And sadly, on to more deaths in the hip hop community. Houston rapper Big Hawk, real name John Edward Hawkins, was killed in a shooting incident on Monday evening. Police say that Hawkins was shot several times and died at the scene, also confirming that their only lead on the incident is that provided by a witness who claims to have seen a white car nearby, shortly after the killing took place.
Hawk, who was 36 years old, was a member of the late DJ Screw's rap collective the Screwed Up Click, and was also sibling to Fat Pat, so called 'Biggie of the South', who was similarly gunned down back in 1998, just ahead of the release of his debut album.