Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing during performance
By - Mahi
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The artist, whose real name was Milton Powell, was performing a Juneteenth-themed event at a bar on Saturday when he fell backwards on stage.
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Witnesses rushed to help the 45-year-old man before he was taken to a nearby hospital. He died on Sunday.
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"He was deeply loved by his family, his friends and his loyal fans," his publicist said in a statement.
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"Big Pokey will always be 'The Hardest Pit in the Litter!'" the statement said, referencing the rapper's debut album. Will be."
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Video circulated on social media showed Powell suddenly falling backward while holding a microphone during a performance at the Pour09 bar in Beaumont.
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A Beaumont police spokesman told the Houston Chronicle that paramedics were called shortly before midnight local time. Cause of death has not been released.
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Powell was best known as a founding member of the Screwed Up Clique, an influential hip-hop group of Houston-based artists.
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It helped pioneer the city's "chopped-and-screwed" sound, a laid-back, low-slung, style produced by slowing the pitch and tempo of the underlying track.