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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

The rapper Pop Smoke was fatally shot Wednesday morning during a home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California, and some are speculating whether his final social media posts identifying his location ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pop Smoke’s death early Wednesday in the Hollywood Hills shocked many in the rap community as well as devoted fans of the up-and-coming performer. But to others, the rapper born Bashar Barakah Jackson ...