Houston rapper Big Moe remembered with inaugural Birthday Block Party

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Big Moe is getting his day in the sun.

The Houston rapper is being celebrated during Big Moe's 1st Annual Birthday Block Party. The free event is scheduled for 2-8 p.m. Sunday at Screwston Records, 2122 Center.

Big Moe was a member of DJ Screw's rap collective the Screwed Up Click and had a key role on "June 27," the legendary freestyle that ran 35 minutes.

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Big Moe died in 2007 after a heart attack left him in a coma. He was 33 years old.

The Birthday Block Party will feature performances by locals XO, Propain, GT Garza, T-Wayne, Deadend Redd, Kat St. John, OSE, Quinn, Mr. Wired Up, Big Baby Flava and Screwed Up Click members.

Local graffiti artists will paint tribute murals. Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company will provide free beer.

The event is free but you must be 18 or older and RSVP at the event link.

Mayor Sylvester Turner proclaimed Aug. 20 Big Moe Day in Houston. Donations will go to Big Moe's family.