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 ...

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’ ...

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 ...

Just a few hours ago, the terrible news spread across the internet that rapper Bashar Barakah Jackson, better known to the public as Pop Smoke, was dead. Details are still scarce at this early time, ...

Dua Lipa, Kanye West, Chris Brown and Pusha T are among the featured artists on a Frankenstein-ed but surprisingly substantial project. The posthumous album is, sadly, as much a part of the hip-hop ...

Celebrating the career of the late Pop Smoke. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands soon. Just four Wednesdays later, on Feb. 19, Pop was ...

The Los Angeles police said that intruders took some things from the home, but that some usual signs of a robbery were absent. There have been no arrests. By Elizabeth A. Harris The rapper Pop Smoke ...