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| birth_name = Milton Powell |
| birth_name = Milton Jerome Powell Jr. |
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| birth_place = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Beaumont, Texas]], U.S. |
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| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] |
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| occupation = Rapper |
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| years_active = 1995–2023 |
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| label = Presidential Records |
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| past_member_of = [[Screwed Up Click]] |
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Screwed Up Click]]|[[E.S.G. (rapper)|E.S.G.]]|Chris Ward||CookingWithCarter|[[Lil' Keke]]|[[Big Moe]]|[[Lil' O]]|[[DJ Screw]]|[[Z-Ro]]|[[Paul Wall]]}} |
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'''Milton Powell''' |
'''Milton Jerome Powell Jr.'''<ref>[https://www.signaturememorialchapel.com/obituaries/Milton-Powell-6/#!/TributeWall Signature Memorial Chapel - Obituary - Mr. Milton Jerome "Big Pokey" Powell Jr.]</ref> (November 29, 1974 – June 18, 2023), better known by his stage name '''Big Pokey''', was an American rapper from [[Houston]], Texas. Big Pokey was associated with [[chopped and screwed]] music, and was one of the original members of the [[Screwed Up Click]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-pokey-mn0000060452/biography|title=Big Pokey {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322021405/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-pokey-mn0000060452/biography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-23-million-mansion-heads-to-foreclosure-as-an-entrepreneurs-fortune-vanishes/2012/09/15/9f397744-fe93-11e1-98c6-ec0a0a93f8eb_story.html|title=A $23 million mansion heads to foreclosure as an entrepreneur's fortune vanishes|last1=Lac|first1=J. Freedom du|date=September 15, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=March 21, 2018|last2=Shin|first2=Annys|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120627/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-23-million-mansion-heads-to-foreclosure-as-an-entrepreneurs-fortune-vanishes/2012/09/15/9f397744-fe93-11e1-98c6-ec0a0a93f8eb_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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Milton Powell was born on November 29, 1974, in [[Houston, Texas]]. He attended [[Yates High School]], where he played [[High school football|football]] and became close friends with [[George Floyd]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Carras |first=Christi |date=2023-06-19 |title=Houston rapper Big Pokey dies at 48 after collapsing onstage in Texas |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-06-18/big-pokey-death-houston-rapper-texas |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Known via a variety of nicknames, including Big Poyo and Podina, Big Pokey bursted into the Houston rap scene in the early 1990s as a member of his friend [[DJ Screw]]'s friend group-turned rap collective [[Screwed Up Click]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-19 |title=Big Pokey, of Houston's legendary Screwed Up Click, dies after collapsing at Juneteenth show |url=https://apnews.com/article/big-pokey-milton-powell-dies-b17dfd380c235d1a3aa7dead33345c0c |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Big Pokey was featured on DJ Screw's mixtape "June 27th Freestyle" which became a landmark album in [[chopped and screwed]] hip hop.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Why-June-27-Houston-holiday-for-hip-hop-rap-Screw-8327694.php|title=Why June 27 should be a Houston holiday for hip hop fans|last=Young|first=Matt|date=June 27, 2016|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015730/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Why-June-27-Houston-holiday-for-hip-hop-rap-Screw-8327694.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/meet-big-demo-the-screwed-up-clicks-mysterious-mr-june-27-6506423|title=Meet Big DeMo, the Screwed Up Click's Mysterious "Mr. June 27"|last=Smith|first=Nathan|date=June 27, 2014|work=Houston Press|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009230540/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/meet-big-demo-the-screwed-up-clicks-mysterious-mr-june-27-6506423|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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In early 1999, he made his solo debut with his first full-length album, ''[[Hardest Pit in the Litter]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/yall-musta-forgot-big-pokeys-hardest-pit-in-the-litter-6507054|title=Y'all Musta Forgot: Big Pokey's Hardest Pit In The Litter|last=Serrano|first=Shea|date=April 8, 2010|work=Houston Press|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172129/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/yall-musta-forgot-big-pokeys-hardest-pit-in-the-litter-6507054|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Pokey returned with ''[[D-Game 2000]]'', another album of mid-tempo [[Roland TR-808|808]]-driven beats featuring several of his Houston peers as guests. In 2001, he collaborated with the Wreckshop Wolfpack for ''[[Tha Collabo]]'' and then returned in 2002 with another solo album, ''[[Da Sky's Da Limit]]''. In 2004, a clip of Pokey's song "Who Dat Talkin Down" was featured in the pilot episode of [[HBO]]'s [[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|''Entourage'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/entourage/season-1/8280|title=Music from Entourage S1E01|website=Tunefind|language=en-US|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605055650/https://www.tunefind.com/show/entourage/season-1/8280|url-status=live}}</ref> Pokey was featured on [[Paul Wall]]'s 2005 hit single "[[Sittin' Sidewayz]]" which peaked at #93 on US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/paul-wall/chart-history/hsi/|title=Paul Wall Chart History|work=[[Billboard Hot 100]]|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117220147/https://www.billboard.com/artist/paul-wall/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
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On June 17, 2023, Powell collapsed from a heart attack while performing at a bar in [[Beaumont, Texas]].<ref name = Lawrence>{{cite news|url = https://kfdm.com/news/local/breaking-autopsy-shows-rapper-milton-big-pokey-powell-died-of-massive-heart-attack|title = Autopsy shows rapper Milton 'Big Pokey' Powell died of massive heart attack|last = Lawrence|first = Scott|date = July 31, 2023|accessdate = October 27, 2023|work = [[KDFM]]}}</ref><ref name = Evans>{{cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65948497|title = Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing during performance|work = [[BBC News]]|date = June 19, 2023|accessdate = June 19, 2023|last = Evans|first = Gareth|archive-date = June 19, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230619100426/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65948497|url-status = live}}</ref> He was taken to a hospital in the city and died overnight on June 18, at the age of 48.<ref name = Lawrence/><ref name = Fonstein>{{cite news|url = https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/big-pokey-milton-powell-dead-beaumont-18158528.php|title = Houston rapper Big Pokey dies at 48 after collapsing during performance in Beaumont|newspaper = [[Houston Chronicle]]|date = June 18, 2023|accessdate = June 19, 2023|last = Fonstein|first = Clare|archive-date = June 19, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230619052133/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/big-pokey-milton-powell-dead-beaumont-18158528.php|url-status = live}}</ref> An autopsy found that he had [[atherosclerosis]] and [[hypertensive heart disease]].<ref name = Lawrence/> |
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On June 17, 2023, Powell collapsed while performing at a bar in [[Beaumont, Texas]].<ref name = Evans/> He was hospitalized and died overnight on June 18. He was 48 years old.<ref name = Fonstein/><ref name = Evans/> |
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! style="width:5em;font-size:75%;" |[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-pokey/chart-history/blp/|title=Big Pokey Chart History|work=[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117232132/https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-pokey/chart-history/blp/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! style="width:5em;font-size:75%;" |[[Independent Albums]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-pokey/chart-history/ind/|title=Big Pokey Chart History|work=[[Independent Albums]]|access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> |
! style="width:5em;font-size:75%;" |[[Independent Albums]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-pokey/chart-history/ind/|title=Big Pokey Chart History|work=[[Independent Albums]]|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117212733/https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-pokey/chart-history/ind/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! style="width:5em;font-size:75%;" |[[Heatseekers Albums]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-pokey/chart-history/tln/|title=Big Pokey Chart History|work=[[Heatseekers Albums]]|access-date=March 21, 2018}}</ref> |
! style="width:5em;font-size:75%;" |[[Heatseekers Albums]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-pokey/chart-history/tln/|title=Big Pokey Chart History|work=[[Heatseekers Albums]]|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117165553/https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-pokey/chart-history/tln/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* 2003: ''Mob 4 Life'' <small>(with [[Screwed Up Click#Chris Ward|Chris Ward]])</small> |
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==See also== |
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Birth name | Milton Jerome Powell Jr. |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | November 29, 1974
Died | June 18, 2023 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | (aged 48)
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation | Rapper |
Years active | 1995–2023 |
Labels | Presidential Records |
Formerly of | Screwed Up Click |
Milton Jerome Powell Jr.[1] (November 29, 1974 – June 18, 2023), better known by his stage name Big Pokey, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Big Pokey was associated with chopped and screwed music, and was one of the original members of the Screwed Up Click.[2][3]
Biography
Milton Powell was born on November 29, 1974, in Houston, Texas. He attended Yates High School, where he played football and became close friends with George Floyd.[4]
Known via a variety of nicknames, including Big Poyo and Podina, Big Pokey bursted into the Houston rap scene in the early 1990s as a member of his friend DJ Screw's friend group-turned rap collective Screwed Up Click.[5] Big Pokey was featured on DJ Screw's mixtape "June 27th Freestyle" which became a landmark album in chopped and screwed hip hop.[6][7]
In early 1999, he made his solo debut with his first full-length album, Hardest Pit in the Litter.[8] The following year, Pokey returned with D-Game 2000, another album of mid-tempo 808-driven beats featuring several of his Houston peers as guests. In 2001, he collaborated with the Wreckshop Wolfpack for Tha Collabo and then returned in 2002 with another solo album, Da Sky's Da Limit. In 2004, a clip of Pokey's song "Who Dat Talkin Down" was featured in the pilot episode of HBO's Entourage.[9] Pokey was featured on Paul Wall's 2005 hit single "Sittin' Sidewayz" which peaked at #93 on US Billboard Hot 100.[10]
Death
On June 17, 2023, Powell collapsed from a heart attack while performing at a bar in Beaumont, Texas.[11][12] He was taken to a hospital in the city and died overnight on June 18, at the age of 48.[11][13] An autopsy found that he had atherosclerosis and hypertensive heart disease.[11]
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
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1999 | Hardest Pit in the Litter
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72 | — | 47 |
2000 | D-Game 2000
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71 | 31 | 38 |
2001 | Tha Collabo (with The Wreckshop Wolfpack)
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74 | 21 | 31 |
2002 | Da Sky's da Limit
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47 | 46 | 46 |
2008 | Evacuation Notice
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75 | — | — |
2021 | Sensei
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Mixtapes
- 2003: Mob 4 Life (with Chris Ward)
- 2004: A Bad Azz Mix Tape Vol. 3
- 2004: The Best Of Big Pokey II (8ighted & Chopped)
- 2005: Since The Grey Tapes Vol. 3 (with Lil' Keke)
- 2007: On Another Note
- 2008: Keep On Stackin, Vol. 3: Smoked Out... Beatin!!! (with Lil C)
- 2008: Screwed Up Gorillaz (with E.S.G.)
- 2010: Warning Shot
See also
References
- ^ Signature Memorial Chapel - Obituary - Mr. Milton Jerome "Big Pokey" Powell Jr.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Big Pokey | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Lac, J. Freedom du; Shin, Annys (September 15, 2012). "A $23 million mansion heads to foreclosure as an entrepreneur's fortune vanishes". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Carras, Christi (June 19, 2023). "Houston rapper Big Pokey dies at 48 after collapsing onstage in Texas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Big Pokey, of Houston's legendary Screwed Up Click, dies after collapsing at Juneteenth show". AP News. June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Young, Matt (June 27, 2016). "Why June 27 should be a Houston holiday for hip hop fans". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Nathan (June 27, 2014). "Meet Big DeMo, the Screwed Up Click's Mysterious "Mr. June 27"". Houston Press. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ Serrano, Shea (April 8, 2010). "Y'all Musta Forgot: Big Pokey's Hardest Pit In The Litter". Houston Press. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Music from Entourage S1E01". Tunefind. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Paul Wall Chart History". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c Lawrence, Scott (July 31, 2023). "Autopsy shows rapper Milton 'Big Pokey' Powell died of massive heart attack". KDFM. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Gareth (June 19, 2023). "Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing during performance". BBC News. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Fonstein, Clare (June 18, 2023). "Houston rapper Big Pokey dies at 48 after collapsing during performance in Beaumont". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Big Pokey Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Big Pokey Chart History". Independent Albums. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Big Pokey Chart History". Heatseekers Albums. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
External links
- 1974 births
- 2023 deaths
- 20th-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 20th-century American rappers
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers
- Deaths from atherosclerosis
- Deaths from hypertension
- Filmed deaths from natural causes
- Gangsta rappers
- Musicians who died on stage
- Rappers from Houston
- Blinn Buccaneers football players
- Screwed Up Click members
- Southern hip hop musicians