Pop Smoke’s first mixtape Meet the Woo, released in July 2019, paints a hyper-specific and authentic image of his life in the streets of Canarsie with the Woo, or his affiliated friends whom he ...

“Faith,” the second posthumous album from Pop Smoke, includes collaborations with Kanye West, Dua Lipa, 42 Dugg, Future and others. But this track, early in the album, is jarring and stark.

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 ...

In 2021, Pop Smoke’s close friend Mike Dee told fans that the “Welcome To The Party” rhymer had no music left in the vault after the release of two posthumous albums. Now, his producer and ...

1. Pop Smoke was from Brooklyn. Bashar Barakah Jackson was born in Brooklyn on July 20, 1999, to a Jamaican mother and a Panamanian father. He grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie.

Pop Smoke had two shows set for next month at the Roxy in West Hollywood, plus one at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, as part of a 40-plus-date tour that would have taken him across the U.S.

The label Pop Smoke called home, Republic Records, has released a statement regarding his untimely passing. "We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of @POPSMOKE10," it reads.

On Sunday, Pop Smoke, né Bashar Barakah Jackson, earned five awards at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards: top new artist, top rap artist, top rap male artist, top Billboard 200 album and top rap album.

Sadly, Pop Smoke never got a chance to complete that elevation. Corey recalled that he didn’t even get a chance to celebrate the release of 2020’s Meet the Woo 2 with Pop, as the rapper was ...

How Long Will They Mourn Me 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.

Pop Smoke only reached the Hot 100 once during his life, though he may appear on the ranking in the coming weeks with popular cuts that didn’t quite make it to the tally while he was alive as ...

He was a familiar, yet fresh archetype of what New York feels, looks,and sounds like. When we listen to Pop Smoke, we hear DMX, we hear 50 Cent, we hear Shyne.