Household and mates gathered on the funeral over the weekend for Houston rapper Massive Pokey, an unique member of the pioneering group Screwed Up Click on.
Pokey, who was born Milton Powell, died June 18 on the age of 48 after collapsing at a efficiency in Beaumont, positioned east of Houston. These attending his service Saturday at Fountain of Reward church in Houston included Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and rappers Paul Wall, Trae Tha Fact and Slim Thug, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Among the many others in attendance in accordance with the paper have been Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Derrick “D Reck” Dixon, CEO of Wreckshop Information, in addition to rappers Lil O, Yungstar, DJ XO, Killa Kyleon and Lil’ Keke.
Pokey was recognized for Texas and Gulf Coast hits akin to “Ball N’ Parlay,” “Who Dat Speaking Down,” and a verse on DJ Screw’s practically 36-minute freestyle often called “June twenty seventh.” He was additionally featured on Megan Thee Stallion’s 2022 “Southside Royalty Freestyle.”
Nationally, Pokey was most recognized for a featured look on Wall’s 2005 debut hit tune, “Sittin’ Sidewayz.” The refrain was sampled from Pokey’s verse on “June twenty seventh.”
Pokey, who grew up in Houston, started garnering native fame within the late Nineties as an unique member of the Screwed Up Click on, a pal group-turned-rap collective led by DJ Screw, who developed a slowed, pitched-down music model often called “chopped and screwed,” which develop into synonymous with Houston.
Pokey launched his debut album, Hardest Pit within the Litter in 1999 and Da Sport 2000 the next yr.
