CNN —Rapper Big Pokey has died at the age of 45 after collapsing on stage in Texas. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell,” the post reads. “Big Pokey will forever be ‘The Hardest Pit in the Litter,’” it adds, referencing the title of his debut album, which was released in 1999. A video posted on Twitter showed Big Pokey collapsing backward while holding a microphone at a bar in Beaumount, Texas on Saturday. The rapper hailed from the city of Houston, Texas and was a member of the Screwed Up Click rap collective.

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Persons: Pokey, Milton Powell, Milton ‘, ’ Powell, Houston Sylvester Turner, ” Sylvester, Bun, ” Organizations: CNN, Twitter, Mayor, Houston Locations: Texas, Beaumount , Texas, Houston , Texas, The City, Houston