Big Pokey

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Big Pokey
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Background information
Birth name Milton Powell
Born (1974-11-29)November 29, 1974
Houston, Texas, U.S.
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Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1995–2023
Labels
  • Chevis
  • Wreckshop
  • Koch
  • Presidential Records
Associated acts

Milton Powell (November 29, 1974[lower-alpha 1] – June 18, 2023), better known by his stage name Big Pokey, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Big Pokey was associated with chopped and screwed music, and was one of the original members of the Screwed Up Click.[5][6]

Biography

Milton Powell was born on November 29, 1974 in Houston, Texas. He attended Yates High School, where he played football and became close friends with George Floyd.[7]

Known via a variety of nicknames, including Big Poyo and Podina, Big Pokey bursted into the Houston rap scene in the early 1990s as a member of his friend DJ Screw's friend group-turned rap collective Screwed Up Click.[8] Big Pokey was featured on DJ Screw's mixtape "June 27th Freestyle" which became a landmark album in chopped and screwed hip hop.[9][10]

In early 1999, he made his solo debut with his first full-length album, Hardest Pit in the Litter.[11] The following year, Pokey returned with D-Game 2000, another album of mid-tempo 808-driven beats featuring several of his Houston peers as guests. In 2001, he collaborated with the Wreckshop Wolfpack for Tha Collabo and then returned in 2002 with another solo album, Da Sky's Da Limit. In 2004, a clip of Pokey's song "Who Dat Talkin Down" was featured in the pilot episode of HBO's Entourage.[12] Pokey was featured on Paul Wall's 2005 hit single "Sittin' Sidewayz" which peaked at #93 on US Billboard Hot 100.[13]

Death

On June 17, 2023, Powell collapsed while performing at a bar in Beaumont, Texas.[4] He was hospitalized and died overnight on June 18. He was 48 years old.[1][4]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and information
Year Title Peak chart positions
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[14] Independent Albums[15] Heatseekers Albums[16]
1999 Hardest Pit in the Litter
  • Label: Chevis Entertainment
 72 — 47
2000 D-Game 2000
  • Label: Chevis Entertainment
 71 31 38
2001 Tha Collabo (with The Wreckshop Wolfpack)
  • Label: Wreckshop Records
 74 21 31
2002 Da Sky's da Limit
  • Label: Wreckshop Records
 47 46 46
2008 Evacuation Notice 75 — —
2021 Sensei
  • Label: Mob Style Music Group, Win Or Regret, SoSouth
 — — —

Mixtapes

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  • 2003: Mob 4 Life (with Chris Ward)
  • 2004: A Bad Azz Mix Tape Vol. 3
  • 2004: The Best Of Big Pokey II (8ighted & Chopped)
  • 2005: Since The Grey Tapes Vol. 3 (with Lil' Keke)
  • 2007: On Another Note
  • 2008: Keep On Stackin, Vol. 3: Smoked Out... Beatin!!! (with Lil C)
  • 2008: Screwed Up Gorillaz (with E.S.G.)
  • 2010: Warning Shot

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Multiple sources gave Powell's age at death as 48.[1][2] This would match a November 2019 Instagram post, in which he announced he had turned 45, which would have placed his birth in 1974 and made him 48 at death.[3] At least one other source gave his age at death as 45.[4]

References

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