Curtis Donnell Davis (August 7, 1968 – June 15, 2002), 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. 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 whith "Wegonefunkwichamind." Shea Serrano of the Houston Press said that Big Mello was famous for "repping Hiram Clarke in the 90s[...]" 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). Discography 1992: Bone Hard Zaggin' 1994: Wegonefunkwichamind 1996: Southside Story 2002: The Gift 2003: Done Deal See also Houston hip hop References 1968 births 2002 deaths African-American male rappers American male rappers Gangsta rappers G-funk artists Rappers from Houston Road incident deaths in Texas Screwed Up Click members Southern hip hop musicians Underground rappers 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American people