Bugz

Bugz (real name Karnail Pitts)...
was one of Michigan’s most talented rappers period, that’s also why he rolled with groups like 5150, D12, M.O.B., 31 Flavors, A.O.D., Outsidaz and many more. The first known appearance by Bugz was on D12’s infamous Underground EP from ’97. Get it free here... www.BugzNation.cjb.net ! A couple of years later he made several appearances on albums from artists like Mister X, Paradime, M.O.B. and more. Then, in 1999, he met Mister X (a local producer) and they recorded 2 songs called "Detroit, Detroit" and "Bring It To You". After that, Bugz released his cassette-only EP on Good Life Entertainment titled These Streets EP, which featured "Bring It To You". Even after his death, he still appears on releases by DJ Butter and the Detroit Underground compilation CD’s.
Bugz's Death
On Friday, May 28, funeral services were held for Karnail Pitts, b.k.a. Bugz of the Dirty Dozen|. The previous Friday night, May 21, Bugz was expected to perform at a show in Grand Rapids, Mich. as part of the Eminem tour, but he never showed up. "Saturday morning, everybody got the news," says Rico Shelton of Detroit-based Federation Records. "I got the phone call saying Bugz was dead. It was like, 'What?' Hearts were dropping. I've never seen so many sad faces. Everybody knew him; he was part of Detroit."
The day of the show, Bugz, a friend, and his friend's cousin werespending the afternoon at Detroit's Belle Isle Park. An altercation arose when a man sprayed Bugz' friend's cousin with a high-powered water gun and she took offense. A heated argument ensued which escalated into a fistfight, and Bugz intervened on his friend's behalf. At this point, a friend of the man with the water gun went into a Ford Expedition, drew a rifle, and fired at Bugz, who was looking away at the time. He was hit three times at close range, once in the neck, and once in the chest. The men then ran Bugz over in the Expedition. An ambulance was called, but due to traffic on the bridge to Belle Isle, it took them thirty minutes to get onto the island. Bugz was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he could not be saved. He had just turned 21.
Bugz untimely passing has only strengthened the resolve of Dirty Dozen members. "It just makes you look at life more serious," Proof says. ""At this point, we're trying to gather everything he recorded [to] make an LP." The Dirty Dozen, who'd been working on releasing their debut EP, are now looking to release Bugz' material in tribute.
On Thursday, June 24, the Federation Records family is holding a Bugz benefit at The Wired Frog in Eastpointe, Mich. featuring fellow Dirty Dozen member Bizarre, as well as Paradime, The Brigade, SUN, and Da Ruckus. The cost is seven dollars, with all proceeds going to the Pitts family. Bugz will also be featured on The Brigade's upcoming 4-song 12" due out on Federation Records next month. Source: RollingStone.com
Bugz family:
Mom: Carolyn
Stepdad: Jimmie
Brother: Ken
Sister: Nicole and Angie
His brother once said there is enough unreleased material left for a full length CD, but the strange thing is that all of the masters seem to be lost... Bugz also had a album that was meant to be released in 2000, titled Mr. Obnoxious, but was never released... D12 was working on a tribute album for Bugz a while ago, but it never came out.
Some Interesting Facts:
-Detroit's own, DJ Butter recorded a mixtape, One Man Mob dedicated to the late rapper.
-Bugz was Bizarre's hypeman while Bizarre was signed to Federation Records and promoting his Attack Of The Weirdos EP.
-Bugz was considering signing with Federation Records but things didn't work out.
-Bugz won the Source Freestyle Competition 99'. He loved video games, basketball and of course music.
-DJ Dez (Slum Village) and DJ Butter rocked a local party while Bugz slept in Butter's van after being mad blunted and drunk.
-Mountain Climbaz, Billy Nix (D-Elite), and Geno shared a stage with Bugz.
-He was in the studio when Wesley Valentine and Proof recorded the joint, "All Star Game" (Kill The DJ).
-His Death was shown on The Local Detroit News (Channel 7).
-Proof gave his son the middle name Karnail after Bugz
-Hush threw the Bugz Benefit after his death to raise money for Bugz family and presented his mother with over $2000 and sold the place out and performers included Miz Korona, Da Ruckus, Bizarre & Da Brigade.
-Also Hush worked with Bugz closely before his death on 3 songs, along with his friend Mad Chemist, 1 of which has yet to be released anywhere that Hush has kept for himself.Stolen From www.BugzNation.cjb.net
-The night Hush met Bugz, he asked Bugz to hype his show up at Center Stage in Canton when Uncle Ill couldn't show up, Bugz did, and after that they became really cool and Bugz would stay nights at Hush's house and work until late hours in the night to early morning.
-Eminem broke the news to Hush about Bugz death on Belle Isle. Hush paid tribute in a song called "What Can I Do?" on his "There Goes The Neighborhood" bootleg album. In the 2nd verse he spoke on Bugz: "My other homie Bugz was killed on Belle Isle/ Summertime heat and some homies getting wild/ the illest emcee to ever touch a microphone/ fighting in the street Bugz could always hold his own/ Shot him in the back like they did my boy Kenyy/ how many after that I don't know too many/ We threw a benefit, man I miss you so much/ Karnail rest in peace homie now we outta touch..."
-Bugz will feature in the new D12 album, D12World, [track titled "Bugz 97"] and D12 have a song dedicated to the late member named "Good Die Young".
Bugz Resting Place:
Detroit Memorial Park East
Was Killed at: Belle Isle Park (Downtown, MI)
Bugz
"Karnail Paul Pitts"
January 5, 1977 - May 21, 1999
Filmography
DJ Butter - Welcome to Shitsville DVD (2003 Crazy Noise) Featuring Bugz performing at ''The Hip Hop Shop''
Mountain Climbaz - Underworld Documentary (2004 MountainClimbaz.com) Features Bugz & Mountain Climbaz performing ''Detroit Streets'' live
MTV.com - Bugz footage (2004 MTV.com) Features footage of Bugz & D12 performing. Stolen From www.bugznation.cjb.net
MTV - Eminem's Dirty Dozen (2004 MTV) Features Bugz pictures, freestyling footage and the Belle Isle accident caught on tape
5150 - Beyond Words DVD (2004 Fifth Mile) Featuring Bugz footage