February 2024 marked the 4-year anniversary of Pop Smoke’s (real name Bashar Barakah Jackson) death. The late “Dior” rapper’s tragic murder hit the rap community hard. Since then, Jackson’s family ...

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The only adult charged in the murder of rapper Pop Smoke will go to trial next year. Corey Walker, along with three minors, were allegedly involved in killing the Dior singer, whose real name is ...

Last week, five arrests were made in connection with the February 2020 death of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke. Today (July 13), the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has announced murder ...

Biggie. Tupac. DMX. We pay tribute to 63 stars who died too young. By Danyel Smith Pop Smoke, Lil Durk, Fivio Foreign and more have taken the sound that emerged in Chicago in different directions.

Pop Smoke’s voice was more than music—it was movement. From the streets of Canarsie, Brooklyn to the top of the charts, he helped define a new era of New York drill and left an indelible mark on hip ...

Did 50 Cent have any involvement in the Pop Smoke song that sampled his work? Sometimes, artists don’t really like it when someone else samples their work. For example, the Bee Gees took issue when ...

Today marks the release date of Boogie, the debut feature film from Taiwanese-American chef Eddie Huang. The film, a coming-of-age basketball drama, stars Pop Smoke as Monk in his first and final film ...

Pop Smoke has deluxe-ified his recently released Meet the Woo Vol. 2 project. Mere days after releasing the original 13-track version, Pop Smoke has added a trio of new songs for the tape's deluxe ...