Fat Pat (rapper)

Fat Pat
Background information
Birth name	Patrick Lamark Hawkins[1]
Born	December 4, 1970(1970-12-04)[1][2]
Origin	Houston, Texas
Died	February 3, 1998(1998-02-03) (aged 27)[2]
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1993–1998
Labels	Wreckshop Records/ Warner Music Group
Associated acts	Screwed Up Click, H.A.W.K., Lil' Keke, DJ Screw, Mike D, E.S.G., Big Pokey, C-Note, Pymp Tyte, Mr. 3-2, Big Steve Mafioso, Southside Playaz, D.E.A.

Patrick Lamark Hawkins^[1] (December 4, 1970 – February 3, 1998),^[2] 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.^[3][4]

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.^[3][4][5] The promoter was not home and he was shot dead in the corridor outside the apartment.^[4]

Discography

Albums

• 1998: Ghetto Dreams
• 1998: Throwed in da Game
• 2001: Fat Pat's Greatest Hits
• 2004: Since The Gray Tapes
• 2005: Since The Gray Tapes Vol. 2
• 2008: I Had A Ghetto Dream

With Dead End Alliance

• 1998: Screwed for Life

Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
1998	"Tops Drop"	-	46	5	Ghetto Dreams

Featured singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
1999	"25 Lighters" (DJ DMD featuring Lil' Keke & Fat Pat)	-	-	-	Twenty-Two: P.A. World Wide
1999	"Wanna Be a Baller" (Lil Troy featuring Fat Pat & Big Hawk)	70	40	-	Sittin' Fat Down South
2006	"Swang" (Trae featuring Fat Pat & Big Hawk)	-	-	-	Restless

See also

• Wanna Be A Baller
• Houston hip hop
• Screwed Up Click
• Big Hawk
• 27 Club

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Texas Births 1926–1995". "Family Tree Legends". http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/txbirths?c=search&first=Patrick&last=Hawkins&spelling=Exact&11_year=1970&11_month=0&11_day=0&4=&14=&SubmitSearch.x=6&SubmitSearch.y=17&SubmitSearch=Submit. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Fat Pat's gravestone". "MySpace". http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/89/l_51519a20863defb7332c198990f143c2.jpg. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Simmonds, Jeremy (2008) The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches, Chicago Review Press, ISBN 978-1556527548, p. 575
4. ^ ^{a b c} Newton, Michael (2009) The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes, Facts On File Inc, ISBN 978-0816078189, p. 160
5. ^ Texas Music Pioneers

External links

• Fat Pat on Myspace

Persondata
Name	Fat Pat
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Short description
Date of birth	December 4, 1970
Place of birth
Date of death	February 3, 1998
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