"Yo' I got mad beatz!!!! Preachin' from da sky, y'all!!!"
Posted on 05/02/2006 10:28:25 AM PDT by WestTexasWend
HOUSTON — Big Hawk, a Houston rapper whose 2001 album reached No. 45 on Billboard's rap chart, was shot to death, police said Tuesday.
Hawk, whose real name was John Edward Hawkins, was a member of the late DJ Screw's rap collective the Screwed Up Click and brother to rapper Fat Pat, who was killed in 1998.
Hawk had planned to meet a friend Monday night but apparently arrived before the friend and walked to the side of the house where he was shot several times, police said. He died at the scene.
Police do not have a suspect and their only lead involves a witness who saw a white compact car with tinted windows nearby shortly after the shooting, HPD spokesman John Cannon said.
Hawk, 36, scored a regional hit with 2002's "You Already Know" and was recently featured on the popular single "Swang" by Trae that included a posthumous contribution from Hawk's brother. His 2001 self-titled album reached No. 45 on Billboard's list of top R&B and rap albums.
Hawk's verse on "Swang" includes a tribute to Fat Pat and DJ Screw, which says in part:
"I'ma swang, and a swang, and a swang to the left, pop my trunk for Fat Pat's death. I would give my last breath if I could bring you back, bring Screw back, a matter of fact bring the whole crew back."
Hawk was respected in the Houston underground rap scene and appeared on numerous mixtapes from artists such as Paul Wall, Lil' Flip, Z-Ro, E.S.G, Lil' Keke and Big Pokey.
DJ Screw, who died in 2000, and the Screwed Up Click popularized Houston's hypnotic, slowed-down style of rap called screw music.
Oh No Not Big Hawk! :(
I saw him hunting for mice along the highway this morning.
Yep, and Tupac is STILL dead!
One of these days, a CNN anchor will say, "In other news, no rappers were shot to death today."
People in the "screwed up" clique should take note that it seems to greatly increase the odds of death.
They seem to have their own criminal justice system.
I may have to go home...I don't know if I can get any work knowing the world is just a little emptier.
Anyone heard from Biggie Smalls lately?
..perhaps flippin burgers
So, did the whole crew come back?
Bush's fault
who cares?
ROTFLOL. What bunch of silly names!!! Lil' Flip... sheesh. I always get a huge laugh out of people who feel the need to give themselves names like Lil Keke, Big Pokey, or New Cruelt... oh.. er... um... never mind.
:)
Big Hawk..him and his homies be lying in chalk.
"Yo' I got mad beatz!!!! Preachin' from da sky, y'all!!!"
I wonder what the over/under is on a rap star life expetency these?AWB
I wouldn't bet against you. The crime rate in Houston has skyrocketed since Katrina.
Come on folks. He was set up by the "friend." That's how this s#*+& goes down.
Tough on a pimp these days, bro. You got your babie's mamas, all over town, harrasin' you for some green. You got other rappers who are jealous of your success (top 45 CD!) tryin' to bust a cap in you. And never forget you gots WHITEY messin' wit your money and your life, tryin' to keep you down.
And on top o' that, you got old man Bush goin around hatin' on black people!! What's a rapper to do, yo?
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