Big Hawk
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Edward Hawkins |
| Also known as | Big Hawk, H.A.W.K., Hawk, Five Star General of the Screwed Up Click |
| Born |
November 15, 1969 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Died | May 1, 2006 (aged 36) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Southern Rap, R&B, Screwed & Chopped |
| Years active | 1994–2006 |
| Labels | Ghetto Dreams Entertainment Dead End Records Screwed Up Records |
| Associated acts | Screwed Up Click, DJ Screw, Fat Pat, E.S.G., Lil' Keke, Lil' O, Big Moe, Big Pokey, Lil' Flip, Paul Wall, Trae tha Truth, UGK, Z-Ro |
John Edward Hawkins (November 15, 1969 – May 1, 2006), better known as H.A.W.K. or Big Hawk was an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Screw's rap group the Screwed Up Click.
Born John Edward Hawkins in Houston, Texas on November 15, 1969, he grew up with a younger brother, Patrick "Fat Pat" Hawkins and two sisters. He started rapping in 1992 when Fat Pat took him to DJ Screw's house, an upcoming mixtape producer and DJ in the southern area of Houston. In April 2006 Hawk married his longtime girlfriend, Meshah Henderson. The couple had two sons.
In 1994 Hawk, Fat Pat, DJ Screw, Lil' Keke and Koldjack, collaborated to form the group D.E.A. and Dead End Records (named for the dead end block of Martin Luther King Blvd where Hawk grew up in Houston). In late 1998 D.E.A. released an original independent album entitled, Screwed For Life featuring Lil' Keke, Big Pokey and the rest of the S.U.C. After the deaths of Hawk's brother (Fat Pat) and DJ Screw and the incarceration of many others SUC members, Hawk's ultimate mission and goal became keeping the "Ghetto Dream" alive. In 1999 Hawk participated in a Southside Playaz compilation album titled You Got Us Fuxxed Up, with Mike D, Claydoe and other members of the S.U.C. Hawk released his solo album, Under Hawk's Wings on Dead End Records in 2000 and had recorded with Lil' Flip, Lil' Keke, Big Moe, Z-Ro and was featured on the Lil' Troy hit "Wanna Be A Baller."
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