The murder of Pop Smoke was, without a doubt, the most shocking news of February 2020. Yet, none were more shocked — or hurt — by Pop Smoke's murder than those closest to him. There were several ...

Pop Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Jackson, was a rapidly rising hip-hop star. “Welcome to the Party” was his first major hit and hit had remixes featuring Nicki Minaj and Skepta. His second ...

The autopsy report for rapper Pop Smoke, who was murdered by a 15-year-old shooter in 2021, has been released and obtained by The Blast. As previously reported, a detective says Pop Smoke was shot by ...

The results of Pop Smoke's autopsy have been revealed. On Friday (Feb. 21), the Los Angeles County Coroner's office released the results of the late rapper's autopsy. In the report, it's revealed that ...

Corey Walker, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of robbery, with firearm and gang enhancements. Walker is one of four people charged in connection with the ...

On Wednesday, February 19, at around 4:30 a.m., the New York Times reports that four suspects in hoodies, including one wearing a mask and carrying a weapon, entered a Hollywood Hills house where Pop ...

Pop Smoke’s voice is unforgettable — a deep, gravelly tone that carries both menace and charm. A pioneer of Brooklyn drill, he took a genre rooted in the streets and propelled it into the global ...

Pop Smoke was emerging as a superstar when his life was cut short on Feb. 19, 2020. Though it was early in the game for him, the Brooklyn rapper left an imprint beyond his husky voice. The inviting ...

“We are confident we have the five individuals responsible for the killing of Bashar Jackson — Pop Smoke,” LAPD Capt. Jon Tippet said Thursday. Authorities said the assailants did not know the rapper ...

Dua Lipa singing the words “You can’t say Pop without Smoke” was not on many 2021 bingo cards. Yet there it is on “Demeanor,” one of many posthumous collaborations on the slain Brooklyn rapper Pop ...

On February 19, 2020, New York rapper Pop Smoke was killed in his Los Angeles rental house during a home invasion. He was just 20 years old. The up-and-coming performer, née Bashar Barakah Jackson, ...

Pop Smoke, a fast-rising Brooklyn rapper who hit the top 10 on the Billboard 200 for this first time just this week, was killed early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, his record label confirmed. “We ...