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Pop Smoke

Pop Biography

Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke

Career

Pop Smoke, was an American rapper. Born and raised in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Pop Smoke began his musical career in late 2018 with his debut single "MPR (Panic Part 3 Remix)". Pop Smoke rose to fame with the release of his breakout singles

Lime Light of Pop

Welcome to the Party" and "Dior" in 2019. He often collaborated with UK drill artists and producers, who employed more minimal and aggressive instrumentation than drill artists from Chicago, reintroducing the sound as Brooklyn drill.

Born

Born
Bashar Barakah Jackson
July 20, 1999
New York City, U.S.
Died
February 19, 2020 (aged 20)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death
Murder (gunshot wounds)
Resting place
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation
Rapper songwriter
Years active
2018–2020

Musical career

Genres
Hip hop Brooklyn drill
Labels
Victor VictorRepublic
Website
realpopsmoke.com
popsmokeforever.com

💫Brief story Of The Wøø 💫

Following his rise to fame, record producer Rico Beats introduced Pop Smoke to Steven Victor in April 2019. Victor would later have Pop Smoke sign a recording contract with Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. He released his debut mixtape Meet the Woo in July 2019. His second mixtape, Meet the Woo 2, was released on February 7, 2020, and debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, becoming the rapper's first top-10 project in the United States.Less than two weeks after the mixtape's release, Pop Smoke was murdered during a home invasion in Los Angeles. New York rapper 50 Cent was the executive producer of his posthumous debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, released on July 3, 2020. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and all 19 tracks from the album were charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also spawned a string of international top-10 singles, including "For the Night" (featuring DaBaby and Lil Baby) and "What You Know Bout Love". A year later, Republic Records released Pop Smoke's second studio album, Faith, on July 16, 2021.

Pop Early Life

Bashar Barakah Jackson was born on July 20, 1999, in Brooklyn, New York City, to a Jamaican mother, Audrey Jackson, and a Panamanian father, Greg Jackson.[1][2] He has an older brother named Obasi.[3] Jackson attended nine different schools while growing up in Canarsie, Brooklyn.[4] He played the African drums in his local church as a child.[4]Jackson was expelled from eighth grade for bringing a gun to school. He spent two years on house arrest after being charged with possessing a weapon.[5] Jackson started playing basketball as a point and shooting guard. He relocated to Philadelphia to enroll in Rocktop Academy. He was later forced to leave after being diagnosed with a heart murmur, and Jackson eventually turned to street life.[6]