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| caption = Pop Smoke in 2020
| caption = Pop Smoke performing in February 2020
| birth_name = Bashar Barakah Jackson
| birth_name = Bashar Barakah Jackson
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1999|7|20}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1999|7|20}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|2|19|1999|7|20}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|2|19|1999|7|20}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California
| death_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_cause = Murder (gunshot wounds to torso)
| death_cause = Murder (gunshot wound)
| resting_place = [[Green-Wood Cemetery]], [[Brooklyn]], New York, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Green-Wood Cemetery]],<br />[[Brooklyn]], New York City, U.S.
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* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Trap music|trap]]
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'''Bashar Barakah Jackson''' (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as '''Pop Smoke''', was an American rapper and actor. 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 "[[Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song)|Welcome to the Party]]" and "[[Dior (song)|Dior]]" in 2019. He often collaborated with [[UK drill]] artists and producers, who employed more minimal and aggressive instrumentation than [[Drill music|American drill]] artists from Chicago, reintroducing the sound as [[Brooklyn drill]].
'''Bashar Barakah Jackson''' (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as '''Pop Smoke''', was an American rapper. Born and raised in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], he rose to fame with the release of his 2019 singles "[[Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song)|Welcome to the Party]]" and "[[Dior (song)|Dior]]". He frequently collaborated with [[UK drill]] artists and producers, who employed more minimal and aggressive instrumentation than American [[drill music|drill]] artists from [[Chicago]], reintroducing the sound as [[Brooklyn drill]].


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|'' Billboard'' 200]], becoming the rapper's first top-10 project in the United States.
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|'' 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 (Pop Smoke album)|Faith]]'', on July 16, 2021.
Twelve days after the mixtape's release, Pop Smoke was murdered during a [[home invasion]] in Los Angeles. Fellow New York rapper [[50 Cent]] served as [[executive producer]] for his posthumous debut studio album, ''[[Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon]]'' (2020), which debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200; all 19 of its tracks entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album also spawned the singles "[[For the Night]]" (featuring [[DaBaby]] and [[Lil Baby]]) and "[[What You Know Bout Love]]". The following year, Republic released Pop Smoke's second studio album, ''[[Faith (Pop Smoke album)|Faith]]'' (2021).


==Early life==
==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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/pop-smoke-rap.html|title=The Rapid Rise of Pop Smoke, Brooklyn Rap's Homecoming King|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214182419/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/pop-smoke-rap.html|archive-date=December 14, 2019|url-status=live|last=Caramanica|first=Jon}}<br>- {{YouTube|id=GZ0LJY13sEM|time=7m57s}}</ref> He has an older brother named Obasi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/pop-smokes-brother-obasi-jackson-gets-emotional-as-he-opens-up-about-the-rappers-death-158620 |title=Pop Smoke's Brother Obasi Jackson Gets Emotional As He Opens Up About the Rapper's Death |last=Seemayer |first=Zach |date=January 5, 2021 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref> Jackson attended nine different schools while growing up in [[Canarsie, Brooklyn]]. He played the African drums in his local church as a child.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pop-smoke-death-shooting-rapper-hip-hop-drill-music-new-york-age-cause-a9358366.html|title=Pop Smoke: US rapper who introduced the UK drill sound to New York|last=Fletcher|first=Lily|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=[[The Independent]]|date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>
Bashar Barakah Jackson was born on July 20, 1999, in [[Brooklyn]], New York City, to a [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] mother, Audrey Jackson, and a [[Panamanians|Panamanian]] father, Greg Jackson.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |date=September 6, 2019 |title=The Rapid Rise of Pop Smoke, Brooklyn Rap's Homecoming King |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/pop-smoke-rap.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214182419/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/pop-smoke-rap.html |archive-date=December 14, 2019}}</ref> He had an older brother named Obasi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/pop-smokes-brother-obasi-jackson-gets-emotional-as-he-opens-up-about-the-rappers-death-158620 |title=Pop Smoke's Brother Obasi Jackson Gets Emotional As He Opens Up About the Rapper's Death |last=Seemayer |first=Zach |date=January 5, 2021 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=March 5, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115152619/https://www.etonline.com/pop-smokes-brother-obasi-jackson-gets-emotional-as-he-opens-up-about-the-rappers-death-158620 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jackson attended nine different schools while growing up in [[Canarsie, Brooklyn]]. He played the African drums in his local church as a child.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pop-smoke-death-shooting-rapper-hip-hop-drill-music-new-york-age-cause-a9358366.html|title=Pop Smoke: US rapper who introduced the UK drill sound to New York|last=Fletcher|first=Lily|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=[[The Independent]]|date=March 15, 2020|archive-date=March 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316125517/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pop-smoke-death-shooting-rapper-hip-hop-drill-music-new-york-age-cause-a9358366.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theringer.com/2020/2/20/21145662/pop-smoke-obituary-death-welcome-to-the-party-gatti-dior|title=The Power of Pop Smoke|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|access-date=July 9, 2020|website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="xxl">{{cite news|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/pop-smoke-rapper-interview/|title=How Pop Smoke Went From Hoop Dreams To Becoming One Of New York's Hottest Rappers|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=February 7, 2020}}</ref>
Jackson was expelled from eighth grade for bringing a gun to school. He spent two years under [[house arrest]] after being charged with possessing a weapon.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theringer.com/2020/2/20/21145662/pop-smoke-obituary-death-welcome-to-the-party-gatti-dior|title=The Power of Pop Smoke|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|access-date=July 9, 2020|website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030170725/https://www.theringer.com/2020/2/20/21145662/pop-smoke-obituary-death-welcome-to-the-party-gatti-dior|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="xxl">{{cite news|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/pop-smoke-rapper-interview/|title=How Pop Smoke Went From Hoop Dreams To Becoming One Of New York's Hottest Rappers|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=February 7, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106002424/https://www.xxlmag.com/pop-smoke-rapper-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Pop Smoke performing 2019.png|thumb|right|upright|Pop Smoke performing in 2019]]
In a [[Genius (website)|Genius]] interview, he stated that his artist name of Pop Smoke is a combination of Poppa, a name given to him by his Panamanian grandmother, and Smocco Guwop, a nickname from childhood friends and it was also his old Instagram name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/videos/Pop-smoke-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-welcome-to-the-party|title=Pop Smoke Breaks Down The Meaning Of 'Welcome To The Party'|last=Reneau|first=Steven|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> He first attempted rapping during a 2018 visit to a Brooklyn recording studio with Jay Gwuapo. In late 2018, he was rapping over a beat from [[808Melo]]'s ''YouTube'' channel, Jackson recorded a track titled "MPR (Panic Part 3 Remix)" during the session.<ref name="xxl"/> On January 28, 2019, he released "Flexin'".<ref>{{cite web |title=Flexin' - Single by Pop Smoke |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/flexin-single/1470275913 |accessdate=February 3, 2020 |date=June 28, 2019 |via=Apple Music |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203204708/https://music.apple.com/us/album/flexin-single/1470275913 |archivedate=February 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Jackson befriended producer [[Rico Beats]], who was acquainted with record executive [[Steven Victor]].
In a [[Genius (website)|Genius]] interview, he stated that his artist name of Pop Smoke is a combination of Poppa, a name given to him by his Panamanian grandmother, and Smocco Guwop, a nickname from childhood friends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/videos/Pop-smoke-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-welcome-to-the-party|title=Pop Smoke Breaks Down The Meaning Of 'Welcome To The Party'|last=Reneau|first=Steven|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|access-date=January 25, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125172629/https://genius.com/videos/Pop-smoke-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-welcome-to-the-party|url-status=live}}</ref> He first attempted rapping during a 2018 visit to a Brooklyn recording studio with Jay Gwuapo. In late 2018, he was rapping over a beat from [[808Melo]]'s ''YouTube'' channel, Jackson recorded a track titled "MPR (Panic Part 3 Remix)" during the session.<ref name="xxl"/> On January 28, 2019, he released "Flexin'".<ref>{{cite web |title=Flexin' - Single by Pop Smoke |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/flexin-single/1470275913 |accessdate=February 3, 2020 |date=June 28, 2019 |via=Apple Music |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203204708/https://music.apple.com/us/album/flexin-single/1470275913 |archivedate=February 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Jackson befriended producer [[Rico Beats]], who was acquainted with record executive [[Steven Victor]].


The three set up an interview, and in April 2019, Jackson signed to [[Steven Victor#Victor Victor Worldwide|Victor Victor Worldwide]] and [[Republic Records]].<ref name="comp"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/how-pop-smoke-shaped-new-yorks-drill-rap-scene-well-afterlife|title=How Pop Smoke Shaped New York's Drill Rap Scene Well Into The Afterlife|last=Iandoli|first=Kathy|publisher=[[Grammy Award]]|date=September 26, 2020|access-date=September 26, 2020}}</ref> On April 23, 2019, Jackson released his breakout single, "[[Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song)|Welcome to the Party]]", that was produced by 808Melo.<ref name="all">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pop-smoke-mn0003870382/biography|title=Pop Smoke Biography|last=Crone|first=David|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref> Many remixes of the song were later recorded, with the commercially released versions featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and the other featuring [[Skepta]].<ref name="all" /> Jackson released his debut mixtape ''[[Meet the Woo]]'' on July 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo/|title=Pop Smoke: Meet the Woo Vol. 2 Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=July 31, 2019|accessdate=February 20, 2020}}</ref> From October to December 2019, Jackson released multiple singles, including "[[War (Pop Smoke song)|War]]" with [[Lil Tjay]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/pop-smoke-lil-tjay-war/|title=Pop Smoke And Lil Tjay Ready For 'War' In New Visuals|publisher=[[GRM Daily]]|last=Archibald-Powell|first=Naimah|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129033651/https://grmdaily.com/pop-smoke-lil-tjay-war/|url-status=live}}</ref> and "100k on a Coupe" with [[Calboy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/pop-smoke-calboy-100k-on-a-coupe-audio/|title=Pop Smoke Enlists Calboy On Newest Single '100K On The Coupe'|publisher=[[GRM Daily]]|last=Wynter|first=Courtney|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref>
The three set up an interview, and in April 2019, Jackson signed to [[Steven Victor#Victor Victor Worldwide|Victor Victor Worldwide]] and [[Republic Records]].<ref name="comp"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/how-pop-smoke-shaped-new-yorks-drill-rap-scene-well-afterlife|title=How Pop Smoke Shaped New York's Drill Rap Scene Well Into The Afterlife|last=Iandoli|first=Kathy|publisher=[[Grammy Award]]|date=September 26, 2020|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009115219/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/how-pop-smoke-shaped-new-yorks-drill-rap-scene-well-afterlife|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 23, 2019, Jackson released his breakout single, "[[Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song)|Welcome to the Party]]", that was produced by 808Melo.<ref name="all">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pop-smoke-mn0003870382/biography|title=Pop Smoke Biography|last=Crone|first=David|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222083824/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pop-smoke-mn0003870382/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> Many remixes of the song were later recorded, with the commercially released versions featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and the other featuring [[Skepta]].<ref name="all" /> Jackson released his debut mixtape ''[[Meet the Woo]]'' on July 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo/|title=Pop Smoke: Meet the Woo Vol. 2 Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=July 31, 2019|accessdate=February 20, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214222300/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo/|url-status=live}}</ref> From October to December 2019, Jackson released multiple singles, including "[[War (Pop Smoke song)|War]]" with [[Lil Tjay]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/pop-smoke-lil-tjay-war/|title=Pop Smoke And Lil Tjay Ready For 'War' In New Visuals|publisher=[[GRM Daily]]|last=Archibald-Powell|first=Naimah|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129033651/https://grmdaily.com/pop-smoke-lil-tjay-war/|url-status=live}}</ref> and "100k on a Coupe" with [[Calboy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/pop-smoke-calboy-100k-on-a-coupe-audio/|title=Pop Smoke Enlists Calboy On Newest Single '100K On The Coupe'|publisher=[[GRM Daily]]|last=Wynter|first=Courtney|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129170728/https://grmdaily.com/pop-smoke-calboy-100k-on-a-coupe-audio/|url-status=live}}</ref>


On December 27, 2019, Jackson appeared on [[Travis Scott]]'s [[Cactus Jack Records]] compilation album ''[[JackBoys]]'' on the song "[[Gatti (song)|Gatti]]" which was also accompanied by a music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.27976/title.travis-scott-pop-smoke-floss-luxury-whips-in-gatti-music-video#|title=Travis Scott And Pop Smoke Floss Luxury Whips In 'Gatti' Music Video|work=[[HipHopDX]]|date=December 30, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2020}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://hiphopweekly.com/watch-travis-scott-visual-for-gatti-ft-pop-smoke-off-the-jackboys-project/|title=[Watch] Travis Scott Visual For 'Gatti' FT Pop Smoke Off The Jackboys Project|work=[[Hip Hop Weekly]]|date=December 30, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> "Gatti" debuted and peaked at number 69 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], giving Jackson his first Hot 100 appearance.<ref name="bill5">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9330093/pop-smoke-dior-lyrics/|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Pop Smoke's 'Dior'|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9323849/pop-smoke-dior-hot-100|title=Pop Smoke Earns First Solo Hot 100 Hit With 'Dior'|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 26, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> On January 16, 2020, Jackson released "[[Christopher Walking]]".<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/RepublicRecords/view/201897/|title=Video Alert: Pop Smoke Releases Video For New Single Christopher Walking|publisher=[[Pressparty]]|type=Press release|date=January 16, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317171009/https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/RepublicRecords/view/201897/|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 7, 2020, twelve days before his death, Jackson released his second mixtape ''[[Meet the Woo 2]]'', with features from [[Quavo]], [[A Boogie wit da Hoodie]], [[Fivio Foreign]] and Lil Tjay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2/|title=Pop Smoke Meet the Woo Vol. 2|last=Jackson|first=Reed|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|date=February 13, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2072887/stream-pop-smokes-new-mixtape-meet-the-woo-2/music/|title=Stream Pop Smoke's New Mixtape Meet The Woo 2|last=Breihan|first=Tom|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/02/07/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2|title=Pop Smoke drops Meet The Woo, Vol. 2|last=Renshaw|first=David|website=[[The Fader]]|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref>
On December 27, 2019, Jackson appeared on [[Travis Scott]]'s [[Cactus Jack Records]] compilation album ''[[JackBoys]]'' on the song "[[Gatti (song)|Gatti]]" which was also accompanied by a music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.27976/title.travis-scott-pop-smoke-floss-luxury-whips-in-gatti-music-video|title=Travis Scott And Pop Smoke Floss Luxury Whips In 'Gatti' Music Video|work=[[HipHopDX]]|date=December 30, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215053844/https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.27976/title.travis-scott-pop-smoke-floss-luxury-whips-in-gatti-music-video|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://hiphopweekly.com/watch-travis-scott-visual-for-gatti-ft-pop-smoke-off-the-jackboys-project/|title=[Watch] Travis Scott Visual For 'Gatti' FT Pop Smoke Off The Jackboys Project|work=[[Hip Hop Weekly]]|date=December 30, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214022012/http://hiphopweekly.com/watch-travis-scott-visual-for-gatti-ft-pop-smoke-off-the-jackboys-project/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Gatti" debuted and peaked at number 69 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], giving Jackson his first and only Hot 100 appearance before his death.<ref name="bill5">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9330093/pop-smoke-dior-lyrics/|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Pop Smoke's 'Dior'|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515093311/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9330093/pop-smoke-dior-lyrics/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9323849/pop-smoke-dior-hot-100|title=Pop Smoke Earns First Solo Hot 100 Hit With 'Dior'|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 26, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001075413/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9323849/pop-smoke-dior-hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 16, 2020, Jackson released "[[Christopher Walking]]".<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/RepublicRecords/view/201897/|title=Video Alert: Pop Smoke Releases Video For New Single Christopher Walking|publisher=[[Pressparty]]|type=Press release|date=January 16, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317171009/https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/RepublicRecords/view/201897/|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 7, 2020, twelve days before his death, Jackson released his second mixtape ''[[Meet the Woo 2]]'', with features from [[Quavo]], [[A Boogie wit da Hoodie]], [[Fivio Foreign]] and Lil Tjay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2/|title=Pop Smoke Meet the Woo Vol. 2|last=Jackson|first=Reed|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|date=February 13, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214155423/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2072887/stream-pop-smokes-new-mixtape-meet-the-woo-2/music/|title=Stream Pop Smoke's New Mixtape Meet The Woo 2|last=Breihan|first=Tom|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129033639/https://www.stereogum.com/2072887/stream-pop-smokes-new-mixtape-meet-the-woo-2/music/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/02/07/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2|title=Pop Smoke drops Meet The Woo, Vol. 2|last=Renshaw|first=David|website=[[The Fader]]|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130175139/https://www.thefader.com/2020/02/07/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2|url-status=live}}</ref>


The mixtape debuted at number seven on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], earning Jackson his first top-10 hit in the United States.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/RepublicRecords/view/204345/|title=Pop Smoke's Mixtape Meet The Woo 2 Debuts In The Top Ten Of The Billboard Top 200|publisher=[[Pressparty]] |type=Press release|date=February 18, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2020}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smokes-meet-the-woo-2-scores-solid-first-week-news.103964.html|title=Pop Smoke's 'Meet The Woo 2' Scores Solid First Week|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|website=HotNewHipHop|date=February 17, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2020}}</ref> Five days after its release, a deluxe edition was released with three new songs, each featuring a guest appearance, consisting of [[Nav (rapper)|Nav]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], and [[PnB Rock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe|title=Pop Smoke Drops Deluxe Edition of 'Meet the Woo Vol. 2' f/ Gunna, Nav, and PnB Rock|last=William Cowen|first=Trace|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe-version/|title=Pop Smoke Releases A Deluxe Version Of 'Meet The Woo 2' Featuring Nav, Gunna, And PnB Rock|last=Williams|first=Aaron|website=[[Uproxx]]|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smoke-delivers-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe-with-gunna-nav-and-pnb-rock-new-mixtape.120055.html|title=Pop Smoke Delivers 'Meet The Woo 2 Deluxe' With Gunna, Nav, & PnB Rock|last=Marie|first=Erika|website=HotNewHipHop|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> Jackson teased to social media his debut headlining concert tour [[Meet the Woo Tour]] to promote both his mixtapes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://defpen.com/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour/|title=Pop Smoke Announces 'Meet The Woo' Tour|last=Inman|first=DeMicia|work=Def Pen|date=February 3, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name="hiphop">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.4438/title.instagram-flexin-pop-smoke-shares-meet-the-woo-tour-dates|title=Instagram Flexin: Pop Smoke Shares Meet The Woo Tour Dates|author=Daniela|work=[[HipHopDX]]|date=February 3, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> The tour was planned to begin in the US in March, and end in the UK in April.<ref name="hiphop" />
The mixtape debuted at number seven on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], earning Jackson his first top-10 hit in the United States.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/RepublicRecords/view/204345/|title=Pop Smoke's Mixtape Meet The Woo 2 Debuts In The Top Ten Of The Billboard Top 200|publisher=[[Pressparty]]|type=Press release|date=February 18, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195110/https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/RepublicRecords/view/204345/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smokes-meet-the-woo-2-scores-solid-first-week-news.103964.html|title=Pop Smoke's 'Meet The Woo 2' Scores Solid First Week|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|website=HotNewHipHop|date=February 17, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229050713/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smokes-meet-the-woo-2-scores-solid-first-week-news.103964.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Five days after its release, a deluxe edition was released with three new songs, each featuring a guest appearance, consisting of [[Nav (rapper)|Nav]], [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], and [[PnB Rock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe|title=Pop Smoke Drops Deluxe Edition of 'Meet the Woo Vol. 2' f/ Gunna, Nav, and PnB Rock|last=William Cowen|first=Trace|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121023022/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe-version/|title=Pop Smoke Releases A Deluxe Version Of 'Meet The Woo 2' Featuring Nav, Gunna, And PnB Rock|last=Williams|first=Aaron|website=[[Uproxx]]|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024154359/https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe-version/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smoke-delivers-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe-with-gunna-nav-and-pnb-rock-new-mixtape.120055.html|title=Pop Smoke Delivers 'Meet The Woo 2 Deluxe' With Gunna, Nav, & PnB Rock|last=Marie|first=Erika|website=HotNewHipHop|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122055243/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smoke-delivers-meet-the-woo-2-deluxe-with-gunna-nav-and-pnb-rock-new-mixtape.120055.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jackson teased to social media his debut headlining concert tour [[Meet the Woo Tour]] to promote both his mixtapes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://defpen.com/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour/|title=Pop Smoke Announces 'Meet The Woo' Tour|last=Inman|first=DeMicia|work=Def Pen|date=February 3, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195107/https://defpen.com/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hiphop">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.4438/title.instagram-flexin-pop-smoke-shares-meet-the-woo-tour-dates|title=Instagram Flexin: Pop Smoke Shares Meet The Woo Tour Dates|author=Daniela|work=[[HipHopDX]]|date=February 3, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125000/https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.4438/title.instagram-flexin-pop-smoke-shares-meet-the-woo-tour-dates|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour was planned to begin in the US in March, and end in the UK in April.<ref name="hiphop" />


==Posthumous releases==
==Posthumous releases==
"[[Dior (song)|Dior]]", the second single off ''Meet the Woo'', became Jackson's first posthumous solo hit, peaking at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 33 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="bill5" /><ref name="bill10">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417551/pop-smoke-new-lp-chart-billboard-hot-100|title=All 19 Songs From Pop Smoke's New LP Chart on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/pop-smokes-dior-enters-the-top-40-official-uk-singles-chart-for-the-first-time-following-his-death__28912/|title=Pop Smoke's Dior enters the Top 40 Official UK Singles Chart for the first time following his death|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=February 28, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref> At the beginning of March 2020, American rapper [[50 Cent]] announced on his [[Instagram]] that he had decided to executive produce and finish Jackson's debut studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-pop-smoke-finish-debut-album-executive-producer/|title=50 Cent Says He Will Finish, Executive Produce Pop Smoke's Album|last=Centeno|first=Tony M.|website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125004/https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-pop-smoke-finish-debut-album-executive-producer/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/50-cent-wants-to-executive-produce-and-finish-pop-smoke-album|title=50 Cent Wants to Executive Produce and Finish Pop Smoke's Album|last1=Martinez|first1=Jose|last2=Cowen|first2=Trace|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125017/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/50-cent-wants-to-executive-produce-and-finish-pop-smoke-album|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bill">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9326294/50-cent-pop-smoke-album-executive-producer|title=50 Cent Wants to Finish Pop Smoke's Album With Help From Drake & Chris Brown|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125002/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9326294/50-cent-pop-smoke-album-executive-producer|url-status=live}}</ref> After his announcement, 50 Cent called artists like [[Roddy Ricch]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], and [[Chris Brown]] wanting to feature them on the record.<ref name="xxl" /><ref name="bill" /> Pop Smoke had wanted to take his mother to an awards show prompting 50 Cent to promise to take her to one when the album was complete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.54856/title.50-cent-vows-to-fulfill-pop-smokes-wish-to-his-mother|title=50 Cent Vows To Fulfill Pop Smoke's Wish To His Mother|last=Jefferson|first=Devon|website=[[HipHopDX]]|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216124936/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.54856/title.50-cent-vows-to-fulfill-pop-smokes-wish-to-his-mother|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/50-cent-says-pop-smoke-posthumous-album-will-get-rappers-mom-to-award-show|title=50 Cent Promises Posthumous Album Will Get Pop Smoke's Mother to an Award Show|last=Martinez|first=Jose|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=March 7, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125007/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/50-cent-says-pop-smoke-posthumous-album-will-get-rappers-mom-to-award-show|url-status=live}}</ref>
"[[Dior (song)|Dior]]", the second single off ''Meet the Woo'', became Jackson's first posthumous solo hit, peaking at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 33 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="bill5" /><ref name="bill10">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417551/pop-smoke-new-lp-chart-billboard-hot-100|title=All 19 Songs From Pop Smoke's New LP Chart on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085157/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417551/pop-smoke-new-lp-chart-billboard-hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/pop-smokes-dior-enters-the-top-40-official-uk-singles-chart-for-the-first-time-following-his-death__28912/|title=Pop Smoke's Dior enters the Top 40 Official UK Singles Chart for the first time following his death|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=February 28, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209082450/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/pop-smokes-dior-enters-the-top-40-official-uk-singles-chart-for-the-first-time-following-his-death__28912/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the beginning of March 2020, American rapper [[50 Cent]] announced on his [[Instagram]] that he had decided to executive produce and finish Jackson's debut studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-pop-smoke-finish-debut-album-executive-producer/|title=50 Cent Says He Will Finish, Executive Produce Pop Smoke's Album|last=Centeno|first=Tony M.|website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125004/https://www.xxlmag.com/50-cent-pop-smoke-finish-debut-album-executive-producer/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/50-cent-wants-to-executive-produce-and-finish-pop-smoke-album|title=50 Cent Wants to Executive Produce and Finish Pop Smoke's Album|last1=Martinez|first1=Jose|last2=Cowen|first2=Trace|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125017/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/50-cent-wants-to-executive-produce-and-finish-pop-smoke-album|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bill">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9326294/50-cent-pop-smoke-album-executive-producer|title=50 Cent Wants to Finish Pop Smoke's Album With Help From Drake & Chris Brown|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125002/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9326294/50-cent-pop-smoke-album-executive-producer|url-status=live}}</ref> After his announcement, 50 Cent called artists like [[Roddy Ricch]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], and [[Chris Brown]], wanting to feature them on the record.<ref name="xxl" /><ref name="bill" /> Pop Smoke had wanted to take his mother to an awards show, prompting 50 Cent to promise to take her to one when the album was complete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.54856/title.50-cent-vows-to-fulfill-pop-smokes-wish-to-his-mother|title=50 Cent Vows To Fulfill Pop Smoke's Wish To His Mother|last=Jefferson|first=Devon|website=[[HipHopDX]]|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216124936/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.54856/title.50-cent-vows-to-fulfill-pop-smokes-wish-to-his-mother|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/50-cent-says-pop-smoke-posthumous-album-will-get-rappers-mom-to-award-show|title=50 Cent Promises Posthumous Album Will Get Pop Smoke's Mother to an Award Show|last=Martinez|first=Jose|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=March 7, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125007/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/50-cent-says-pop-smoke-posthumous-album-will-get-rappers-mom-to-award-show|url-status=live}}</ref>


On April 16, 2020, a documentary on Pop Smoke's life was announced to be in the works.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/pop-smoke-documentary|title=A Pop Smoke Documentary Is in the Works|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|website=[[Complex (website)|Complex]]|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2020}}</ref> On May 14, 2020, Victor announced that Pop Smoke's debut studio album would be posthumously released on June 12, 2020. The album was named ''[[Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smokes-posthumous-album-title-and-artwork-revealed-news.112613.html|title=Pop Smoke's Posthumous Album Title & Artwork Revealed|website=HotNewHipHop|first=Mitch|last=Findlay|date=June 16, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617035608/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smokes-posthumous-album-title-and-artwork-revealed-news.112613.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was originally set for release on June 12, 2020, but was pushed back out of respect for the [[George Floyd]] [[George Floyd protests|protests]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/06/11/pop-smoke-album-delayed/|title=Pop Smoke's Posthumous Album Delayed to July|website=[[Rap-Up]]|date=June 11, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611221300/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/06/11/pop-smoke-album-delayed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Instead, on the album's original release date, the lead single, "[[Make It Rain (Pop Smoke song)|Make It Rain]]", featuring fellow [[Brooklyn]] rapper [[Rowdy Rebel]] was released.<ref name="pitch3">{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-new-song-make-it-rain-released-listen/|title=Pop Smoke's New Song 'Make it Rain' Released: Listen|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Evan|last=Minsker|date=June 12, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629174618/https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-new-song-make-it-rain-released-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On April 16, 2020, a documentary on Pop Smoke's life was announced to be in the works.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/pop-smoke-documentary|title=A Pop Smoke Documentary Is in the Works|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|website=[[Complex (website)|Complex]]|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614101404/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/pop-smoke-documentary|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 14, 2020, Victor announced that Pop Smoke's debut studio album would be posthumously released on June 12, 2020. The album was named ''[[Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smokes-posthumous-album-title-and-artwork-revealed-news.112613.html|title=Pop Smoke's Posthumous Album Title & Artwork Revealed|website=HotNewHipHop|first=Mitch|last=Findlay|date=June 16, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617035608/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/pop-smokes-posthumous-album-title-and-artwork-revealed-news.112613.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was originally set for release on June 12, 2020, but was pushed back out of respect for the [[George Floyd]] [[George Floyd protests|protests]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/06/11/pop-smoke-album-delayed/|title=Pop Smoke's Posthumous Album Delayed to July|website=[[Rap-Up]]|date=June 11, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611221300/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/06/11/pop-smoke-album-delayed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Instead, on the album's original release date, the lead single, "[[Make It Rain (Pop Smoke song)|Make It Rain]]", featuring fellow [[Brooklyn]] rapper [[Rowdy Rebel]] was released.<ref name="pitch3">{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-new-song-make-it-rain-released-listen/|title=Pop Smoke's New Song 'Make it Rain' Released: Listen|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Evan|last=Minsker|date=June 12, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629174618/https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-new-song-make-it-rain-released-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Rebel's verse was recorded through a [[collect call]] since he was incarcerated at the time.<ref name="pitch3"/> [[Virgil Abloh]] created the album's original artwork.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/virgil-abloh-to-design-pop-smoke-album-cover|title=Virgil Abloh To Design Pop Smoke Album Cover|last=Murray|first=Robin|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|date=June 30, 2020|accessdate=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125010/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/virgil-abloh-to-design-pop-smoke-album-cover|url-status=live}}</ref> The cover artwork provoked significant criticism from fans who called it "lazy" and "rushed" and felt it was disrespectful. It prompted a [[Change.org]] petition attracting tens of thousands of signatures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/style/2020/06/virgil-abloh-designed-cover-art-pop-smoke-debut-album-to-be-changed-following-backlash|title=Virgil Abloh-Designed Cover Art for Pop Smoke's Debut Album to Be Changed Following Backlash (Update)|website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|first=Abel|last=Shifferaw|date=June 29, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216124937/https://www.complex.com/style/2020/06/virgil-abloh-designed-cover-art-pop-smoke-debut-album-to-be-changed-following-backlash|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://www.bet.com/music/2020/06/30/50-cent-pop-smoke-album-cover-art.html|title=Virgil Abloh Offers Explanation Following Massive Backlash Over Pop Smoke Album Cover|website=[[BET]]|date=June 30, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125021/https://www.bet.com/music/2020/06/30/50-cent-pop-smoke-album-cover-art.html|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/30/pop-smokes-posthumous-album-cover-changed-fans-dub-virgil-ablohs-design-lazy-12921444/|title=Pop Smoke's posthumous album cover to be changed after fans dub Virgil Abloh's design 'lazy'|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|first=Kim|last=Novak|date=June 30, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125006/https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/30/pop-smokes-posthumous-album-cover-changed-fans-dub-virgil-ablohs-design-lazy-12921444/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ryder Ripps]] created the final cover art with the chrome rose against a black background. Jackson's mother chose the final album cover hours before the album was released commercially.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-album-cover-the-story-behind-the-last-minute-switch/|title=Pop Smoke's Album Cover: The Story Behind the Last-Minute Switch|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|first=Yoo|last=Noah|date=July 6, 2020|accessdate=July 22, 2020|archive-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720062240/https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-album-cover-the-story-behind-the-last-minute-switch/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Rebel's verse was recorded through a [[collect call]] since he was incarcerated at the time.<ref name="pitch3"/> [[Virgil Abloh]] created the album's original artwork.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/virgil-abloh-to-design-pop-smoke-album-cover|title=Virgil Abloh To Design Pop Smoke Album Cover|last=Murray|first=Robin|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|date=June 30, 2020|accessdate=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125010/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/virgil-abloh-to-design-pop-smoke-album-cover|url-status=live}}</ref> The cover artwork provoked significant criticism from fans who called it "lazy" and "rushed" and felt it was disrespectful. It prompted a [[Change.org]] petition, attracting tens of thousands of signatures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.complex.com/style/2020/06/virgil-abloh-designed-cover-art-pop-smoke-debut-album-to-be-changed-following-backlash|title=Virgil Abloh-Designed Cover Art for Pop Smoke's Debut Album to Be Changed Following Backlash (Update)|website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|first=Abel|last=Shifferaw|date=June 29, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216124937/https://www.complex.com/style/2020/06/virgil-abloh-designed-cover-art-pop-smoke-debut-album-to-be-changed-following-backlash|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://www.bet.com/article/193d52/virgil-abloh-responds-to-backlash-over-pop-smoke-album-cover|title=Virgil Abloh Offers Explanation Following Massive Backlash Over Pop Smoke Album Cover|website=[[BET]]|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125021/https://www.bet.com/music/2020/06/30/50-cent-pop-smoke-album-cover-art.html|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/30/pop-smokes-posthumous-album-cover-changed-fans-dub-virgil-ablohs-design-lazy-12921444/|title=Pop Smoke's posthumous album cover to be changed after fans dub Virgil Abloh's design 'lazy'|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|first=Kim|last=Novak|date=June 30, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125006/https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/30/pop-smokes-posthumous-album-cover-changed-fans-dub-virgil-ablohs-design-lazy-12921444/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ryder Ripps]] created the final cover art with the chrome rose against a black background. Jackson's mother chose the final album cover hours before the album was released commercially.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-album-cover-the-story-behind-the-last-minute-switch/|title=Pop Smoke's Album Cover: The Story Behind the Last-Minute Switch|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|first=Yoo|last=Noah|date=July 6, 2020|accessdate=July 22, 2020|archive-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720062240/https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-album-cover-the-story-behind-the-last-minute-switch/|url-status=live}}</ref>


The album was officially released on July 3, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2020/07/pop-smoke-album-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|title=Listen To Pop Smoke's Posthumous Debut Album 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon'|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|last=Muhammad|first=Latifah|date=July 3, 2020|accessdate=February 17, 2021|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808060438/https://www.vibe.com/2020/07/pop-smoke-album-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|url-status=live}}</ref> to commercial success, reaching number one in several countries, including on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417157/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-number-1-billboard-200|title=Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=July 12, 2020|accessdate=July 12, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713032332/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417157/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-number-1-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> All 19 songs on the album charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref name="bill10"/> with "[[For the Night]]" featuring [[Lil Baby]] and [[DaBaby]], debuting and peaking at number six, giving Pop Smoke his first top-10 hit in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/news/pop-smoke-scores-first-top-10-hit-with-for-the-night-featuring-lil-baby-dababy/|title=Pop Smoke Scores First Top 10 Hit With 'For The Night' Featuring Lil Baby & DaBaby|last=Kyles|first= Yohance|publisher=[[AllHipHop]]|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020}}<br>- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9459496/pop-smoke-for-the-night-lyrics-lil-baby-dababy/|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Pop Smoke's 'For the Night,' Feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> On July 20, 2020, which what would have been Jackson's 21st birthday, a deluxe edition of the album was released, and featured 15 new additional tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/07/19/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-deluxe-stream/|title= Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (Deluxe)'|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=July 19, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/07/stream-pop-smoke-deluxe-edition-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album/|title=Pop Smoke's New Album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Receives Deluxe Edition: Stream|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|last=Schatz|first=Lake|date=July 20, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/07/stream-deluxe-version-of-pop-smokes-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|title=Stream the Deluxe Version of Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Evans|first=Gavin|date=July 19, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref>
The album was officially released on July 3, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2020/07/pop-smoke-album-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|title=Listen To Pop Smoke's Posthumous Debut Album 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon'|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|last=Muhammad|first=Latifah|date=July 3, 2020|accessdate=February 17, 2021|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808060438/https://www.vibe.com/2020/07/pop-smoke-album-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|url-status=live}}</ref> to commercial success, reaching number one in several countries, including on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417157/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-number-1-billboard-200|title=Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=July 12, 2020|accessdate=July 12, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713032332/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9417157/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-number-1-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> All 19 songs on the album charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref name="bill10"/> with "[[For the Night]]" featuring [[Lil Baby]] and [[DaBaby]], debuting and peaking at number six, giving Pop Smoke his first top-10 hit in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/news/pop-smoke-scores-first-top-10-hit-with-for-the-night-featuring-lil-baby-dababy/|title=Pop Smoke Scores First Top 10 Hit With 'For The Night' Featuring Lil Baby & DaBaby|last=Kyles|first=Yohance|publisher=[[AllHipHop]]|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216124950/https://allhiphop.com/news/pop-smoke-scores-first-top-10-hit-with-for-the-night-featuring-lil-baby-dababy/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9459496/pop-smoke-for-the-night-lyrics-lil-baby-dababy/|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Pop Smoke's 'For the Night,' Feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030184429/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9459496/pop-smoke-for-the-night-lyrics-lil-baby-dababy/|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 20, 2020, which would have been Jackson's 21st birthday, a deluxe edition of the album was released, and featured 15 new additional tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/07/19/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-deluxe-stream/|title=Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (Deluxe)'|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=July 19, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113063659/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/07/19/pop-smoke-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-deluxe-stream/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/07/stream-pop-smoke-deluxe-edition-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album/|title=Pop Smoke's New Album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Receives Deluxe Edition: Stream|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|last=Schatz|first=Lake|date=July 20, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417210953/https://consequence.net/2020/07/stream-pop-smoke-deluxe-edition-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon-album/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/07/stream-deluxe-version-of-pop-smokes-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|title=Stream the Deluxe Version of Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Evans|first=Gavin|date=July 19, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128104818/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/07/stream-deluxe-version-of-pop-smokes-shoot-for-the-stars-aim-for-the-moon|url-status=live}}</ref>


The album's fifth single "[[What You Know Bout Love]]", ended up peaking at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, giving Pop Smoke his second top-10 hit in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop-smoke|title=Pop Smoke Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916081318/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop-smoke|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 26, 2021, "[[AP (song)|AP]]" was released as the lead single for the ''[[Boogie (2021 film)|Boogie]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-ap-posthumous-acting-debut-boogie/|title=Pop Smoke's 'AP' Single Arrives Ahead Of His Posthumous Acting Debut On 'Boogie'|publisher=[[Uproxx]]|last=Okon|first=Wongo|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/pop-smoke-ap-new-song-boogie-movie/|title=Hear New Pop Smoke Song 'AP' From 'Boogie' Soundtrack - Listen|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Woods|first=Aleia|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> Pop Smoke was cast as Monk in a minor role for ''Boogie''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-ap-stream|title=Pop Smoke Shares New Song 'AP' Off 'Boogie' Soundtrack|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Rose|first=Jordan|date=February 25, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
The album's fifth single "[[What You Know Bout Love]]", ended up peaking at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, giving Pop Smoke his second top-10 hit in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop-smoke|title=Pop Smoke Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916081318/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop-smoke|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 26, 2021, "[[AP (song)|AP]]" was released as the lead single for the ''[[Boogie (2021 film)|Boogie]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-ap-posthumous-acting-debut-boogie/|title=Pop Smoke's 'AP' Single Arrives Ahead Of His Posthumous Acting Debut On 'Boogie'|publisher=[[Uproxx]]|last=Okon|first=Wongo|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218184951/https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-ap-posthumous-acting-debut-boogie/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/pop-smoke-ap-new-song-boogie-movie/|title=Hear New Pop Smoke Song 'AP' From 'Boogie' Soundtrack - Listen|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Woods|first=Aleia|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126135757/https://www.xxlmag.com/pop-smoke-ap-new-song-boogie-movie/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pop Smoke was cast as Monk in a minor role for ''Boogie''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-ap-stream|title=Pop Smoke Shares New Song 'AP' Off 'Boogie' Soundtrack|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Rose|first=Jordan|date=February 25, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218184954/https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-ap-stream|url-status=live}}</ref>


Without assistance from 50 cent, a second posthumous album titled ''[[Faith (Pop Smoke album)|Faith]]'' was released on July 16, 2021, to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Pop Smoke Album Announced, Coming Next Month|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/new-pop-smoke-album-announced-coming-next-month/|access-date=June 28, 2021|website=Pitchfork|date=June 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name="allhiphop1">{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/news/pop-smoke-makes-history-as-second-posthumous-album-faith-debuts-at-no-1/|title=Pop Smoke Makes History As Second Posthumous Album 'Faith' Debuts at No. 1|website=[[AllHipHop]]|last=Kyles|first=Yohance|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030012423/https://allhiphop.com/news/pop-smoke-makes-history-as-second-posthumous-album-faith-debuts-at-no-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, making Pop Smoke the first artist to have their first two posthumous albums debut at the top of the chart.<ref name="allhiphop1"/> A deluxe version, featuring four additional tracks, was released on July 20, 2021, which what would have been Jackson's 22nd birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/four-pop-smoke-tracks-released-faith-album-deluxe/|title=4 New Pop Smoke Tracks Released on Deluxe Version of 'Faith' Album|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Shifferaw|first=Abel|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730062737/https://www.complex.com/music/four-pop-smoke-tracks-released-faith-album-deluxe/|url-status=live}}</ref> Six more tracks were added on July 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-5-new-songs-faith|title=5 New Pop Smoke Tracks and 'Dior' Added to 'Faith' Deluxe Version|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Blanchet|first=Brenton|date=July 31, 2021|accessdate=May 13, 2022|archive-date=August 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801004628/https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-5-new-songs-faith|url-status=live}}</ref>
A second posthumous album titled ''[[Faith (Pop Smoke album)|Faith]]'' was released on July 16, 2021, to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Pop Smoke Album Announced, Coming Next Month|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/new-pop-smoke-album-announced-coming-next-month/|access-date=June 28, 2021|website=Pitchfork|date=June 23, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628043248/https://pitchfork.com/news/new-pop-smoke-album-announced-coming-next-month/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="allhiphop1">{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/news/pop-smoke-makes-history-as-second-posthumous-album-faith-debuts-at-no-1/|title=Pop Smoke Makes History As Second Posthumous Album 'Faith' Debuts at No. 1|website=[[AllHipHop]]|last=Kyles|first=Yohance|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030012423/https://allhiphop.com/news/pop-smoke-makes-history-as-second-posthumous-album-faith-debuts-at-no-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, making Pop Smoke the first artist to have their first two posthumous albums debut at the top of the chart.<ref name="allhiphop1"/> A deluxe version, featuring four additional tracks, was released on July 20, 2021, on what would have been Jackson's 22nd birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/four-pop-smoke-tracks-released-faith-album-deluxe/|title=4 New Pop Smoke Tracks Released on Deluxe Version of 'Faith' Album|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Shifferaw|first=Abel|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730062737/https://www.complex.com/music/four-pop-smoke-tracks-released-faith-album-deluxe/|url-status=live}}</ref> Six more tracks were added on July 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-5-new-songs-faith|title=5 New Pop Smoke Tracks and 'Dior' Added to 'Faith' Deluxe Version|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last=Blanchet|first=Brenton|date=July 31, 2021|accessdate=May 13, 2022|archive-date=August 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801004628/https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-5-new-songs-faith|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Legal issues==
==Legal issues==
On January 17, 2020, after returning from [[Paris Fashion Week]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Hong|first=Nicole|date=January 17, 2020|title=Rapper Pop Smoke Is Charged With Stealing a $375,000 Rolls-Royce|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/nyregion/pop-smoke-stolen-rolls-royce.html|access-date=July 8, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Jackson was arrested by federal authorities at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] after stealing a [[Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)|Rolls-Royce Wraith]], valued at $375,000, whose owner reported it stolen after Jackson had reportedly borrowed it in California for a music video shoot on the condition it would be returned the next day. Investigators believed he arranged for the car to be transported on a flatbed truck to New York. He posted a photo of himself in front of the stolen car on [[Instagram]] and Facebook. The car was recovered by authorities at Jackson's mother's house, in the [[Canarsie, Brooklyn|Canarsie]] section of [[Brooklyn]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name="comp3">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/pop-smoke-reportedly-refused-to-snitch-on-crip-gang-members-prior-to-death|title=Pop Smoke Reportedly Refused to Snitch on Crip Gang Members Prior to His Death|last=Tigg|first=Fnr|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=August 2, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |date=February 6, 2020 |title=Pop Smoke Unleashes 'Meet the Woo 2' Project f/ Quavo, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2-stream |access-date=November 12, 2020 |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]}}</ref>
On January 17, 2020, after returning from [[Paris Fashion Week]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Hong|first=Nicole|date=January 17, 2020|title=Rapper Pop Smoke Is Charged With Stealing a $375,000 Rolls-Royce|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/nyregion/pop-smoke-stolen-rolls-royce.html|access-date=July 8, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116010504/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/nyregion/pop-smoke-stolen-rolls-royce.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jackson was arrested by federal authorities at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] after stealing a [[Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)|Rolls-Royce Wraith]], valued at $375,000, whose owner reported it stolen after Jackson had reportedly borrowed it in California for a music video shoot on the condition it would be returned the next day. Investigators believed he arranged for the car to be transported on a flatbed truck to New York. He posted a photo of himself in front of the stolen car on [[Instagram]] and Facebook. The car was recovered by authorities at Jackson's mother's house, in the [[Canarsie, Brooklyn|Canarsie]] section of [[Brooklyn]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name="comp3">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/pop-smoke-reportedly-refused-to-snitch-on-crip-gang-members-prior-to-death|title=Pop Smoke Reportedly Refused to Snitch on Crip Gang Members Prior to His Death|last=Tigg|first=Fnr|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=August 2, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111230645/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/pop-smoke-reportedly-refused-to-snitch-on-crip-gang-members-prior-to-death|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |date=February 6, 2020 |title=Pop Smoke Unleashes 'Meet the Woo 2' Project f/ Quavo, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2-stream |access-date=November 12, 2020 |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926183817/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-vol-2-stream |url-status=live }}</ref>


After his arrest, police questioned him about a non-fatal shooting that took place in Brooklyn in June 2019. The police thought he had information on the shooting because they claimed to have footage of him driving a car in reverse near the scene of the crime.<ref name="comp3"/> The police also tried to pressure Jackson into telling them more information about the Crips, GS9, and other Brooklyn street gangs, but he refused to talk.<ref name="comp3"/>
After his arrest, police questioned him about a non-fatal shooting that took place in Brooklyn in June 2019. The police thought he had information on the shooting because they claimed to have footage of him driving a car in reverse near the scene of the crime.<ref name="comp3"/> The police also tried to pressure Jackson into telling them more information about the Crips, GS9, and other Brooklyn street gangs, but he refused to talk.<ref name="comp3"/>
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He was charged with grand theft auto, posted a $250,000 bond, and agreed to stay away from known gang members and submit drug tests to the US pretrial services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/us/pop-smoke-rapper-arrest-trnd/index.html|title=Rapper Pop Smoke arrested for allegedly transporting a stolen Rolls Royce, authorities say|website=[[CNN]]|date=January 17, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118052533/https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/us/pop-smoke-rapper-arrest-trnd/index.html|archive-date=January 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The conditions Jackson was put under hindered some of his performances like the "BK Drip Concert" at Kings Theatre in Flatbush in February 2020, as gang members were in the audience.<ref name="comp3" />
He was charged with grand theft auto, posted a $250,000 bond, and agreed to stay away from known gang members and submit drug tests to the US pretrial services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/us/pop-smoke-rapper-arrest-trnd/index.html|title=Rapper Pop Smoke arrested for allegedly transporting a stolen Rolls Royce, authorities say|website=[[CNN]]|date=January 17, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118052533/https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/us/pop-smoke-rapper-arrest-trnd/index.html|archive-date=January 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The conditions Jackson was put under hindered some of his performances like the "BK Drip Concert" at Kings Theatre in Flatbush in February 2020, as gang members were in the audience.<ref name="comp3" />


==Death==
==Murder==
{{Infobox civilian attack
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Murder of Pop Smoke
| title = Murder of Pop Smoke
| location = [[Hollywood Hills]], Los Angeles, California
| location = [[Hollywood Hills]], Los Angeles, California
| image = Map of the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles.png
| image = Map of the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles.png
| caption = Map of the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles
| caption = Map of the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles
| type = Murder, [[home invasion]]
| type = [[Murder]] by [[Gun violence in the United States|shooting]], [[home invasion]]
| date = {{start date and age|mf=yes|2020|2|19}}
| date = {{start date and age|mf=yes|2020|2|19}}
| time = {{circa}} 4:30 a.m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/05/pop-smoke-murder-case-details.html|title=The Biggest Revelations From the Pop Smoke Murder Case Hearings|first=Victoria|last=Bekiempis|date=May 11, 2021|website=Vulture}}</ref>
| time = {{circa}} 4:30 a.m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/05/pop-smoke-murder-case-details.html|title=The Biggest Revelations From the Pop Smoke Murder Case Hearings|first=Victoria|last=Bekiempis|date=May 11, 2021|website=Vulture|access-date=September 12, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218122453/https://www.vulture.com/2021/05/pop-smoke-murder-case-details.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| target = Bashar Barakah Jackson, {{aka}}&nbsp;Pop Smoke
| target = Bashar Barakah Jackson, {{aka}}&nbsp;Pop Smoke
| fatalities = 1 (Bashar Barakah Jackson, {{aka}}&nbsp;Pop Smoke)
| fatalities = 1 (Bashar Barakah Jackson, {{aka}}&nbsp;Pop Smoke)
| accused = '''Shooter:'''<br>Unnamed 15-year old<br>'''Accomplices:'''<br>{{plainlist|
| charges = [[Murder (United States law)#Sentencing guidelines|First degree murder]] [[Special circumstances (criminal law)|with special circumstances]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/charged-murder-rapper-pop-smoke-face-death-penalty/story?id=71766283|title=4 charged in murder of rapper Pop Smoke, 2 face death penalty|website=ABC News}}</ref>
| accused = '''Shooter:'''<br>[[American juvenile justice system|Unnamed juvenile]]<br>'''Accomplices:'''<br>{{plainlist|
*Jaquan Murphy
*Jaquan Murphy
*Keandre D. Rodgers
*Keandre D. Rodgers
*Corey Walker
*Corey Walker}}
| convicted = '''Convicted as an accomplice:'''<br>Unnamed 17-year old
*Unnamed juvenile}}
| verdict = '''17-year old:'''<br>[[Pleaded guilty]]
| motive = Under investigation
| convictions = '''17-year old:'''<br>[[Voluntary manslaughter]], [[home invasion]] [[robbery]]
| charges = [[Murder in California law|First degree murder]] with [[Special circumstances (criminal law)|special circumstances]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/charged-murder-rapper-pop-smoke-face-death-penalty/story?id=71766283|title=4 charged in murder of rapper Pop Smoke, 2 face death penalty|website=ABC News|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519192003/https://abcnews.go.com/US/charged-murder-rapper-pop-smoke-face-death-penalty/story?id=71766283|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Infobox event
| title = <br>
| child = yes
| sentence = '''17-year old:'''<br>4 years and 2 months in [[juvenile detention]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Man pleads guilty in rapper Pop Smoke's death, is sentenced to four years|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 6, 2023 |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-06/man-pleads-guilty-in-rapper-pop-smokes-death-sentenced-to-four-years}}</ref>}}
| motive = Under investigation
}}
}}


On February 19, 2020, Jackson was renting a house through [[Airbnb]] owned by ''[[The Real Housewives]]'' star [[Teddi Mellencamp]] and her husband, Edwin Arroyave, in [[Hollywood Hills]], California.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/19/pop-smoke-dead-dies-20-murdered-home-invasion-robbery/|title=Rapper Pop Smoke Murdered In Home Invasion ...By 4 Masked Gunmen|access-date=February 19, 2020 |website=[[TMZ]]|date=February 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name="nydn3">{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=May 7, 2021|title=Murdered Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was kicked on ground after being shot: witness|work=[[New York Daily News]]|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ny-pop-smoke-murder-suspect-preliminary-hearing-los-angeles-20210506-gl43srm6lralbpnnrdmizixsnq-story.html|access-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref> At around 4:30&nbsp;a.m., five hooded men, including one wearing a ski mask and carrying a handgun, broke into the house through a second-story balcony while Jackson was taking a shower (it is unclear if Jackson was in the shower or not).<ref name="lat">{{cite web|last1=Fry|first1=Hannah|last2=Brown|first2=August|last3=Winton|first3=Richard|date=February 19, 2020|title=Rapper Pop Smoke gunned down in Hollywood Hills home|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-19/up-and-coming-rapper-pop-smoke-killed-in-hollywood-hills-home-by-masked-gunmen-police-say|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219190217/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-19/up-and-coming-rapper-pop-smoke-killed-in-hollywood-hills-home-by-masked-gunmen-police-say|archive-date=February 19, 2020|access-date=February 20, 2020|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref name="vibe">{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2020/02/pop-smoke-dead-home-invasion-robbery|title=Pop Smoke Dies At 20 After Home Invasion|website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7news.com/pop-smoke-killed-shooting-hollywood-hills/5947471/|title=Rapper Pop Smoke killed during shooting inside multi-million dollar Hollywood Hills home, sources say|publisher=[[ABC News]]|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> The intruders held a gun to a woman's head and threatened to kill her.<ref name="complex21">{{cite news|last=Price|first=Joe|date=May 7, 2021|title=Witness Account of Pop Smoke's Fatal Shooting Detailed in Court Hearing|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|url=https://www.complex.com/life/witness-account-of-pop-smoke-fatal-shooting-detailed-court-hearing|access-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref><ref name="nydn3"/> Shortly thereafter, the woman heard the men shoot Jackson three times after an altercation.<ref name="nydn3" />
On February 19, 2020, Jackson was renting a house through [[Airbnb]] owned by ''[[The Real Housewives]]'' star [[Teddi Mellencamp]] and her husband, Edwin Arroyave, in [[Hollywood Hills]], California.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/19/pop-smoke-dead-dies-20-murdered-home-invasion-robbery/|title=Rapper Pop Smoke Murdered In Home Invasion ...By 4 Masked Gunmen|access-date=February 19, 2020|website=[[TMZ]]|date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109105750/https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/19/pop-smoke-dead-dies-20-murdered-home-invasion-robbery/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nydn3">{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=May 7, 2021|title=Murdered Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was kicked on ground after being shot: witness|work=[[New York Daily News]]|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ny-pop-smoke-murder-suspect-preliminary-hearing-los-angeles-20210506-gl43srm6lralbpnnrdmizixsnq-story.html|access-date=May 6, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507163914/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ny-pop-smoke-murder-suspect-preliminary-hearing-los-angeles-20210506-gl43srm6lralbpnnrdmizixsnq-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At around 4:30&nbsp;a.m., five hooded men, including one wearing a ski mask and carrying a handgun, broke into the house through a second-story balcony.<ref name="lat">{{cite web|last1=Fry|first1=Hannah|last2=Brown|first2=August|last3=Winton|first3=Richard|date=February 19, 2020|title=Rapper Pop Smoke gunned down in Hollywood Hills home|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-19/up-and-coming-rapper-pop-smoke-killed-in-hollywood-hills-home-by-masked-gunmen-police-say|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219190217/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-19/up-and-coming-rapper-pop-smoke-killed-in-hollywood-hills-home-by-masked-gunmen-police-say|archive-date=February 19, 2020|access-date=February 20, 2020|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref name="vibe">{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2020/02/pop-smoke-dead-home-invasion-robbery|title=Pop Smoke Dies At 20 After Home Invasion|website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925171409/https://www.vibe.com/2020/02/pop-smoke-dead-home-invasion-robbery|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7news.com/pop-smoke-killed-shooting-hollywood-hills/5947471/|title=Rapper Pop Smoke killed during shooting inside multi-million dollar Hollywood Hills home, sources say|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193239/https://abc7news.com/pop-smoke-killed-shooting-hollywood-hills/5947471/|url-status=live}}</ref> The intruders held a gun to a woman's head and threatened to kill her.<ref name="complex21">{{cite news|last=Price|first=Joe|date=May 7, 2021|title=Witness Account of Pop Smoke's Fatal Shooting Detailed in Court Hearing|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|url=https://www.complex.com/life/witness-account-of-pop-smoke-fatal-shooting-detailed-court-hearing|access-date=May 6, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507180744/https://www.complex.com/life/witness-account-of-pop-smoke-fatal-shooting-detailed-court-hearing|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nydn3"/> Shortly thereafter, the woman heard the men shoot Jackson three times after an altercation.<ref name="nydn3" />


The [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] received news of the home invasion from a call from the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]].<ref name="new2">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/arts/music/pop-smoke-murder-investigation.html|title=In Pop Smoke Murder Investigation, Evidence Sends Mixed Messages|last=Harris|first=Elizabeth A.|access-date=February 26, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 9, 2020}}</ref> Police arrived at the home six minutes later and found Jackson with multiple gunshot wounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/rapper-pop-smoke-slain-in-hollywood-hills-reports-say-1960889/|title=Rapper Pop Smoke slain in Hollywood Hills, reports say|agency=The Associated Press|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> He was rushed to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], where doctors performed a [[thoracotomy]] on the left side of his chest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/02/pop-smoke-death-certificate-cause-of-death-brooklyn-burial/|title=Pop Smoke Will Be Laid To Rest In Brooklyn|access-date=March 2, 2020|website=[[TMZ]]|date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> A few hours later, he was pronounced dead.<ref name="vul">{{cite news|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|date=July 9, 2020|title=Everything We Know About Pop Smoke's Death|work=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/pop-smoke-death-info-explained.html|access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507093115/https://www.vulture.com/article/pop-smoke-death-info-explained.html|archive-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Hobbs|date=February 19, 2021|title=The Pop Smoke phenomenon: How the late rapper became a superstar in death|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pop-smoke-rapper-death-b1802391.html|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507102401/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pop-smoke-rapper-death-b1802391.html|archive-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> He was 20 years old. On February 21, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner revealed that the cause of Jackson's death was a gunshot wound to the torso.<ref name=lat/>
The [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] received news of the home invasion from a call from the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]].<ref name="new2">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/arts/music/pop-smoke-murder-investigation.html|title=In Pop Smoke Murder Investigation, Evidence Sends Mixed Messages|last=Harris|first=Elizabeth A.|access-date=February 26, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226180004/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/arts/music/pop-smoke-murder-investigation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Police arrived at the home six minutes later and found Jackson with multiple gunshot wounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/rapper-pop-smoke-slain-in-hollywood-hills-reports-say-1960889/|title=Rapper Pop Smoke slain in Hollywood Hills, reports say|agency=The Associated Press|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220193430/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/rapper-pop-smoke-slain-in-hollywood-hills-reports-say-1960889/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was rushed to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], where doctors performed a [[thoracotomy]] on the left side of his chest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/02/pop-smoke-death-certificate-cause-of-death-brooklyn-burial/|title=Pop Smoke Will Be Laid To Rest In Brooklyn|access-date=March 2, 2020|website=[[TMZ]]|date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304120341/https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/02/pop-smoke-death-certificate-cause-of-death-brooklyn-burial/|url-status=live}}</ref> A few hours later, he was pronounced dead.<ref name="vul">{{cite news|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|date=July 9, 2020|title=Everything We Know About Pop Smoke's Death|work=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/pop-smoke-death-info-explained.html|access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507093115/https://www.vulture.com/article/pop-smoke-death-info-explained.html|archive-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Hobbs|date=February 19, 2021|title=The Pop Smoke phenomenon: How the late rapper became a superstar in death|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pop-smoke-rapper-death-b1802391.html|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507102401/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pop-smoke-rapper-death-b1802391.html|archive-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> He was 20 years old. On February 21, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner revealed that the cause of Jackson's death was a gunshot wound to the chest.<ref name=lat/>


The LAPD at first suspected that Jackson's death was gang-related, as he was tied to the [[Crips]].<ref name="vul" /> However, the LAPD later believed his death was the consequence of a home robbery gone wrong.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/19/pop-smoke-murder-lapd-detectives-tracked-down-alleged-murderers-killers/|title=Pop Smoke Murder Case How LAPD Found Alleged Killers ...The Old-Fashioned Way!!!|access-date=July 19, 2020 |publisher=[[TMZ]]|date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> It was believed the intruders stole Jackson's gold watch and other jewelry before running away from the house.<ref name="complex21" /> In May 2021, a 15-year-old, the youngest of the four intruders, allegedly admitted to killing Jackson over a diamond-studded [[Rolex]] during a recorded interview with a cellmate at a juvenile detention center.<ref name="nydn2">{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=May 7, 2021|title=Pop Smoke was murdered by 15-year-old shooter who admitted slaying to detention center cellmate: detective testifies|work=[[New York Daily News]]|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-murder-of-brooklyn-rapper-pop-smoke-center-of-la-court-hearing-20210507-4ugcundl5fgsrjmbt3lrayekmi-story.html|access-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> The 15-year-old told the cellmate that Jackson at first complied with their requests for jewelry but then tried to fight them, and a confrontation broke out in which Jackson was [[Pistol-whipping|pistol-whipped]] and shot with a [[Beretta M92]].<ref name="beast">{{cite news|last=Olding|first=Rachel|date=May 7, 2021|title=Rapper Pop Smoke Was Shot by 15-Year-Old Over Diamond-Studded Rolex: Detective|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/rapper-pop-smoke-was-shot-by-15-year-old-over-diamond-studded-rolex-detective-says|access-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> The intruders made off with his Rolex, which they sold for $2,000.<ref name="nydn2" /><ref name="beast" />
The LAPD at first suspected that Jackson's death was gang-related, as he was tied to the [[Crips]].<ref name="vul" /> However, the LAPD later believed his death was the consequence of a home robbery gone wrong.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/19/pop-smoke-murder-lapd-detectives-tracked-down-alleged-murderers-killers/|title=Pop Smoke Murder Case How LAPD Found Alleged Killers ...The Old-Fashioned Way!!!|access-date=July 19, 2020|publisher=[[TMZ]]|date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719083154/https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/19/pop-smoke-murder-lapd-detectives-tracked-down-alleged-murderers-killers/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was believed the intruders stole Jackson's gold watch and other jewelry before running away from the house.<ref name="complex21" /> In May 2021, a 15-year-old, the youngest of the four intruders, allegedly admitted to killing Jackson over a diamond-studded [[Rolex]] during a recorded interview with a cellmate at a juvenile detention center.<ref name="nydn2">{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=May 7, 2021|title=Pop Smoke was murdered by 15-year-old shooter who admitted slaying to detention center cellmate: detective testifies|work=[[New York Daily News]]|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-murder-of-brooklyn-rapper-pop-smoke-center-of-la-court-hearing-20210507-4ugcundl5fgsrjmbt3lrayekmi-story.html|access-date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508002206/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-murder-of-brooklyn-rapper-pop-smoke-center-of-la-court-hearing-20210507-4ugcundl5fgsrjmbt3lrayekmi-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The 15-year-old told the cellmate that Jackson at first complied with their requests for jewelry but then tried to fight them, and a confrontation broke out in which Jackson was [[Pistol-whipping|pistol-whipped]] and shot with a [[Beretta M92]].<ref name="beast">{{cite news|last=Olding|first=Rachel|date=May 7, 2021|title=Rapper Pop Smoke Was Shot by 15-Year-Old Over Diamond-Studded Rolex: Detective|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/rapper-pop-smoke-was-shot-by-15-year-old-over-diamond-studded-rolex-detective-says|access-date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507230617/https://www.thedailybeast.com/rapper-pop-smoke-was-shot-by-15-year-old-over-diamond-studded-rolex-detective-says|url-status=live}}</ref> The intruders made off with his Rolex, which they sold for $2,000.<ref name="nydn2" /><ref name="beast" />


The day before his murder, Jackson and friend Michael Durodola<ref>{{Cite web|last=Farrell|first=Paul|date=February 19, 2020|title=Mike Dee aka Michael Durodola Was Staying With Pop Smoke|url=https://heavy.com/news/2020/02/michael-durodola-mike-dee/|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=Heavy}}</ref> posted several images on social media, including one in which Mellencamp's home address can be seen in the background.<ref name="vul"/> The rapper also posted a story on Instagram and Facebook of gifts he had received.<ref name="vul"/> One showed the house's full address on the packaging, giving out its location.<ref name="vul"/>
The day before his murder, Jackson and friend Michael Durodola<ref>{{Cite web|last=Farrell|first=Paul|date=February 19, 2020|title=Mike Dee aka Michael Durodola Was Staying With Pop Smoke|url=https://heavy.com/news/2020/02/michael-durodola-mike-dee/|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=Heavy|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515230845/https://heavy.com/news/2020/02/michael-durodola-mike-dee/|url-status=live}}</ref> posted several images on social media, including one in which Mellencamp's home address can be seen in the background.<ref name="vul"/> The rapper also posted a story on Instagram and Facebook of gifts he had received.<ref name="vul"/> One showed the house's full address on the packaging, giving out its location.<ref name="vul"/>


Jackson's body was originally planned to be buried at the [[Cypress Hills Cemetery]] but was later changed to [[Green-Wood Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-rapper-pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-20200302-pzc7mchu5ng43g4wrgcpc7s7am-story.html|title=Pop Smoke to be laid to rest in Brooklyn as suspects in his murder 'still at large'|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|access-date=March 2, 2020|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=December 20, 2020}}</ref> Family, friends, and fans of Jackson gathered in his hometown of Canarsie, Brooklyn, to show their respects.<ref name="e">{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1128570/pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-2-weeks-after-murder|title=Pop Smoke Laid to Rest in Brooklyn 2 Weeks After Murder|last=Contreras|first=Cydney|access-date=March 5, 2020|work=[[E! Online]]|date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> His casket was pulled in a horse-drawn carriage and was surrounded by glass windows and white curtains.<ref name="e"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-rapper-pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-20200302-pzc7mchu5ng43g4wrgcpc7s7am-story.html|title=Pop Smoke Laid To Rest At Brooklyn Funeral|access-date=March 5, 2020|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=March 5, 2020}}</ref> On September 11, 2021, it was discovered that his grave site was vandalized, with the headstone smashed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Boniello|first=Kathianne|date=September 12, 2021|title=Pop Smoke's Brooklyn grave found smashed in apparent vandalism|url=https://pagesix.com/2021/09/12/pop-smokes-brooklyn-grave-found-smashed-in-apparent-vandalism/|access-date=September 13, 2021|website=Page Six}}</ref>
Jackson's body was originally planned to be buried at the [[Cypress Hills Cemetery]] but was later changed to [[Green-Wood Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-rapper-pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-20200302-pzc7mchu5ng43g4wrgcpc7s7am-story.html|title=Pop Smoke to be laid to rest in Brooklyn as suspects in his murder 'still at large'|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|access-date=March 2, 2020|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=December 20, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513110056/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-rapper-pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-20200302-pzc7mchu5ng43g4wrgcpc7s7am-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Family, friends, and fans of Jackson gathered in his hometown of Canarsie, Brooklyn, to show their respects.<ref name="e">{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1128570/pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-2-weeks-after-murder|title=Pop Smoke Laid to Rest in Brooklyn 2 Weeks After Murder|last=Contreras|first=Cydney|access-date=March 5, 2020|work=[[E! Online]]|date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423054232/https://www.eonline.com/news/1128570/pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-2-weeks-after-murder|url-status=live}}</ref> His casket was pulled in a horse-drawn carriage and was surrounded by glass windows and white curtains.<ref name="e"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-rapper-pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-20200302-pzc7mchu5ng43g4wrgcpc7s7am-story.html|title=Pop Smoke Laid To Rest At Brooklyn Funeral|access-date=March 5, 2020|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=March 5, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513110056/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-rapper-pop-smoke-laid-to-rest-in-brooklyn-20200302-pzc7mchu5ng43g4wrgcpc7s7am-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 11, 2021, it was discovered that his grave site was vandalized, with the headstone smashed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-12 |title=Police investigating after Pop Smoke's gravesite vandalised |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/pop-smoke-grave-vandalised-b1918672.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>


On July 9, 2020, three adult men and two minors were arrested for the murder of the rapper.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/arts/music/pop-smoke-arrests.html|title=5 Arrested in Connection With Pop Smoke Killing|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 9, 2020}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/charged-murder-rapper-pop-smoke-face-death-penalty/story?id=71766283|title=4 charged in murder of rapper Pop Smoke, 2 face death penalty|last=Sanchez|first=Rosa|access-date=July 13, 2020|work=[[ABC News]]|date=December 20, 2020}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53403460|title=Pop Smoke: Four charged with rapper's murder|access-date=July 14, 2020|work=[[BBC News]]|date=December 20, 2020}}</ref> One of the adult suspects has been charged with murder with a special circumstance that alleged the killing was committed "during the commission of a robbery and a burglary", and another charged with attempted murder.<ref name="new4">{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-pop-smoke-murder-suspect-in-court-year-after-grammy-nominees-death-20210222-reu6zxvaknglbeeapsqsildjua-story.html|title=Pop Smoke murder suspect refuses another delay, due to face witnesses next month with former O.J. prosecutor Christopher Darden as defense lawyer|access-date=February 22, 2021|work=[[New York Daily News]]|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=February 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name="cbs">{{cite news|last=Freiman|first=Jordan|date=July 14, 2020|title=4 charged in murder of rapper Pop Smoke|publisher=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pop-smoke-murder-rapper-four-charged/|access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> The two juveniles were charged with murder and robbery in juvenile court. As California law requires a minor to be at least 16 at the time of the crime, the 15-year-old could not be tried as an adult; and, under [[George Gascón]]'s policy to keep all juveniles in juvenile court,{{Citation needed|reason=The policy needs to be referenced and a first name and position should be provided|date=June 2022}} the 17-year-old could not be tried as an adult, either.<ref name="cbs" /><ref name="new4" />
On July 9, 2020, three adult men and two minors were arrested for the murder of the rapper.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/arts/music/pop-smoke-arrests.html|title=5 Arrested in Connection With Pop Smoke Killing|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709174005/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/arts/music/pop-smoke-arrests.html|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/charged-murder-rapper-pop-smoke-face-death-penalty/story?id=71766283|title=4 charged in murder of rapper Pop Smoke, 2 face death penalty|last=Sanchez|first=Rosa|access-date=July 13, 2020|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=December 20, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519192003/https://abcnews.go.com/US/charged-murder-rapper-pop-smoke-face-death-penalty/story?id=71766283|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53403460|title=Pop Smoke: Four charged with rapper's murder|access-date=July 14, 2020|work=[[BBC News]]|date=December 20, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123095909/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53403460|url-status=live}}</ref> One of the adult suspects has been charged with murder with a special circumstance that alleged the killing was committed "during the commission of a robbery and a burglary", and another charged with attempted murder.<ref name="new4">{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-pop-smoke-murder-suspect-in-court-year-after-grammy-nominees-death-20210222-reu6zxvaknglbeeapsqsildjua-story.html|title=Pop Smoke murder suspect refuses another delay, due to face witnesses next month with former O.J. prosecutor Christopher Darden as defense lawyer|access-date=February 22, 2021|work=[[New York Daily News]]|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302212908/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-pop-smoke-murder-suspect-in-court-year-after-grammy-nominees-death-20210222-reu6zxvaknglbeeapsqsildjua-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cbs">{{cite news|last=Freiman|first=Jordan|date=July 14, 2020|title=4 charged in murder of rapper Pop Smoke|publisher=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pop-smoke-murder-rapper-four-charged/|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-date=July 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715062313/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pop-smoke-murder-rapper-four-charged/|url-status=live}}</ref> The two juveniles were charged with murder and robbery in juvenile court.<ref name="cbs" /><ref name="new4" />


===Remembrance===
===Remembrance===
Jackson's parents, Audrey and Greg Jackson, shared memories of their son before saying how gun violence took him away from them.
Jackson's parents, Audrey and Greg Jackson, shared memories of their son before saying how gun violence took him away from them.


{{Cquote|On February 19th, at 4:00 AM, a gun was used to take my son from me. You know him as Pop Smoke, we called him 'Shar'. Because of gun violence, I'll never see my son run up the front of our steps, taking them two at a time; he won't ever take my hands again and dance with me; he won't come into my room and muscle pose in the mirror. Gun violence destroys families. It must stop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/rapper-pop-smoke-killed-home-23530595|title=Rapper Pop Smoke was killed in home invasion after tragic social media mistake|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|last1=Woodcock|first1=Zara|last2=Pike|first2=Molly|date=February 19, 2021|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref>
{{Cquote|On February 19th, at 4:00 AM, a gun was used to take my son from me. You know him as Pop Smoke, we called him 'Shar'. Because of gun violence, I'll never see my son run up the front of our steps, taking them two at a time; he won't ever take my hands again and dance with me; he won't come into my room and muscle pose in the mirror. Gun violence destroys families. It must stop.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/rapper-pop-smoke-killed-home-23530595|title=Rapper Pop Smoke was killed in home invasion after tragic social media mistake|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|last1=Woodcock|first1=Zara|last2=Pike|first2=Molly|date=February 19, 2021|access-date=February 19, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218094423/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/rapper-pop-smoke-killed-home-23530595|url-status=live}}</ref>
| source = Audrey Jackson during a "Gun Violence Destroys Families" public service announcement
| source = Audrey Jackson during a "Gun Violence Destroys Families" public service announcement
}}
}}


Danny Schwartz wrote in [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] that "Pop Smoke conquered New York rap and gave the city the kind of readymade and potentially defining star it hadn't seen in years". He claimed that "in New York City city, '[[Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song)|Welcome to the Party]]' was more omnipresent than hits like '[[Old Town Road]]'."<ref name="ring">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/2020/2/20/21145662/pop-smoke-obituary-death-welcome-to-the-party-gatti-dior|title=The Power of Pop Smoke|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=February 20, 2020|website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref>
Danny Schwartz wrote in [[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] that "Pop Smoke conquered New York rap and gave the city the kind of readymade and potentially defining star it hadn't seen in years". He claimed that "in the city, ['[[Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song)|Welcome to the Party]]'] was more omnipresent than hits like '[[Old Town Road]]'."<ref name="ring">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/2020/2/20/21145662/pop-smoke-obituary-death-welcome-to-the-party-gatti-dior|title=The Power of Pop Smoke|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=February 20, 2020|website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030170725/https://www.theringer.com/2020/2/20/21145662/pop-smoke-obituary-death-welcome-to-the-party-gatti-dior|url-status=live}}</ref>


Jackson's work ethic was widely praised by his peers in the music industry. The executive producer of his posthumous album, 50 Cent, revealed Smoke was always "writing what [50] said down" on his telephone, while [[Quavo]] added he "felt like [he] was talking to somebody that had been in the game for three years already".<ref name="lastdays" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/arts/music/pop-smoke.html|title=The Last Days of Pop Smoke|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=June 25, 2020|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref>
Jackson's work ethic was widely praised by his peers in the music industry. The executive producer of his posthumous album, 50 Cent, told the ''[[New York Times]]'' that Jackson wrote down 50 Cent's advice, while [[Quavo]] added he "felt like [he] was talking to somebody that had been in the game for three years already".<ref name="lastdays" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/arts/music/pop-smoke.html|title=The Last Days of Pop Smoke|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=June 25, 2020|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101021644/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/arts/music/pop-smoke.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


Producer [[Rico Beats]] stated that, in his last few months, Jackson started "telling kids, don't go the gang route", wanting to "be a better person".<ref name="lastdays"/> A few months after his death, his family announced the creation of Shoot for the Stars, a foundation Jackson had planned to create prior to his death, with the goal of helping and inspiring inner-city youth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/6/pop-smokes-family-announces-shoot-for-the-stars-foundation-info|title=Pop Smoke's Family Announces Shoot for the Stars Foundation|last=Zhang|first=Charlie|date=June 19, 2020|website=[[Hypebeast (website)|Hypebeast]]|access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> After his death, several murals of him were created in [[Canarsie]].<ref name="liveagain">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/pop-smoke-life-after-death-discography-protests|title=Pop Smoke lives again in Brooklyn|last=Ibrahim|first=Shamira|website=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]|access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/41809772/3-murals-in-canarsie-to-honor-murdered-rapper-pop-smoke|title=3 murals in Canarsie to honor slain rapper Pop Smoke|date=February 25, 2020|website=[[News 12 Networks|News 12 Brooklyn]]|access-date=July 7, 2020}}</ref> Although his lyrics do not generally contend with [[police brutality]] or racism, his songs, particularly "[[Dior (song)|Dior]]", were popularly used during the [[George Floyd protests]] in New York City as a symbol of resistance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/pop-smoke-dior-protest-music/|title=Pop Smoke's 'Dior' Is a Radical Addition to the Protest Music Canon|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=June 9, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name="liveagain" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/g5pv33/the-unlikely-soundtrack-of-the-new-york-protests|title=The unlikely soundtrack of the New York protests|last=Brake|first=David Aaron|date=June 15, 2020|website=Vice|access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref>
Producer [[Rico Beats]] stated that, in his last few months, Jackson started "telling kids, don't go the gang route", wanting to "be a better person".<ref name="lastdays"/> A few months after his death, his family announced the creation of Shoot for the Stars, a foundation Jackson had planned to create prior to his death, with the goal of helping and inspiring inner-city youth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/6/pop-smokes-family-announces-shoot-for-the-stars-foundation-info|title=Pop Smoke's Family Announces Shoot for the Stars Foundation|last=Zhang|first=Charlie|date=June 19, 2020|website=[[Hypebeast (website)|Hypebeast]]|access-date=June 28, 2020|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210034457/https://hypebeast.com/2020/6/pop-smokes-family-announces-shoot-for-the-stars-foundation-info|url-status=live}}</ref> After his death, several murals of him were created in [[Canarsie]].<ref name="liveagain">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/pop-smoke-life-after-death-discography-protests|title=Pop Smoke lives again in Brooklyn|last=Ibrahim|first=Shamira|website=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]|date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717004145/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/pop-smoke-life-after-death-discography-protests|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/41809772/3-murals-in-canarsie-to-honor-murdered-rapper-pop-smoke|title=3 murals in Canarsie to honor slain rapper Pop Smoke|date=February 25, 2020|website=[[News 12 Networks|News 12 Brooklyn]]|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710213907/http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/41809772/3-murals-in-canarsie-to-honor-murdered-rapper-pop-smoke|url-status=live}}</ref> Although his lyrics do not generally contend with [[police brutality]] or racism, his songs, particularly "[[Dior (song)|Dior]]", were popularly used during the [[George Floyd protests]] in New York City as a symbol of resistance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/pop-smoke-dior-protest-music/|title=Pop Smoke's 'Dior' Is a Radical Addition to the Protest Music Canon|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=June 9, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814061845/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/pop-smoke-dior-protest-music/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="liveagain" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/g5pv33/the-unlikely-soundtrack-of-the-new-york-protests|title=The unlikely soundtrack of the New York protests|last=Brake|first=David Aaron|date=June 15, 2020|website=Vice|access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218190456/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/g5pv33/the-unlikely-soundtrack-of-the-new-york-protests|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Meet the Woo Tour==
==Meet the Woo Tour==
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The '''Meet the Woo Tour''' was scheduled to be the debut headlining concert tour by Pop Smoke. It was launched in support of his two mixtapes, ''[[Meet the Woo]]'' (2019) and ''[[Meet the Woo 2]]'' (2020), and had been set to consist of concerts in North America and the United Kingdom. The tour was announced in January 2020, with dates being released at the same time. Pop Smoke later added more UK tour dates after high demand from fans. The tour was canceled after Pop Smoke was shot and killed.
The '''Meet the Woo Tour''' was scheduled to be the debut headlining concert tour by Pop Smoke. It was launched in support of his two mixtapes, ''[[Meet the Woo]]'' (2019) and ''[[Meet the Woo 2]]'' (2020), and had been set to consist of concerts in North America and the United Kingdom. The tour was announced in January 2020, with dates being released at the same time. Pop Smoke later added more UK tour dates after high demand from fans.


Tour dates were released on the same day for North America,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/POPSMOKE10/status/1222562696186515459/photo/1|last=Smoke|first=Pop|title=Meet The Woo Tour We Bout To Shake The Fuckin Room!! Which Date U Pullin Up To?|publisher=Twitter|date=January 29, 2020|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195115/https://twitter.com/POPSMOKE10/status/1222562696186515459/photo/1|url-status=live}}</ref> while dates for the United Kingdom were revealed in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/1102033873314346/photos/a.1105849489599451/1291288157722249/|last=Smoke|first=Pop|title=UK Move Quick This Time 😈 O2 Pre-Sale - Thurs 10 AM GMT // General On Sale - Friday 10 AM GMT|publisher=Facebook|date=February 6, 2020|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195107/https://www.facebook.com/1102033873314346/photos/a.1105849489599451/1291288157722249/|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to high demand from fans, more tour dates for the UK were revealed on February 13, 2020.<ref name="twitter">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/POPSMOKE10/status/1222562696186515459/photo/1|last=Smoke|first=Pop|title=Due to Huge demand, all of the venues for @POPSMOKE10's UK shows have been upgraded! Tickets on sale Friday at 10am|publisher=Twitter|date=January 29, 2020|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195137/https://twitter.com/POPSMOKE10/status/1222562696186515459/photo/1|url-status=live}}</ref> Pop Smoke shared a promotional flyer for the tour on social media.<ref name="def">{{cite web |last=Inman |first=DeMicia |date=February 3, 2020 |title=Pop Smoke Announces 'Meet The Woo' Tour |url=https://defpen.com/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195107/https://defpen.com/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour/ |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |work=Def Pen}}</ref> Pop Smoke and his team were planning on finishing, mixing, and mastering his debut studio album ''[[Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon]]'', starting the first week of March 2020.<ref name="comp">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-2020-cover-story|title=Cover Story: The Making of Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last1=Skelton|first1=Eric|last2=Setaro|first2=Shawn|last3=McKinney|first3=Jessica|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085211/https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-2020-cover-story|url-status=live}}</ref>
Tour dates were released on the same day for North America,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/POPSMOKE10/status/1222562696186515459/photo/1|last=Smoke|first=Pop|title=Meet The Woo Tour We Bout To Shake The Fuckin Room!! Which Date U Pullin Up To?|publisher=Twitter|date=January 29, 2020|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195115/https://twitter.com/POPSMOKE10/status/1222562696186515459/photo/1|url-status=live}}</ref> while dates for the United Kingdom were revealed in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/1102033873314346/photos/a.1105849489599451/1291288157722249/|last=Smoke|first=Pop|title=UK Move Quick This Time 😈 O2 Pre-Sale - Thurs 10 AM GMT // General On Sale - Friday 10 AM GMT|publisher=Facebook|date=February 6, 2020|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195107/https://www.facebook.com/1102033873314346/photos/a.1105849489599451/1291288157722249/|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to high demand from fans, more tour dates for the UK were revealed on February 13, 2020.<ref name="twitter">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/POPSMOKE10/status/1222562696186515459/photo/1|last=Smoke|first=Pop|title=Due to Huge demand, all of the venues for @POPSMOKE10's UK shows have been upgraded! Tickets on sale Friday at 10am|publisher=Twitter|date=January 29, 2020|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195137/https://twitter.com/POPSMOKE10/status/1222562696186515459/photo/1|url-status=live}}</ref> Pop Smoke shared a promotional flyer for the tour on social media.<ref name="def">{{cite web |last=Inman |first=DeMicia |date=February 3, 2020 |title=Pop Smoke Announces 'Meet The Woo' Tour |url=https://defpen.com/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195107/https://defpen.com/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour/ |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |work=Def Pen}}</ref> Pop Smoke and his team were planning on finishing, mixing, and mastering his debut studio album ''[[Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon]]'', starting the first week of March 2020.<ref name="comp">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-2020-cover-story|title=Cover Story: The Making of Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|last1=Skelton|first1=Eric|last2=Setaro|first2=Shawn|last3=McKinney|first3=Jessica|access-date=October 11, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085211/https://www.complex.com/music/pop-smoke-2020-cover-story|url-status=live}}</ref>


In an interview with [[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]], Pop Smoke's DJ Jeffrey Archer talked about the tour. "Honestly, it's nothing planned yet. We just got those dates. This is officially going to be our first real big tour. This is going to be a month. I’m very excited about it. We're going to a few places we've never been to. We've been getting feedback over the last seven months [from] fans like, 'Please come out here.' There are loyal fans at these shows. You should expect a lot more music and shows. He has a lot of music coming out with a lot of artists. He’s not playing. We're definitely shaking the room in 2020."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/2020/2/4/21122537/pop-smoke-dj-jp-interview|title=Tour Tales - DJ JP talks Pop Smoke's reaction to Rolling Loud NYC ban, Skepta's hospitality, 2020 moves and more|last= Nelson Jr|first=Keith|publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]]|date=February 4, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref>
In an interview with [[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]], Pop Smoke's DJ Jeffrey Archer talked about the tour. "Honestly, it's nothing planned yet. We just got those dates. This is officially going to be our first real big tour. This is going to be a month. I'm very excited about it. We're going to a few places we've never been to. We've been getting feedback over the last seven months [from] fans like, 'Please come out here.' There are loyal fans at these shows. You should expect a lot more music and shows. He has a lot of music coming out with a lot of artists. He's not playing. We're definitely shaking the room in 2020."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/2020/2/4/21122537/pop-smoke-dj-jp-interview|title=Tour Tales - DJ JP talks Pop Smoke's reaction to Rolling Loud NYC ban, Skepta's hospitality, 2020 moves and more|last=Nelson Jr|first=Keith|publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]]|date=February 4, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202030006/https://www.revolt.tv/2020/2/4/21122537/pop-smoke-dj-jp-interview|url-status=live}}</ref>


The tour was canceled after Pop Smoke was shot and killed. Fans were offered refunds after Pop Smoke's death: "As we mourn the loss of this great artist, refunds will be available at point of purchase."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://do617.com/events/2020/3/30/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour-1580491390|title=Pop Smoke - Meet The Woo Tour - As We Mourn The Loss Of This Great Artist, Refunds Will Be Available At Point Of Purchase|publisher=[[Do617]]|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410221044/https://do617.com/events/2020/3/30/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour-1580491390|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Tour cancellation===
The Meet the Woo Tour was later canceled after Pop Smoke was killed by a torso wound at the age of 20 in a home invasion on February 19, 2020.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-shot-dead-at-20-report/|title=Pop Smoke Shot Dead at 20|first=Sam|last=Sodomsky|access-date=February 19, 2020|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195108/https://pitchfork.com/news/pop-smoke-shot-dead-at-20-report/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=lat/> Four hooded men, including one wearing a ski mask and carrying a handgun, broke into a house he was renting in [[Hollywood Hills]], California, and shot him twice in the chest.<ref name=lat/><ref name="vibe"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/arts/music/pop-smoke-arrests.html|title=5 Arrested in Connection With Pop Smoke Killing|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709174005/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/arts/music/pop-smoke-arrests.html|url-status=live}}<br>- {{cite web|url=https://abc7news.com/pop-smoke-killed-shooting-hollywood-hills/5947471/|title=Rapper Pop Smoke killed during shooting inside multi-million dollar Hollywood Hills home, sources say|publisher=[[ABC News]]|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> Fans were offered refunds after Pop Smoke's death: "As we mourn the loss of this great artist, refunds will be available at point of purchase."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://do617.com/events/2020/3/30/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo-tour-1580491390|title=Pop Smoke - Meet The Woo Tour - As We Mourn The Loss Of This Great Artist, Refunds Will Be Available At Point Of Purchase|publisher=[[Do617]]|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref>


===Canceled shows===
===Canceled shows===
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== Discography ==
==Discography==
{{Main|Pop Smoke discography}}
{{Main|Pop Smoke discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Faith (Pop Smoke album)|Faith]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Faith (Pop Smoke album)|Faith]]'' (2021)


== Awards and nominations ==
==Awards and nominations==
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|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite magazine|title=2020 BET Awards: Drake, Megan Thee Stallion & Roddy Ricch Lead Nominees, CBS Airing Show For First Time|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9402347/2020-bet-awards-exclusive-drake-megan-thee-stallion-roddy-ricch-cbs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite magazine|title=2020 BET Awards: Drake, Megan Thee Stallion & Roddy Ricch Lead Nominees, CBS Airing Show For First Time|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9402347/2020-bet-awards-exclusive-drake-megan-thee-stallion-roddy-ricch-cbs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 15, 2020|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615135535/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9402347/2020-bet-awards-exclusive-drake-megan-thee-stallion-roddy-ricch-cbs|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|[[2020 MTV Video Music Awards|2020]]
| rowspan="2"|[[2020 MTV Video Music Awards|2020]]
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| [[MTV Video Music Award for Push Best New Artist|Push Best New Artist]]
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Push Best New Artist|Push Best New Artist]]
| {{Longlisted}}
| {{Longlisted}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Drake|first=Carolyn|date=July 23, 2020|title=Doja Cat, Pop Smoke, And More Are Nominated For VMAs' Best New Artist|url=https://uproxx.com/music/doja-cat-pop-smoke-conan-gray-vmas-best-new-artist-nominations-2020/|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=[[Uproxx]]}}<br>- {{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9427019/2020-mtv-vma-nominations-full-list|title=Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga Lead 2020 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List|magazine=Billboard|last=Ginsberg|first=Gab|date=July 30, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Drake|first=Carolyn|date=July 23, 2020|title=Doja Cat, Pop Smoke, And More Are Nominated For VMAs' Best New Artist|url=https://uproxx.com/music/doja-cat-pop-smoke-conan-gray-vmas-best-new-artist-nominations-2020/|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=[[Uproxx]]|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809234204/https://uproxx.com/music/doja-cat-pop-smoke-conan-gray-vmas-best-new-artist-nominations-2020/|url-status=live}}<br>- {{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9427019/2020-mtv-vma-nominations-full-list|title=Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga Lead 2020 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List|magazine=Billboard|last=Ginsberg|first=Gab|date=July 30, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801082928/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9427019/2020-mtv-vma-nominations-full-list|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| "[[The Woo]]" <small>(featuring [[50 Cent]] and [[Roddy Ricch]])</small>
| "[[The Woo]]" <small>(featuring [[50 Cent]] and [[Roddy Ricch]])</small>
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| Best New Hip-Hop Artist
| Best New Hip-Hop Artist
| {{win}}
| {{win}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2020|title=DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here's the Complete List of Nominations|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|access-date=September 29, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2020|title=DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here's the Complete List of Nominations|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|access-date=September 29, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929162732/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9456510/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2021 ARIA Music Awards|2021]]
| [[2021 ARIA Music Awards|2021]]
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| [[ARIA Award for Best International Artist]]
| [[ARIA Award for Best International Artist]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="MusicFeeds Winners">{{cite web | url = https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/aria-awards-2021-winners-live-updates/ | title = 2021 ARIA Awards Winners: Live Updates | last = Billy | first = August | work = MusicFeeds | date = November 24, 2021 | access-date = March 25, 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="MusicFeeds Winners">{{cite web | url = https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/aria-awards-2021-winners-live-updates/ | title = 2021 ARIA Awards Winners: Live Updates | last = Billy | first = August | work = MusicFeeds | date = November 24, 2021 | access-date = March 25, 2022 | archive-date = November 24, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211124222413/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/aria-awards-2021-winners-live-updates/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
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| [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards|2021]]
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| [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance|Best Rap Performance]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Grammy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/63rd-annual-grammy-awards-2020 |website=Grammy Awards |access-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Grammy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/63rd-annual-grammy-awards-2020 |website=Grammy Awards |access-date=March 16, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423070747/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/63rd-annual-grammy-awards-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="10"|[[2021 Billboard Music Awards|2021]]
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| {{nominated}}
| {{nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="10"|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Weeknd Leads All Finalists for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards: See the Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9565011/billboard-music-awards-2021-finalists-full-list/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 29, 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="10"|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Weeknd Leads All Finalists for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards: See the Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9565011/billboard-music-awards-2021-finalists-full-list/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429171546/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9565011/billboard-music-awards-2021-finalists-full-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist|Top New Artist]]
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist|Top New Artist]]
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== Filmography ==
==Filmography==
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|| 2021 || ''[[Boogie (2021 film)|Boogie]]'' || Monk || [[Antagonist]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/eddie-huang-movie-boogie-pop-smoke-release-date.html|title=Eddie Huang's Movie Boogie, Starring Pop Smoke, Comes Out March 5|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=December 10, 2020|publisher=[[New York (magazine)#Vulture|Vulture]]|access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref>
|| 2021 || ''[[Boogie (2021 film)|Boogie]]'' || Monk || [[Antagonist]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/eddie-huang-movie-boogie-pop-smoke-release-date.html|title=Eddie Huang's Movie Boogie, Starring Pop Smoke, Comes Out March 5|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=December 10, 2020|publisher=[[New York (magazine)#Vulture|Vulture]]|access-date=December 10, 2020|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614153744/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/eddie-huang-movie-boogie-pop-smoke-release-date.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|| 2023 || ''TBA'' || Himself || Documentary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/pop-smoke-documentary|title=A Pop Smoke Documentary Is in the Works|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=April 15, 2020|publisher=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>
|scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"| TBA || ''TBA'' || Himself || Documentary {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/pop-smoke-documentary|title=A Pop Smoke Documentary Is in the Works|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=April 15, 2020|publisher=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|access-date=August 13, 2020|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614101404/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/pop-smoke-documentary|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of murdered hip hop musicians]]
* [[List of murdered hip hop musicians]]


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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Latest revision as of 08:01, 18 December 2024

Pop Smoke
Pop Smoke performing in February 2020
Born
Bashar Barakah Jackson

(1999-07-20)July 20, 1999
DiedFebruary 19, 2020(2020-02-19) (aged 20)
Cause of deathMurder (gunshot wound)
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery,
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Years active2018–2020
Musical career
Genres
DiscographyPop Smoke discography
Labels
Websiterealpopsmoke.com

Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, he rose to fame with the release of his 2019 singles "Welcome to the Party" and "Dior". He frequently collaborated with UK drill artists and producers, who employed more minimal and aggressive instrumentation than American drill artists from Chicago, reintroducing the sound as Brooklyn drill.

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.

Twelve days after the mixtape's release, Pop Smoke was murdered during a home invasion in Los Angeles. Fellow New York rapper 50 Cent served as executive producer for his posthumous debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020), which debuted atop the Billboard 200; all 19 of its tracks entered the Billboard Hot 100. The album also spawned the singles "For the Night" (featuring DaBaby and Lil Baby) and "What You Know Bout Love". The following year, Republic released Pop Smoke's second studio album, Faith (2021).

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] He had an older brother named Obasi.[2] Jackson attended nine different schools while growing up in Canarsie, Brooklyn. He played the African drums in his local church as a child.[3]

Jackson was expelled from eighth grade for bringing a gun to school. He spent two years under house arrest after being charged with possessing a weapon.[4] 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.[5]

Career

Pop Smoke performing in 2019

In a Genius interview, he stated that his artist name of Pop Smoke is a combination of Poppa, a name given to him by his Panamanian grandmother, and Smocco Guwop, a nickname from childhood friends.[6] He first attempted rapping during a 2018 visit to a Brooklyn recording studio with Jay Gwuapo. In late 2018, he was rapping over a beat from 808Melo's YouTube channel, Jackson recorded a track titled "MPR (Panic Part 3 Remix)" during the session.[5] On January 28, 2019, he released "Flexin'".[7] Meanwhile, Jackson befriended producer Rico Beats, who was acquainted with record executive Steven Victor.

The three set up an interview, and in April 2019, Jackson signed to Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records.[8][9] On April 23, 2019, Jackson released his breakout single, "Welcome to the Party", that was produced by 808Melo.[10] Many remixes of the song were later recorded, with the commercially released versions featuring Nicki Minaj and the other featuring Skepta.[10] Jackson released his debut mixtape Meet the Woo on July 26, 2019.[11] From October to December 2019, Jackson released multiple singles, including "War" with Lil Tjay,[12] and "100k on a Coupe" with Calboy.[13]

On December 27, 2019, Jackson appeared on Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Records compilation album JackBoys on the song "Gatti" which was also accompanied by a music video.[14] "Gatti" debuted and peaked at number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving Jackson his first and only Hot 100 appearance before his death.[15][16] On January 16, 2020, Jackson released "Christopher Walking".[17] On February 7, 2020, twelve days before his death, Jackson released his second mixtape Meet the Woo 2, with features from Quavo, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Fivio Foreign and Lil Tjay.[18]

The mixtape debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, earning Jackson his first top-10 hit in the United States.[19] Five days after its release, a deluxe edition was released with three new songs, each featuring a guest appearance, consisting of Nav, Gunna, and PnB Rock.[20] Jackson teased to social media his debut headlining concert tour Meet the Woo Tour to promote both his mixtapes.[21][22] The tour was planned to begin in the US in March, and end in the UK in April.[22]

Posthumous releases

"Dior", the second single off Meet the Woo, became Jackson's first posthumous solo hit, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 33 on the UK Singles Chart.[15][23][24] At the beginning of March 2020, American rapper 50 Cent announced on his Instagram that he had decided to executive produce and finish Jackson's debut studio album.[25][26] After his announcement, 50 Cent called artists like Roddy Ricch, Drake, and Chris Brown, wanting to feature them on the record.[5][26] Pop Smoke had wanted to take his mother to an awards show, prompting 50 Cent to promise to take her to one when the album was complete.[27]

On April 16, 2020, a documentary on Pop Smoke's life was announced to be in the works.[28] On May 14, 2020, Victor announced that Pop Smoke's debut studio album would be posthumously released on June 12, 2020. The album was named Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.[29] It was originally set for release on June 12, 2020, but was pushed back out of respect for the George Floyd protests.[30] Instead, on the album's original release date, the lead single, "Make It Rain", featuring fellow Brooklyn rapper Rowdy Rebel was released.[31]

Rebel's verse was recorded through a collect call since he was incarcerated at the time.[31] Virgil Abloh created the album's original artwork.[32] The cover artwork provoked significant criticism from fans who called it "lazy" and "rushed" and felt it was disrespectful. It prompted a Change.org petition, attracting tens of thousands of signatures.[33] Ryder Ripps created the final cover art with the chrome rose against a black background. Jackson's mother chose the final album cover hours before the album was released commercially.[34]

The album was officially released on July 3, 2020,[35] to commercial success, reaching number one in several countries, including on the Billboard 200.[36] All 19 songs on the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100,[23] with "For the Night" featuring Lil Baby and DaBaby, debuting and peaking at number six, giving Pop Smoke his first top-10 hit in the US.[37] On July 20, 2020, which would have been Jackson's 21st birthday, a deluxe edition of the album was released, and featured 15 new additional tracks.[38]

The album's fifth single "What You Know Bout Love", ended up peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Pop Smoke his second top-10 hit in the US.[39] On February 26, 2021, "AP" was released as the lead single for the Boogie soundtrack.[40] Pop Smoke was cast as Monk in a minor role for Boogie.[41]

A second posthumous album titled Faith was released on July 16, 2021, to mixed reviews.[42][43] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making Pop Smoke the first artist to have their first two posthumous albums debut at the top of the chart.[43] A deluxe version, featuring four additional tracks, was released on July 20, 2021, on what would have been Jackson's 22nd birthday.[44] Six more tracks were added on July 30.[45]

On January 17, 2020, after returning from Paris Fashion Week,[46] Jackson was arrested by federal authorities at John F. Kennedy International Airport after stealing a Rolls-Royce Wraith, valued at $375,000, whose owner reported it stolen after Jackson had reportedly borrowed it in California for a music video shoot on the condition it would be returned the next day. Investigators believed he arranged for the car to be transported on a flatbed truck to New York. He posted a photo of himself in front of the stolen car on Instagram and Facebook. The car was recovered by authorities at Jackson's mother's house, in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn.[46][47][48]

After his arrest, police questioned him about a non-fatal shooting that took place in Brooklyn in June 2019. The police thought he had information on the shooting because they claimed to have footage of him driving a car in reverse near the scene of the crime.[47] The police also tried to pressure Jackson into telling them more information about the Crips, GS9, and other Brooklyn street gangs, but he refused to talk.[47]

He was charged with grand theft auto, posted a $250,000 bond, and agreed to stay away from known gang members and submit drug tests to the US pretrial services.[49] The conditions Jackson was put under hindered some of his performances like the "BK Drip Concert" at Kings Theatre in Flatbush in February 2020, as gang members were in the audience.[47]

Murder

Murder of Pop Smoke
Map of the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles
LocationHollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California
DateFebruary 19, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-02-19)
c. 4:30 a.m.[50] (PST)
TargetBashar Barakah Jackson, a.k.a. Pop Smoke
Attack type
Murder by shooting, home invasion
Deaths1 (Bashar Barakah Jackson, a.k.a. Pop Smoke)
MotiveUnder investigation
AccusedShooter:
Unnamed 15-year old
Accomplices:
  • Jaquan Murphy
  • Keandre D. Rodgers
  • Corey Walker
ConvictedConvicted as an accomplice:
Unnamed 17-year old
Verdict17-year old:
Pleaded guilty
Convictions17-year old:
Voluntary manslaughter, home invasion robbery
ChargesFirst degree murder with special circumstances[51]
Sentence17-year old:
4 years and 2 months in juvenile detention[52]

On February 19, 2020, Jackson was renting a house through Airbnb owned by The Real Housewives star Teddi Mellencamp and her husband, Edwin Arroyave, in Hollywood Hills, California.[53][54] At around 4:30 a.m., five hooded men, including one wearing a ski mask and carrying a handgun, broke into the house through a second-story balcony.[55][56][57] The intruders held a gun to a woman's head and threatened to kill her.[58][54] Shortly thereafter, the woman heard the men shoot Jackson three times after an altercation.[54]

The LAPD received news of the home invasion from a call from the East Coast.[59] Police arrived at the home six minutes later and found Jackson with multiple gunshot wounds.[60] He was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors performed a thoracotomy on the left side of his chest.[61] A few hours later, he was pronounced dead.[62][63] He was 20 years old. On February 21, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner revealed that the cause of Jackson's death was a gunshot wound to the chest.[55]

The LAPD at first suspected that Jackson's death was gang-related, as he was tied to the Crips.[62] However, the LAPD later believed his death was the consequence of a home robbery gone wrong.[64] It was believed the intruders stole Jackson's gold watch and other jewelry before running away from the house.[58] In May 2021, a 15-year-old, the youngest of the four intruders, allegedly admitted to killing Jackson over a diamond-studded Rolex during a recorded interview with a cellmate at a juvenile detention center.[65] The 15-year-old told the cellmate that Jackson at first complied with their requests for jewelry but then tried to fight them, and a confrontation broke out in which Jackson was pistol-whipped and shot with a Beretta M92.[66] The intruders made off with his Rolex, which they sold for $2,000.[65][66]

The day before his murder, Jackson and friend Michael Durodola[67] posted several images on social media, including one in which Mellencamp's home address can be seen in the background.[62] The rapper also posted a story on Instagram and Facebook of gifts he had received.[62] One showed the house's full address on the packaging, giving out its location.[62]

Jackson's body was originally planned to be buried at the Cypress Hills Cemetery but was later changed to Green-Wood Cemetery.[68] Family, friends, and fans of Jackson gathered in his hometown of Canarsie, Brooklyn, to show their respects.[69] His casket was pulled in a horse-drawn carriage and was surrounded by glass windows and white curtains.[69][70] On September 11, 2021, it was discovered that his grave site was vandalized, with the headstone smashed.[71]

On July 9, 2020, three adult men and two minors were arrested for the murder of the rapper.[72] One of the adult suspects has been charged with murder with a special circumstance that alleged the killing was committed "during the commission of a robbery and a burglary", and another charged with attempted murder.[73][74] The two juveniles were charged with murder and robbery in juvenile court.[74][73]

Remembrance

Jackson's parents, Audrey and Greg Jackson, shared memories of their son before saying how gun violence took him away from them.

On February 19th, at 4:00 AM, a gun was used to take my son from me. You know him as Pop Smoke, we called him 'Shar'. Because of gun violence, I'll never see my son run up the front of our steps, taking them two at a time; he won't ever take my hands again and dance with me; he won't come into my room and muscle pose in the mirror. Gun violence destroys families. It must stop.[75]

— Audrey Jackson during a "Gun Violence Destroys Families" public service announcement

Danny Schwartz wrote in The Ringer that "Pop Smoke conquered New York rap and gave the city the kind of readymade and potentially defining star it hadn't seen in years". He claimed that "in the city, ['Welcome to the Party'] was more omnipresent than hits like 'Old Town Road'."[76]

Jackson's work ethic was widely praised by his peers in the music industry. The executive producer of his posthumous album, 50 Cent, told the New York Times that Jackson wrote down 50 Cent's advice, while Quavo added he "felt like [he] was talking to somebody that had been in the game for three years already".[77]

Producer Rico Beats stated that, in his last few months, Jackson started "telling kids, don't go the gang route", wanting to "be a better person".[77] A few months after his death, his family announced the creation of Shoot for the Stars, a foundation Jackson had planned to create prior to his death, with the goal of helping and inspiring inner-city youth.[78] After his death, several murals of him were created in Canarsie.[79][80] Although his lyrics do not generally contend with police brutality or racism, his songs, particularly "Dior", were popularly used during the George Floyd protests in New York City as a symbol of resistance.[81][79][82]

Meet the Woo Tour

Meet the Woo Tour
Tour by Pop Smoke
Poster for the tour
Associated albumMeet the Woo and Meet the Woo 2
Start dateMarch 2, 2020
End dateApril 16, 2020
No. of shows25

The Meet the Woo Tour was scheduled to be the debut headlining concert tour by Pop Smoke. It was launched in support of his two mixtapes, Meet the Woo (2019) and Meet the Woo 2 (2020), and had been set to consist of concerts in North America and the United Kingdom. The tour was announced in January 2020, with dates being released at the same time. Pop Smoke later added more UK tour dates after high demand from fans.

Tour dates were released on the same day for North America,[83] while dates for the United Kingdom were revealed in February.[84] Due to high demand from fans, more tour dates for the UK were revealed on February 13, 2020.[85] Pop Smoke shared a promotional flyer for the tour on social media.[86] Pop Smoke and his team were planning on finishing, mixing, and mastering his debut studio album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, starting the first week of March 2020.[8]

In an interview with Revolt, Pop Smoke's DJ Jeffrey Archer talked about the tour. "Honestly, it's nothing planned yet. We just got those dates. This is officially going to be our first real big tour. This is going to be a month. I'm very excited about it. We're going to a few places we've never been to. We've been getting feedback over the last seven months [from] fans like, 'Please come out here.' There are loyal fans at these shows. You should expect a lot more music and shows. He has a lot of music coming out with a lot of artists. He's not playing. We're definitely shaking the room in 2020."[87]

The tour was canceled after Pop Smoke was shot and killed. Fans were offered refunds after Pop Smoke's death: "As we mourn the loss of this great artist, refunds will be available at point of purchase."[88]

Canceled shows

List of canceled concerts, showing date, city, and country[86][85][56][89]
Date
(2020)
City Country
March 2 Washington, D.C. United States
March 4 Atlanta
March 5 New Orleans
March 7 Houston
March 8 Dallas
March 10 Scottsdale
March 12 San Francisco
March 13 Santa Ana
March 15 Los Angeles
March 16
March 18 Albuquerque
March 19 Denver
March 21 Chicago
March 22 Milwaukee
March 23 Detroit
March 24 Toronto Canada
March 26 Pawtucket United States
March 27 New Haven
March 29 Boston
March 30
March 31 Philadelphia
April 13 Birmingham United Kingdom
April 14 Manchester
April 15 London
April 16

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2020 BET Awards Himself Best New Artist Nominated [90]
2020 MTV Video Music Awards Himself Push Best New Artist Longlisted [91]
"The Woo" (featuring 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch) Song of Summer Nominated
2020 BET Hip Hop Awards Himself Best New Hip-Hop Artist Won [92]
2021 ARIA Music Awards Pop Smoke – Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon ARIA Award for Best International Artist Nominated [93]
2021 Grammy Awards "Dior" Best Rap Performance Nominated [94]
2021 Billboard Music Awards Himself Top Artist Nominated [95]
Top New Artist Won
Top Male Artist Nominated
Top Billboard 200 Artist Nominated
Top Hot 100 Artist Nominated
Top Streaming Songs Artist Nominated
Top Rap Artist Won
Top Rap Male Artist Won
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Top Billboard 200 Album Won
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Top Rap Album Won

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Boogie Monk Antagonist[96]
TBA TBA Himself Documentary † [97]
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

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