John Edward Hawkins (November 15, 1969 – May 1, 2006), better known as Big Hawk or H.A.W.K was a rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Screw's rap group the Screwed Up Click. He was also the older brother of Fat Pat, who was killed in 1998. Hawk, 36, was married before his death and had two young sons.
He was respected in the Houston underground rap scene and appeared on numerous mixtapes from artists such as Paul Wall, Lil' Flip, Z-Ro, E.S.G., Lil' Keke and Big Pokey. Hawk was featured on the popular single "Swang" by Trae that included a tribute to Fat Pat in 2005. In 2006, Hawk, along with Clint Dempsey of the U.S. National Soccer team recorded a song for Nike's "Joga Bonito" World Cup soccer promotion called "Don't Tread". He was part of Pepsi's Yahoo! "Houston Mic Pass" with Lil' Flip, Chamillionaire, Trae, Chingo Bling, Bun B.
He married Meshah Writa Ayana Henderson in April 2006 (almost a Month prior to his murder) with whom he had 2 young sons. The couple had been together nearly ten years. Most people did not realize that Big Hawk worked for American General Insurance for at least 12 years and was well known and respected within the corporate organization.At the age of 36, Big Hawk was gunned down on the night of Monday May 1, 2006 at about 10:30pm in Houston. People heard shots but no one saw a thing. As of January 2008, no witness has come forward. It is rumored that Hawkins was killed over a debt that his brother, Fat Pat, owed. But this has not been confirmed. ABSOLUTELY SENSELESS!!
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