Pokey isn’t the first principal from “June ... Screw used the piece like a mural to celebrate rappers in his own city. From that Kriss Kross sample Screw built a Houston hip-hop classic ...

"One of the pillars of our city," Bun B wrote in a tribute to Big Pokey Bob Levey/Getty Big Pokey, the Houston rapper and founding member of the Screwed Up Click collective, has died.

Houston-born rapper Big Pokey, real name Milton Powell, has died at the age of 45, it has been confirmed. The rapper allegedly fell to the floor during a performance in Texas on Saturday ...

A cause of death is not yet known. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Houston rapper Big Pokey, a founding member of the Screwed Up Click collective, has died after collapsing onstage.

HOUSTON — Big Pokey, a popular Texas rapper and original member of Houston’s pioneering Screwed Up Click, died Sunday after a Juneteenth performance. Born Milton Powell, Pokey was 48.

Rapper Big Pokey has died at the age of 45 after collapsing on stage in Texas. The artist, real name Milton Powell, passed away on Sunday, according to a post on his verified Instagram account.

Big Pokey, the pioneering Houston rapper who helped transform the city’s hip-hop scene, has died after collapsing onstage Saturday. He was 48. Big Pokey, whose legal name was Milton Powell ...

Big Pokey, a Houston rapper and original member of the city's pioneering Screwed Up Click, died Sunday after collapsing during a performance, a representative confirmed to USA TODAY. The musician ...