How Did Big Black Die?

Christopher Boykin, known as Big Black was an American television personality and musician best known for his role on the MTV reality television series, Rob & Big, in which he co-starred with professional skateboarder, Rod Dyrdek from 2006 to 2008.

In the show’s 2008 season, Big Black set two Guinness World Records: one for peeling and eating three banana’s in one minute and another for eating five powdered doughnuts in two minutes, 45 seconds.

Boykin left Rob & Big after the third season since he was starting a family. MTV premiered Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory in February 2009, less than a year after the final episode of Rob & Big. Boykin joined the cast in 2011 and remained until the show’s final episode in 2015.

How Did Big Black Die?

Boykin had a defibrillator implant for his heart. In early May 2017, he was hospitalized in Plano, Texas, and was placed on a heart monitor.

On May 9, his heart stopped; staff spent 30 minutes trying to revive him. He was pronounced dead at 4:00 p.m.CDT.

Although initial reports did not mention an official cause, Boykin’s heart failure was the result of a heart attack.