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.
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