2.5/5)
and
Cocaine Blunts take on it
and
Bun B accepting his Source 5 MIC award (Video)