Pop Smoke shot dead: 20-year-old rapper ‘killed in home robbery in California’
4 years, 10 months ago

Pop Smoke shot dead: 20-year-old rapper ‘killed in home robbery in California’

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man believed to be 20-year-old rapper Pop Smoke has been “shot and killed” in a suspected armed burglarly on Wednesday morning. Pop Smoke, whose real name is Bashar Barakah Jackson, was at a house in the Hollywood Hills at approximately 4:30am when two men broke in, according to TMZ. Pop Smoke was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood where he was pronounced dead, according to US media reports.

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Man pleads guilty to robbery-killing of rapper Pop Smoke
1 year, 9 months ago

Man pleads guilty to robbery-killing of rapper Pop Smoke

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of four men charged …

The Pop Smoke phenomenon: How the late rapper became a superstar in death
3 years, 10 months ago

The Pop Smoke phenomenon: How the late rapper became a superstar in death

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Posthumous single “What You Know Bout Love” reached the …

Pop Smoke: Two adults and two teenagers charged with murder of 20-year-old rapper
4 years, 5 months ago

Pop Smoke: Two adults and two teenagers charged with murder of 20-year-old rapper

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two adults and two teenagers …

Four charged with murder in slaying of rapper Pop Smoke
4 years, 5 months ago

Four charged with murder in slaying of rapper Pop Smoke

LA Times  

Four people have been charged with murder in the February killing of Pop Smoke, who died during a robbery in the Hollywood Hills. Two adults and two teenagers were charged with murder on Monday in the shooting death of rapper Pop Smoke inside a Hollywood Hills home earlier this year. Prosecutors said Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, killed …

5 arrested in shooting death of rapper Pop Smoke in Hollywood Hills
4 years, 6 months ago

5 arrested in shooting death of rapper Pop Smoke in Hollywood Hills

LA Times  

Los Angeles police on Thursday arrested five people in connection with the February slaying of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, who was gunned down in a rented Hollywood Hills home. On Feb. 19, Los Angeles police responded after someone calling from the East Coast reported that several people had entered their friend’s home shortly before 5 a.m. Photos and videos on …

Pop Smoke’s posthumous album: A chart-topping debut and a frustrating farewell
4 years, 6 months ago

Pop Smoke’s posthumous album: A chart-topping debut and a frustrating farewell

LA Times  

At the end of the title track of Pop Smoke’s posthumous LP “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon,” there’s a lament that hits different on Fourth of July weekend in 2020. “Look at them young n— goin’ crazy-crazy, man / them n— too dangerous / We gonna make ‘em famous / the beautiful country got stars and bangers.” …

Pop Smoke cancelled New York gig days before death due to gang threat
4 years, 10 months ago

Pop Smoke cancelled New York gig days before death due to gang threat

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The late rapper Pop Smoke had cancelled a New York gig …

Label: Rapper Pop Smoke slain in Hollywood Hills shooting
4 years, 10 months ago

Label: Rapper Pop Smoke slain in Hollywood Hills shooting

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Pop Smoke, a rising Brooklyn rapper who had a breakout year of hit songs and albums that made some of the biggest names in hip-hop his fans and collaborators, was fatally shot during a break-in Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home, his label said. “We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of Pop Smoke,” said …

In a too-brief life, Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke had already recast the sound, and center, of hip-hop
4 years, 10 months ago

In a too-brief life, Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke had already recast the sound, and center, of hip-hop

LA Times  

It would be all too easy to simply add the killing of 20-year-old New York rapper Pop Smoke to the litany of tragedies that have plagued hip-hop recently. But that wouldn’t do justice to Pop Smoke, who in his barely year-old career helped found a distinctly Brooklyn variant of drill music. Even when Pop Smoke was cutting loose on “the …

Rap world mourns Pop Smoke: ‘The streets don’t love you when you make it’
4 years, 10 months ago

Rap world mourns Pop Smoke: ‘The streets don’t love you when you make it’

LA Times  

Pop Smoke, a rising New York rapper, was found with fatal gunshot wounds at a home in the Hollywood Hills early Wednesday, authorities said. R.i.P pic.twitter.com/OZxKtpPZog — 50cent February 19, 2020 Many expressed their shock at Pop Smoke’s sudden death and offered condolences to his loved ones. Streets full of haters the streets don’t love you when you make it …

Rapper Pop Smoke gunned down in Hollywood Hills home
4 years, 10 months ago

Rapper Pop Smoke gunned down in Hollywood Hills home

LA Times  

Pop Smoke, a rising New York rapper, was found with fatal gunshot wounds at a home in the Hollywood Hills early Wednesday, authorities said. A group of people, including one wearing a mask and armed with a handgun, burst into a posh Hollywood Hills home early Wednesday and fatally shot up-and-coming rapper Pop Smoke, police said. Photos and videos on …

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