Pop Smoke
Police Think Dead Body In Barrel Related To Pop Smoke’s Murder
Following Pop Smoke's death, his posthumous album, 'Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon,' went on to be the biggest rap album of 2020 going on to earn him a double-platinum plaque.
Steven Victor Explains Pop Smoke Album Cover Snafu
Steven Victor, Pop Smoke's manager, talked about the controversy over the late rapper's debut album cover in a recent interview.
18-Year-Old Admits To Role In Pop Smoke’s Murder
Now that his killers are copping to their crime, we hope this will give Pop Smoke's family and friends some kind of peace knowing his murderers are being held to account. The post 18-Year-Old Admits To Role In Pop Smoke’s Murder appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Pop Smoke Mural Vandalized In Brooklyn
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Arik Mazur / Getty Months after a Notorious B.I.G. mural was defaced in Brooklyn (damn player haters), a mural dedicated to the memory of Pop Smoke has suffered the same fate in his hometown of Brooklyn as well. The mural which is located in Pop Smoke’s old stomping grounds of Canarsie, Brooklyn, was found violated as someone wrote “Woo K” next to the original piece. Though it’s not known why someone would write that next to the mural, some feel that “Woo K” may mean “Woo Killer” which at this point is open to interpretation as to whether it’s a sign of respect or disrespect. As of right now, no one’s claimed credit for the tagging of the mural (probably not the best idea to do to be honest), but fans of the late rapper aren’t impressed with the sentiment...
Following The Tragic Murder of TDott Woo, Hot 97’s DJ Drewski Vows To No Longer Play Gang Music On The Radio
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Hot 97’s DJ Drewski is taking a stance against diss/gang music. Former Love & Hip-Hop cast member and current Hot 97 vibes provider, DJ Drewski, will no longer be spinning diss/gang music during his sets on the radio. Drewski made the announcement in his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (Feb.1), writing, “I’m not supporting no more diss/gang music!” “If ya dissing each other in the songs, don’t even send it to me! I don’t care if the artist sends it, the label sends it, your big Homie sends it! I will not support or play anymore Diss/Gang records on the radio! We r losing too many young men and women to the streets!” he added. Drewski urged Drill artists to step their skills up and start making songs without dissing their rivals....
Pop Smoke’s Gravesite Vandalized In Brooklyn
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TMZ / TMZ Pop Smoke‘s gravesite was reportedly vandalized and damn near destroyed. The heathens reportedly smashed the late rapper’s crypt and may have tried to remove his casket. Karma isn’t enough to deal with scoundrels like these. According to TMZ, witnesses came upon the scene on Saturday morning (Sept. 11) Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY. Pop Smoke was murdered in February 2020 in a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills gone wrong. Images obtained by TMZ show the vandals showed no respect to the “Dior” rapper’s resting place. We’re told Pop Smoke’s spot on the outer wall of a mausoleum within the grounds seemed to be singled out and horribly vandalized … with his marble plaque cracked and broken through, almost completely. You can see his full na...
Avicii Joins Pop Smoke, Juice WRLD as Most Popular Deceased Musicians, Study Shows
A new study examining the popularity of deceased musicians has proven the legacy of the late Avicii is as strong as ever. The dance music icon’s smash hit “Wake Me Up” stands as the most-streamed song (based on cumulative Spotify and YouTube plays) by an artist who is no longer living, beating out music by legends like David Bowie and Whitney Houston. Since its release in 2013, the track has amassed over 2 billion views on YouTube and nearly 1.4 billion streams on Spotify. CasinoGrounds also made a list of the 10 most popular deceased musicians when it comes to overall streaming, pulling from Spotify and YouTube data to flesh out its rankings. Hip-hop artists Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD dominate the top two spots with 31,470,650 and 29,814,443 million mon...
Pop Smoke’s ‘Faith’ Debuts At The Top Of The Billboard Chart
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Claudio Lavenia / Getty On Friday, July 23, Pop Smoke’s second posthumous album, Faith, hit the streets. While was block vibing to it something serious, Billboard too felt its power as it shot to the top of the charts in its first week out. According to Billboard, Pop Smoke’s second offering moved 88,000 equivalent album units from July 16 to July 22, which was enough to secure the top spot just ahead of John Mayer’s latest album, Sob Rock, which moved 84,000 equivalent album units. “Of Faith’s 88,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending July 22, SEA units comprise 83,000 (equaling 113.34 million on-demand streams of the album’s tracks), album sales comprise 4,000 and TEA units comprise 1,000.” This would mark Pop’s second time at the...
Pop Smoke’s Second Posthumous Album to Be Released Next Month
Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records announces a new 17-track album from the late rapper Pop Smoke, and is out on July 16. This will be the second posthumous album to be released by the recently deceased artist who died last year after he was shot at a home in the Hollywood Hills. His first posthumous album, Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, sold over 7 million copies. Pop Smoke, named “Brooklyn Rap’s Homecoming King” by The New York Times, has amassed nearly 20 billion streams to date and his presence still looms large even after his death. No other information about the content of the album has been divulged at this time. It’s presently available for pre-save on Spotify and pre-add on Apple Music here. Watch a 30-second teaser trailer for the album below. [embedded content] ...
Quavo Says He & Pop Smoke Were Gonna Drop An Album Together
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2020HHA / Getty With the release of Migos‘ Culture III, many listeners had their hearts tugged at when they once again heard the voice of the gone-too-soon rapper, Pop Smoke on “Light It Up.” Now that the Migos have the Hip-Hop world’s attention again, Quavo dropped a bomb on fans of both Migos and Pop Smoke by revealing that he and the Brooklyn rapper were working on a duet album before Smoke’s tragic death. During an interview on The Real 92.3, Quavo explained that he and Pop were tight and were actually in the studio cooking up what would’ve been a South meets East rap album that could’ve taken the culture by storm. “I had a relationship with Pop Smoke, we had a relationship with Pop Smoke, and it was just, important. We had so many records, ...
Pop Smoke Fought Back Before Being Shot & Killed During Botched Robbery
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Over the weekend it was revealed that last year’s February murder of Pop Smoke was carried out by a 15-year-old kid over a Rolex watch and as shocking as that fact is, more information (or lack thereof) is coming out about that now fateful day in Hip-Hop history. According to Vulture, police had trouble finding cooperation during their investigation of the murder and while the internet ran with their own theories and assumptions, the truth was still yet to be realized. Then finally on July 9, LAPD announced that they had arrested five people in connection to the rapper’s murder and charged four of them for the crime: Corey Walker, 19, Keandre Rodgers, 18, and two minors whose names were withheld due to their age. Now that we’ve learne...
Pop Smoke Was Shot Over A Rolex By A 15-Year-Old
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty The murder of up-and-coming rapper Pop Smoke, Bashar Barakah Jackson, just over a year ago was already jarring, but the latest detail of the circumstances makes it extra painful. Reportedly, the “Dior” rapper was robbed of his diamond-studded Rolex before he was shot and killed by a teen. The New York Daily News reports that a 15-year-old suspect admitted to shooting Pop Smoke after he and his crew of mostly teenaged assailants broke into the home he was renting out in the Hollywood Hills. Their goal was to rob the rapper of his Rolex watch and his cuban link gold chain. According to the cop’s testimony, the four defendants, who have been charged with murder, were able to sell the watch for just $2000. The officer got the detai...
