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*As the hip-hop community continues to mourn the death of Pop Smoke, 50 Cent hopped on Instagram on Sunday (March 1) to announce his plans to finish the rapper’s album. “I’m on the move listening to Pop smoke, I decided I’m gonna executive produce and finish his album for him,” he wrote on Instagram. After […]

 *Bashar Jackson (AKA Pop Smoke) was recently killed in his Hollywood mansion, but the question on everyone’s mind is who killed Pop Smoke? His fans are eager to search someone online but there a lot of elements of the story to consider. One big clue is a photo which surfaced online of a hooded […]

*This Friday, catch the first and final film performance of Pop Smoke! Bashar Jackson stars in “Boogie” the directorial debut of multi-hyphenate Eddie Huang (“Fresh Off the Boat”). The coming-of-age story follows a basketball phenom (Taylor Takahashi) living in Queens, New York navigating teen angst, romance and rivals. EUR correspondent Fahnia Thomas rapped with the […]

[…] the streets of America. The special episode investigates three killings that sent shock waves through hip-hop between 2019 and 2021: Young Dolph lost his life in Memphis, Pop Smoke was gunned down in what cops called a home invasion robbery in Los Angeles, and Nipsey Hustle was shot to death, also in Los Angeles. Audiences […]

[…] / screenshot *The death of artist Javonnta Murphy, who was discovered dead last week on a beach in California, is possibly linked to the 2020 murder of Pop Smoke. Lifeguards retrieved the naked body of the 32-year-old LA rapper known as Sirtank from inside a barrel along Malibu beach. The container may have been swept […]

* Pop Smoke was fatally shot on Feb. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles, during a home invasion robbery. It was later reported that his death was a targeted attack. An earlier report noted that on Thursday (May 6), LAPD detective Christian Carrasco gave a testimony at the preliminary hearing for Corey Walker, 20, the only […]

Rapper Pop Smoke’s resting place vandalized (See MORE pics here.) *According to @tmz_tv, a horrific scene has taken place at #PopSmoke’s final resting place. The media outlet shared images obtained earlier today that show Pop Smoke’s spot on the outer mausoleum destroyed. Vandals allegedly cracked and broke the marble plaque listing his full name #BasharBarakahJackson. The alleged […]

[…] in Los Angeles, California. (May 7, 2019 – Source: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images North America) *Hours after the hip-hop world was rocked by news of the death of Pop Smoke, another rapper, Blueface took to social media to warn rappers that move to Los Angeles to watch their back at all times.  Pop Smoke was fatally […]

* Pop Smoke’s brother, Obasi Jackson, chopped it up with Taraji P. Henson on the latest episode of her Facebook series Peace of Mind. The actress spoke to Jackson about how he’s coping with the rapper’s death. The Brooklyn drill rapper was fatally shot on Feb. 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, during a home invasion […]

Pop Smoke | Getty Image *It’s like a scene in a movie. One of the teens implicated in the killing of Pop Smoke; 20-year-old Corey Walker‘s cell mate was planted by police. That’s a clever way to get to the truth. Imagine Walker, young, caged and maybe freaked-out so he tells all the business. And […]

Corey Walker & Pop Smoke – Instagram *The suspect charged in the murder of #PopSmoke insists he only wanted to hit the rapper with a vase, not shoot him. #CoreyWalker and famed attorney #ChristopherDarden filed a motion on Friday to have his murder and robbery charges dismissed. Darden claims that the 20-year-old was not at Pop Smoke’s home to […]

Pop Smoke – The Woo *Roddy Ricch and 50 Cent pay tribute to their late collaborator Pop Smoke, who would’ve turned 21 on Monday (July 20) in his posthumously released music video “The Woo.” As archival footage of the late emcee plays on vintage TV screens, Ricch and 50 are shown reveling in the glamourous life that Pop […]

*Famed OJ Simpson prosecutor Christopher Darden is the defense attorney for one of the two males charged with the murder of rapper Pop Smoke.  Two of Pop Smoke’s alleged murderers, Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers, attended a pretrial hearing for their case on Monday. Darden, who is resenting Walker, was not at the hearing but […]

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Pop Smoke – Getty *Christopher Walker’s defense attorney made the announcement Thursday after the family requested that they speak with the family of Pop Smoke. As reported by The Jasmine Brand, attorney Christopher Darden added that Pop Smoke’s family may not be ready to meet with Walker’s family due to the sensitive nature involving […]