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Big Mello
Background information
Birth nameCurtis Donnell Davis
Also known asBig Mello, Big Mellow, Mello, Curtis Davis
Born(1968-08-07)August 7, 1968
OriginHouston, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 15, 2002(2002-06-15) (aged 33)
Genres
  • Southern hip hop
  • Gangsta rap
  • Occupation(s)Rapper
    Years active1991–2002
    LabelsRap-a-Lot Records / KMJ Records / N-Terrogation / Woss Ness Entertainment
    Formerly ofScrewed Up Click

    Curtis Donnell Davis (August 7, 1968 – June 15, 2002),[1] better known by his stage name Big Mello, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas.

    Mello graduated from Madison High School, and in the early 1980s, he attended Texas Southern University, studying music and broadcasting.[2] Mello would go on to sign to J. Prince's Rap-A-Lot Records label and debuted in 1992 with the album "Bone Hard Zaggin" and then in 1994 with "Wegonefunkwichamind."

    Shea Serrano of the Houston Press said that Big Mello was famous for "repping Hiram Clarke in the 90s[...]"[3]

    On June 15, 2002, Davis along with a passenger died after Davis lost control of his vehicle and hit a pillar in the 4500 block of South Loop West (South Interstate Highway 610).[4]

    Discography

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Jeffries, David (2008). "Big Mello Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • ^ "19 years after his passing, we remember Big Mello for his contribution to hip-hop". chron.com. 15 June 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  • ^ Serrano, Shea. "Y'all Musta Forgot: Big Mello's Bone Hard Zaggin' Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Press. Thursday April 1, 2010. Retrieved on October 26, 2011.
  • ^ Houston rapper Big Mello killed in car accident
  • ^ "Big Mello – Bone Hard Zaggin". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  • ^ "Big Mello – The Gift". GoldHipHop.pro. 27 September 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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