Tributes paid after “rap legend” Big Pokey dies, aged 45
nme.comBig Pokey died after collapsing on stage on Sunday (June 18).The 45-year-old Houston artist – real name Milton Powell – collapsed whilst performing at a bar in Beaumont, Texas, and was then taken to the hospital where he lat.
His cause of death is still unknown as his family await the autopsy results.Born in Houston, the hip-hop legend emerged as a member of the Screwed Up Click.
They appeared on many early mixtapes of the Chopped-and-Screwed pioneer, DJ Screw. In his solo career, he released two albums, 1999 debut ‘Hardest Pit In The Litter’ and the 2000 follow-up ‘D-Game 2000’.
In 2005, he featured on Paul Wall’s ‘Sittin’ Sidewayz’, which peaked at 93 on the Billboard Hot 100.In a statement, his publicist said: “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell.
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