"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.

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 ...

Legendary Houston rapper Big Pokey died after suddenly collapsing on stage while performing at a bar in the city of Beaumont on Saturday night. He was 45. Dramatic footage from the night of the ...

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.

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Big Pokey, a local legend on the Houston hip-hop scene and a member of the city’s influential Screwed Up Click, has died at the age of 45. The rapper born Milton Powell reportedly collapsed at ...

Jefferson County officials have released the results of an autopsy in the death of Houston rapper Big Pokey, which show the musician died of a heart attack while performing at a Juneteenth ...

Big Pokey, an early member of the Houston hip-hop collective Screwed Up Click and a pioneer of the "chopped-and-screwed" style, died Sunday, according to a statement on his verified Instagram account.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A celebration of life was held on Sunday evening to honor the Houston rap legend Big Pokey who died last week. Loved ones, family friends, and fans came to Houston's City ...

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 (AP) — 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.

Houston rapper Big Pokey, a founding member of the Screwed Up Click collective, has died after collapsing onstage. He was 48. A cause of death was not immediately known.