May 1

2 hip-hop anniversaries on May 1

1. 2006

   Big Hawk dies

   Big Hawk dies (gunshot wounds).

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2006: Big Hawk dies. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/big-hawk-died

2. 2006

   Big Hawk is shot and killed in Houston

   John Edward Hawkins — Houston MC, Screwed Up Click member, and brother of fellow Screwed Up Click member Fat Pat (killed February 1998) — is shot to death outside a friend's home in Houston. He was 36. The case remains o…

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   Today in hip-hop history — 2006: Big Hawk is shot and killed in Houston. https://hiphopstorian.com/timeline/moment/big-hawk-killed-2006