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. 36-year-old Big Hawk was shot to death May 1, 2006, outside of a home in south Houston. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the rapper had gone to visit a friend's house at night and was walking from his car when he was shot several times. There is no known suspect.
Shortly after his death, Bun B, a fellow Houston rap artist, spoke about Hawkins in an interview with the Houston Chronicle saying, "There were no kinks in this man's moral armor, because he was a rapper there will be people who will take his death the wrong way, but he was a peaceful guy and a family man who had no beefs with anybody."
