Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing during a performance
HOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 08: Big Pokey at the Legends Only Listening Party Dinner at Five Central Houston on February 08, 2022, in Houston, Texas....
HOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 08: Big Pokey at the Legends Only Listening Party Dinner at Five Central Houston on February 08, 2022, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) BEAUMONT, Texas - Houston rapper Big Pokey died Sunday, June 18, after falling sick while onstage performing Saturday, multiple outlets report. Big Pokey, whose real name was Milton Powell, was 45 years old. Videos of the concert show the rapper holding a microphone onstage and then collapsing. He was moved to a hospital where he died.