{"id":1951258,"date":"2023-06-19T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T21:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapper-starts-gasping-into-mic-then-suddenly-collapses-on-stage-dies-at-45\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T17:04:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T21:04:52","slug":"rapper-starts-gasping-into-mic-then-suddenly-collapses-on-stage-dies-at-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapper-starts-gasping-into-mic-then-suddenly-collapses-on-stage-dies-at-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper gasps, collapses on stage, dies at 45."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frapper-starts-gasping-into-mic-then-suddenly-collapses-on-stage-dies-at-45%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1951258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Tragic Loss: Houston Rapper Big Pokey Dies on Stage<\/h2>\n<p>A 45-year-old rapper from Houston, Texas, met an untimely demise on Saturday night while performing at a bar in Beaumont.<\/p>\n<p>Footage on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiedSuddenly_\/status\/1670784747205799937?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> shows Milton Powell, known by the stage name &#8220;Big Pokey,&#8221; collapsing just after he gasped for air while holding a microphone close to his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at the Pour 09 Bar, Beaumont&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaumontenterprise.com\/news\/article\/Pour09-makes-debut-as-Beaumont-s-first-rooftop-16235658.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first<\/a> rooftop bar.<\/p>\n<p>Powell was hospitalized later that night after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/teen-collapses-dies-suffering-medical-incident-school-paramedics-unable-save\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paramedics<\/a> attempted CPR on him. Powell&#8217;s death was later confirmed by authorities, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/18\/houston-rap-legend-big-pokey-dies-at-45-after-collapsing-on-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Cause of Death Remains a Mystery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton &#8216;Big Pokey&#8217; Powell,&#8221; the rapper&#8217;s publicist wrote in a statement shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2023\/06\/18\/houston-rap-legend-big-pokey-dead-at-45\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPRC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was well loved by his family, his friends, and his loyal fans,&#8221; the publicist wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the coming days, we will release information about his celebration of life and how the public can pay their respects,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-attorney-general-seeks-temporary-restraining-order-on-bidens-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Ariz. Attorney General seeks temporary restraining order on Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate\">news release stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pour 09 Bar, the venue, offered their condolences to the rapper&#8217;s loved ones in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=783326480245855&#038;set=a.691414612770376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> on its Facebook page.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing on stage. R.I.P.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S1ZxrYODqE\">pic.twitter.com\/S1ZxrYODqE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1670528449931358221?\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>A Legacy in Chopped and Screwed Hip-Hop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like everyone to send their prayers to Big Pokey and his family,&#8221; the bar&#8217;s management wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Out of respect for those involved, we will not be commenting on the incident to allow his family and friends ample time to mourn and make a statement when they are ready,&#8221; the social media post stated. &#8220;This is a tragedy that no one expected, and only our prayers go out to his family and friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Powell was known for his work in the &#8220;chopped and screwed&#8221; style of Southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-hip-hop-culture-not-racism-real-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hip-hop music<\/a>, which finds its roots in the 90s and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jhunewsletter.com\/article\/2018\/09\/90s-genre-chopped-and-screwed-makes-its-comeback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">characterized<\/a> by low tempos.<\/p>\n<p>Powell initially began his music career working on remixes with DJ Screw in the early half of the decade before releasing his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-billie-eilish-say-she-wanted-to-be-poor-so-she-can-relate-to-most-of-her-fans\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Billie Eilish Say She \u2018Wanted To Be Poor\u2019 So She Can \u2018Relate To Most Of\u2019 Her Fans?\">full-length album<\/a>, &#8220;Hardest Pit in the Litter,&#8221; in 1999, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/big-pokey-mn0000060452\/biography?1687196765721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllMusic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was a member of the rap group Screw Up Click, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/play-tha-game-mw0003948243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> his last album, &#8220;Play Tha Game,&#8221; in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The City of Houston and I extend our prayers and condolences to our own Screwed Up Click legendary rapper [Big Pokey] family and friends,&#8221; Democratic Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SylvesterTurner\/status\/1670462588604276740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> in a social media post on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Though many called him &#8216;low key,&#8217; his presence was larger than life in helping to catapult our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapper-starts-gasping-into-mic-then-suddenly-collapses-on-stage-dies-at-45\/\" title=\"Rapper gasps, collapses on stage, dies at 45.\">hip hop scene nationally<\/a>,&#8221; Turner said.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rapper-starts-gasping-mic-suddenly-collapses-stage-dies-45\/\">Rapper Starts Gasping Into Mic, Then Suddenly Collapses on Stage &#8211; Dies at 45<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rapper from Houston, Texas, known as &#8220;Big Pokey,&#8221; died on stage at a Beaumont bar. Milton Powell, 45, collapsed after gasping for air while performing. 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