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Born Terence Prejean, Big T, nicknamed The Million Dollar Hook Man, was best known for appearing on Lil' Troy's 1999 hit.

• May 9, 2018

AceShowbiz - Rapper Lil' Flip is mourning the death of Texas hip-hop veteran Big T. The 52-year-old died in a Houston hospital on Monday, May 7. A cause of death has yet to be confirmed, but reports suggest he may have suffered a heart attack.

Born Terence Prejean, Big T, nicknamed The Million Dollar Hook Man, was best known for appearing on Lil' Troy's 1999 hit "Wanna Be a Baller".

😢😢😢😢🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 #RIPBIGT @bigtee.tp95 WE GO MISS U BRO!!! #themilliondollarhookman🎼🎶🎤 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🍀🍀🍀🤘🏾👑 #kinglife👑💎 #WHYDEMHATAZSTILLMAD #SOUTHSIDESTILLHOLDING #SMOKEON #IMCHILLINGWITMYBROAD #WEAINTBROKENOMORE💰 #HOLDITDOWN

A post shared by Flip Gate$ (@lilflip713) on May 7, 2018 at 3:43am PDT

Paying tribute to his old pal and frequent collaborator online, "Sunshine" star Lil' Flip shared an old photo of the two MCs, and captioned it, "WHAT A DAY MY BIG BRO @bigtee.tp95 AKA #BIGT #THEMILLIONDOLLARHOOKMAN JUST PASSED AWAY... DIS S**T CRAZY MAN... BIG T ALWAYS CAME THRU 4 ME AND SUNG HOOKS 4 ME!! ... MAN IM GO MISS U BRO (sic)."

😢😢😢 DAMN @meke_selfmade_boss filmed #BIGT🙏🏽🍀👑😢😢 🎤 SINGING THIS AT @bellestationhtx on my bday #3318 MARCH,3,2018🍀🍀🍀🍀MAN IM A MISS MY GUY..... WE HAD SUM #EPIC TIMES, BIG T ONE OF DA FEW CATS IN DA GAME WHO NEVER SWITCHED UP ON ME!!! PEOPLE LIKE DAT ARE #RARE AND U SHOULD CHERISH HIM....WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE TRIED TO GET HIM TO DO DEY HOOKS FOR FREE😳I ALWAYS PUT MONEY IN HIS POCKETS FOR ANYTHING HE SUNG FOR ME💰💰💰 MAN IM A MISS OUR ROAD TRIPS...🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😢🍀🤘🏾💰💰🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

A post shared by Flip Gate$ (@lilflip713) on May 7, 2018 at 6:59am PDT

The pair previously teamed up for tracks including "In The House Tonight", "King", and "Baller".