Regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the drill, how did a boy of just twenty die? Let us find out what were the reasons that led to thisHomosexuality Of pop smokeWhich happened around 2020.
Pop Smoke is probably the artist we’ve talked about so far in this section who has had the shortest artistic career ever. The amazing thing is that despite this he managed to win big awards like:
- 2021 – Billboard Music Awards Best Rap Artist
- 2021 – Billboard Music Awards Best Rap Album
- 2021 – Grammy Award Nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance
But, once again, there has been no shortage of controversies that have contributed to marking its very short existence, such as allegations of plagiarism. drug dealing and possession Weapon,
Let’s now take a look at Pop Smoke’s life, from his first steps in the music industry, to his success, to his tragic murder.
How do you go from dealing to the top of the charts
is the heat of 1999 To Brooklyn When, on July 20, Bashar Barack Jackson was born in art pop smoke, His adolescence was marked by a number of problems related to drug dealing and firearm possession. This last episode in particular, would see him serve two years under house arrest.
Known for being one of the pioneers of drill in his city, he started his artistic career in 2017 creating original music but also remixes of famous songs. And the success of Pop Smoke was not long in coming …
Exactly two years later, in 2019, Pop Smoke was published welcome to the feastsingle taken from his first mixtape Meet Wu. The piece would first see a remix with Nicki Minaj and then Skepta, but several other artists would revisit the song, such as: Pusha T, Meek Mill and ASAP Ferg. Just play the piece to understand how avant-garde Pop Smoke’s sound was and why he managed to dominate the charts with this style, earning him the title of one of Drill’s greatest exponents.
Real chart debut comes months later for collaboration with Travis Scott cat’ssingles that ranked 69th Billboard Hot 100,
For the first mixtape, it goes like this meet woo 2But it was in July 2020 that Pop Smoke’s first debut album was released :SHoot for the stars, aim for the moon Of which 50 cents Served as executive producer.
The project topped the Billboard 200, and all nineteen tracks that make up the disc are on the Billboard Hot 100. An incredible result to say the least. It is with this project that Pop Smoke’s music faces the international scene but the artist will never be able to enjoy this success, because at this point in history, no longer alive,
Pop Smokes Murder: Losing Your Life for a Rolex
pop smoke diesIn fact, February 19 in California that same year, for firing two shots from a firearm. But how did we go from an unstoppable success to murdering another artist in her early twenties? It’s a Wednesday morning when they walk into Pop Smoke’s home in the Hollywood Hills four masked menCorey Walker and Kendrey Rodgers, nineteen and eighteen years old respectively, and two other boys, one seventeen and one only fifteen years old.
First, one has to wonder how perfect strangers knew where the artist was on the morning of the crime. Unfortunately, Pop Smoke makes a move that will cost him his life: hours before his murder, he publishes a story on Instagram that portrays a bag from the famous Emiri brand, showing his exact address. A tag is attached. Therefore, it was not difficult for bad guys like his executioner to find out where Pop Smoke was when they decided to rob him.
In fact, it is money that causes Pop Smoke’s death, stealing his diamond-encrusted Rolex, then only $2,000, And this is the confession that fifteen-year-old Pop, a participant in the robbery, makes to his cellmate in the juvenile detention center where he is located, a few months after Smoke passes away. Initially, the artist did not protest, but when he decided to try to confront the four criminals, he was stabbed twice, resulting in his death.
$2,000, then, seems to be worth a human life nowadays, which is even more infuriating.
Latest Updates on Pop Smoke’s Death: Who Killed Him?
The most recent development in the Pop Smoke case dates back few days back (May 2023). boy then fifteen but who is now 18 looks formally confessed He was directly responsible for Pop Smoke’s death. Still held in juvenile detention, he will remain there until the age of 25, when he will be able to face trial as an adult.
In this context, the words of a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to a confessed criminal are particularly striking, which illustrate well what happened to Pop Smoke in his hands:
you have no right to kill someone, you have no right to take someone’s property,
The musical and cultural legacy left behind by Pop Smoke
Despite Pop Smoke’s brief musical activity, the artist still had a indelible mark this is a’important legacy, This is evidenced by his endless streams of songs that have propelled him to climb the charts, as by the use of his lyrics for numerous protests against violent and unjust death. george floyd And, all this, in spite of the fact that his pieces do not depict issues purely related to discrimination or specifically circumstances.
this was our form true Crime, dedicated to today pop smoke1999 – 2020: From drug dealing and possession of firearms, to becoming one of the leading exponents of Drill to conquer charts around the world.