Big Pokey

Rapper Big Pokey Dies At 45 After Collapsing On Stage

TEXAS- Rapper Big Pokey has died after collapsing on stage during a performance.

Pokey, whose real name is Milton Powell, died after collapsing during a performance in Texas early Sunday, according to multiple reports.

Pokey’s publicist confirmed his death to local news station KRIV and said, “He was well-loved by his family, his friends, and his loyal fans,” KRIV reports.

The early member of the Houston Hip-Hop collective Screwed Up Click and a pioneer of the “chopped-and-screwed” style was performing at the Pour09 Bar & Rooftop in Beaumont from Saturday to early Sunday.

There is no cause of death.