Fat Pat
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Patrick Lamark Hawkins better known by his stage name Fat Pat (also known as Mr. Fat Pat), was a rapper from Houston, Texas
who was a member of DEA (Dead End Alliance) with his brother John "Big Hawk" Hawkins
and DJ Screw
, and an original member of the Screwed Up Click
.
Wreckshop Records released his first two albums, Ghetto Dreams and Throwed In Da Game in 1998 after his death. Later releases were on the Screwed Up Click label.
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
who was a member of DEA (Dead End Alliance) with his brother John "Big Hawk" Hawkins
Big Hawk
John Edward Hawkins , 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.-Biography:...
and DJ Screw
DJ Screw
Robert Earl "DJ Screw" Davis, Jr. was a Houston, Texas-based DJ. He was known as a central figure in the Houston hip-hop community and was the creator of the now-famous Chopped and Screwed DJ technique...
, and an original member of the Screwed Up Click
Screwed Up Click
The Screwed Up Click is an assortment of rappers mainly from the southside of Houston started by DJ Screw.After appearing on numerous screw tapes and spreading their name throughout southern hip hop, they have become well known. Despite the deaths of several members and the incarceration of...
.
Wreckshop Records released his first two albums, Ghetto Dreams and Throwed In Da Game in 1998 after his death. Later releases were on the Screwed Up Click label.
Death
On February 3, 1998, Fat Pat was shot dead in Houston, Texas after going to a promoter's apartment to collect an appearance fee. The promoter was not home and he was shot dead in the corridor outside the apartment.Albums
- 1998: Ghetto Dreams
- 1998: Throwed in da GameThrowed In Da GameThrowed in da Game is the second album by southern rapper Fat Pat. Fat Pat has said that the singles "Dirty South" and "I'm A Slicka" were inspired by author James Baldwin's semi-autobiographical novel Go Tell It On The Mountain...
- 2001: Fat Pat's Greatest Hits
- 2004: Since The Gray Tapes
- 2005: Since The Gray Tapes Vol. 2
- 2008: I Had A Ghetto DreamI Had A Ghetto DreamI Had A Ghetto Dream is a posthumous album by southern rapper Fat Pat.-Track listing:# "Da Incredible"# "In This Life"# "Screwed For Life" # "Gotta Make My Dreams"# "Is There A Better Place"# "Peep N Me"...
Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Tops Drop" | - | 46 | 5 | Ghetto Dreams |
Featured singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
U.S. Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "25 Lighters" (DJ DMD featuring Lil' Keke Lil' Keke Marcus Lakee Edwards , better known by his stage name Lil' Keke, is a rapper from Houston, Texas and an original member of the Screwed Up Click.-Music career:... & Fat Pat) |
- | - | - | Twenty-Two: P.A. World Wide |
| 1999 | "Wanna Be a Baller Wanna Be A Baller "Wanna Be a Baller" is a 1998 hit single from Lil' Troy's debut album Sittin' Fat Down South, which went to number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It was produced by Bruces Rhodes and featuring Big T, Yungstar, Fat Pat, H.A.W.K. and Lil' Will. The lyrics "Wanna Be a Baller, Shot Caller" were... " (Lil Troy featuring Fat Pat & Big Hawk Big Hawk John Edward Hawkins , 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.-Biography:... ) |
70 | 40 | - | Sittin' Fat Down South |
| 2006 | "Swang" (Trae Trae Frazier Thompson III, better known by his stage name Trae, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He is a part of the underground rap collective Screwed Up Click. Trae and Z-RO, along with Dougie D, are the founding members of the group Guerilla Maab... featuring Fat Pat & Big Hawk Big Hawk John Edward Hawkins , 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.-Biography:... ) |
- | - | - | Restless Restless (Trae album) Restless is the third studio album by rapper Trae. It was released on June 27, 2006. This is Trae's first album to be released on Rap-A-Lot Records. The track entitled "The Truth" features 2Pac's verse from the song "Dumpin"-Track listing:... |
See also
- Wanna Be A BallerWanna Be A Baller"Wanna Be a Baller" is a 1998 hit single from Lil' Troy's debut album Sittin' Fat Down South, which went to number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It was produced by Bruces Rhodes and featuring Big T, Yungstar, Fat Pat, H.A.W.K. and Lil' Will. The lyrics "Wanna Be a Baller, Shot Caller" were...
- Houston hip hop
- Screwed Up ClickScrewed Up ClickThe Screwed Up Click is an assortment of rappers mainly from the southside of Houston started by DJ Screw.After appearing on numerous screw tapes and spreading their name throughout southern hip hop, they have become well known. Despite the deaths of several members and the incarceration of...
- Big HawkBig HawkJohn Edward Hawkins , 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.-Biography:...
- 27 Club27 ClubThe 27 Club—also occasionally known as the Forever 27 Club, Club 27 or the Curse of 27—is the title for a group of popular musicians who all died at the age of 27...