Bashar Barakah Jackson, known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, was posthumously released in July 2020. Pop Smoke was shot dead in a Los Angeles home invasion on June 7, 2020. He is survived by his mother, two brothers, and a sister.
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Bashar Barakah Jackson, known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Pop Smoke began his musical career in 2018. He rose to fame with the release of his breakout single, \”Welcome to the Party\”, in April 2019. His debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, was posthumously released in July 2020 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with all 19 tracks from the album charting on the Hot 100. On April 16, a documentary on Pop Smoke’s life was announced to be in the works. On June 12, 2020, Smoke’s manager Steven Victor announced that Smoke’s studio album will be released on June 12. Instead of the original release date, the lead single, “Make It Rain,” was released on the original date on the album. The album was pushed back out of respect for George Floyd, who was killed in a home invasion in Los Angeles on June 6, 2020.
The film will feature interviews with Smoke, 50 Cent, Drake, Roddy Ricch, Chris Brown, and PnB Rock. Pop Smoke was shot dead in a Los Angeles home invasion on June 7, 2020; he was pronounced dead at the scene. He was buried in a private ceremony on June 8, 2020 at the UCLA Medical Center, where he had been a resident since 2010. He is survived by his mother, two brothers, and a sister. He had a daughter, who is currently in the process of becoming a mother herself. He also has a son, who lives in the U.S. with his father, who works as a lawyer. He has a brother, who also lives in New York City, and has a daughter with his wife, who currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His music is influenced by UK drill music. He often collaborated with UK drill artists and producers, who employed more minimal instrumentation than drill artists from Chicago.
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