The 27’s – Fat Pat 1970 - 1998

Part 31 in a series on “The 27’s” – notable musicians who have passed away in their 27th year.

Patrick Lamont Hawkins, aka Fat Pat, was a rapper from Houston, Texas, and an original member of DJ Screw's Screwed Up Click. Also known as Mr. Fat Pat and Sugar Daddy, he was most prolific in the mid-1990s alongside his late brother Big Hawk and longtime friend Lil' Keke.

On February 3rd, 1998, Fat Pat was gunned down after he stopped by a promoter's apartment to collect an appearance fee. An apparent argument followed after Fat Pat told the promoter he would no longer be doing shows with him because of unpaid fees. The promoter left to get the money to pay the rapper. Sometime later Fat Pat was shot and left for dead.

Two weeks later, his debut album, Ghetto Dreams, dropped, featuring the underground hit single "Tops Drop." Four months later, Wreckshop Records released his second album, Throwed In Tha Game, which featured the single Holla At 'Cha Later. Weeks later, DJ Screw and the Screwed Up Click released their group's debut album, Screwed Up For Life.