The burial of Pimp C is set to take place this Thursday (December 13) in his native Port Arthur.

Fans of the rapper will be welcome to show their respects when the public memorial service takes at the Robert A. "Bob" Bowers Civic Centre in Texas at 11am local time.

The rapper was unexpectedly found dead in his Californian hotel room last Tuesday (December 4) at the age of 33. No foul play has been suspected, and the local coroner's office is now awaiting the full results of toxicology tests and an autopsy.

Pimp C - real name Chad Butler - was one half of the influential hip-hop outfit UGZ with Bun B. Their latest album ‘Underground Kingz' topped the US charts.