Update: Jun 19th, 2023 04:58 EDT Sad news reached us on Sunday as it was announced that Texan rapper Big Pokey had passed away, at the age of 48. The artist, real name Milton Powell, was one of ...

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US rapper Big Pokey has died after collapsing during a performance in Texas. The artist, whose real name was Milton Powell, was performing at a Juneteenth-themed event at a bar on Saturday when he ...

"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.

It’s been 17 years since Pokey LaFarge released his debut album. And rest assured a lot has happened during the interim -- beyond the nine studio albums the Illinois-born roots rocker has released.

Big Pokey (left) and Paul Wall at the Lil KeKe Legends ... As black men, we know it could be any one of us. But then it happens close to home,” he added. Houston rapper Bun B, one part of ...