HOUSTON—Big Pokey, a popular Texas rapper and original member of Houston’s Screwed Up Click, died Sunday after a Juneteenth performance. Born Milton Powell, Pokey was 48.
Known for Texas and Gulf Coast hits such as “Ball N' Parlay,"“Who Dat Talking Down,” and a verse on DJ Screw’s nearly 36-minute iconic freestyle known as “June 27th,” he collapsed while performing at Pour09, a Beaumont bar and nightlife space about an hour east of Houston.
