Big Pokey: who was the American rapper who died after the show

American rapper Big Pokey passed out and passed out during a concert in Texas; learn more about his career and his most famous songs

American rapper Milton Powell, known as Great Poke, passed away early this Sunday (18), after feeling sick and passed out during a show in Beaumont, Texas. The news was confirmed to TMZ by a representative of the artist, who also asked for the privacy of the artist’s family to be respected.

So far, the cause of death has not been released. However, what is known is that Big Pokey was interacting with a DJ during the performance when he sighed into the microphone, he lost his balance and passed out. According to the rapper’s rep, how fans will be able to pay tribute to the artist will still be disclosed.

Career and great successes

Big Pokey began his rap career with producer DJ Screw in the early 1990s, singing on many of his mixtapes. His raps also appeared on the ‘June 27th Freestyle’ mixtape, which was a cornerstone in the musical style known as ‘cut and screwed’.

Later, starting in 1999, Big Pokey began releasing their own studio albums. During his career, there were six in all: ‘Hardest Pit in the Litter’, ‘D-Game 2000’, ‘Tha Collabo’, ‘Da Sky’s Da Limit’, ‘Evacuation Notice’ and ‘Sensei’, l ‘last of them in 2021 In addition, the artist has released eight mixtapes.

Some of Big Pokey’s top hits are ‘Ball N-parlay’, ‘Freestyle Pro’, ‘Duck-N-Buss’, ‘Dope Game 2000’ and ‘Who Dat Talkin Down’. The latter also appeared in the pilot episode of the HBO series “Entourage: Fame and Friendship”.

Big Pokey’s music has been very important to the rap world, especially in Texas where the rapper was born.

Source: Terra

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