Fat Pat

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Fat Pat (born December 4, 1970 in Houston , Texas ; † February 3, 1998 there ; real name Patrick Lamark Hawkins ) was an American rapper. He became known as a member of the hip-hop groups Screwed Up Click and Dead End Alliance . Fat Pat also used the pseudonyms Mr. Fat Pat and PAT .

biography

Fat Pat was from Houston, where he attended the same high school as K-Rino . Together with his brother Big Hawk and DJ Screw he formed the group Dead End Alliance . The three hip-hop musicians were also organized in the Screwed Up Click , which included a large number of rappers, including Big Pokey , Big Moe , Lil Keke , Z-Ro , Trae and Lil 'Flip .

As a solo artist, Pat received a contract with the 1997 founded music label Wreckshop Records . For this, the rapper recorded his first album Ghetto Dreams . Shortly before the album was released, Fat Pat was shot dead on February 3, 1998 after being paid a fee. Ghetto Dreams was released on March 17, 1998 via Wreckshop Records . The publication was celebrated as part of a so-called "release party". Various hip-hop musicians such as Scarface , Willie D, Lil 'Keke, DJ Screw, The Botany Boys and South Park Mexican took part in this. In the same year, the second solo album Throwed in da Game and the album of the Screwed Up Click Screwed for Life were released via Wreckshop Records .

In 1999 the Texan rapper Lil 'Troy Sittin' Fat Down South released their debut album . From this the song Wanna Be a Baller with Fat Pat and Big Hawk was released as a single. In the US singles charts, this reached position 70. In 2001, a best-of album Fat Pats followed on Wreckshop Records . Three more album releases came out through the Screwed Up Click record company .

Fat Pat's brother Big Hawk was also murdered in 2006. A number of the members of the Screwed Up Click died early, for example DJ Screw died in 2000 of a codeine overdose and Big Moe of a heart attack in 2007. Rapper Paul Michael Slayton, known as Paul Wall , was named in honor of Fat Pats his son William Patrick Slayton, born in 2006. After his death at the age of 27, Fat Pat was added to the extended circle of Klub 27 , the group of musicians who died at the age of 27.

Discography

Albums

  • 1998: Ghetto Dreams
  • 1998: Throwed In da Game
  • 1998: Screwed for Life (with Screwed Up Click)
  • 2001: Fat Pat's Greatest Hits
  • 2004: Since the Gray Tapes
  • 2005: Since the Gray Tapes Vol. 2
  • 2008: I Had a Ghetto Dream

Singles

  • 1998: Tops Drop
  • 1999: 25 Lighters (DJ DMD featuring Lil 'Keke and Fat Pat)
  • 1999: Wanna Be a Baller (Lil Troy featuring Fat Pat and Big Hawk)
  • 2006: Swang (Trae featuring Fat Pat and Big Hawk)

See also

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  1. ↑ a b Hip-Hop-Jam.net: K-Rino Interview. Retrieved July 24, 2011 .
  2. ↑ a b c Governor.state.tx.us: Texas Music Pioneers (AM) (English). Retrieved July 24, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Allmusic.com: "Ghetto Dreams". Retrieved July 24, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Billboard Biz: "Wanna Be a Baller" on the Billboard Hot 100. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Deadpoetz.com: Fat Pat (English). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 4, 2010 ; Retrieved July 24, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.deadpoetz.com
  6. ↑ 16bars.de: Big Moe dies of the consequences of a heart attack. Retrieved July 24, 2011 .
  7. ↑ Music Blog: Club 27: The 10 most famous musicians who died at the age of 27. Retrieved July 24, 2011 .

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personal data
SURNAME Fat Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hawkins, Patrick Lamark (maiden name); Mr. Fat Pat; PAT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Houston , Texas , USA
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 1998
Place of death Houston