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Pop Smoke had only two songs out when a major label signed him... less than a year later he was dead at 20

Pop Smoke's rise happened at extraordinary speed. After a heart murmur ended his hopes of pursuing basketball at a high level ...
NewsOne

Pop Smoke Murder Trial Date Finally Set In Deadly Home Robbery

It’s been more than four years since up-and-coming rap star Pop Smoke was murdered during a home robbery in the Hollywood Hills. And now one of the men involved in the killing will finally have his ...
Rolling Out

Here is how Pop Smoke’s mom feels about her son’s killer

Earlier this month, one of Pop Smoke’s alleged killers, Blockstar, did an interview with “No Jumper” in which he talked about the incident, and he appeared to have no regrets about what happened that ...
Yahoo

Pop Smoke's Murder Mastermind Sentenced, Apologizes For 'Unforgivable Actions'

Pop Smoke's murder suspect, Corey Walker, has been sentenced for his role in the rapper's fatal 2020 shooting. Walker accepted a plea deal from prosecutors at a hearing two weeks ago, pleading guilty ...
AllHipHop

Pop Smoke Murder Case: Sole Adult Defendant Accepts Plea Deal To Sit In Prison For Decades

The nearly five-year prosecution of the suspects involved in the 2020 murder of the late Pop Smoke has come to a close. According to a report from Rolling Stone on Wednesday (February 5), Corey Walker ...
HotNewHipHop

Pop Smoke Has No More Music In The Vault, Rico Beats Confirms

Rico Beats says Pop Smoke wouldn't approve of 99% of the posthumous music released in his name. There is no more unreleased music from the late New York rapper Pop Smoke, according to producer/manager ...
Newsweek

Pop Smoke Murder Trial: What’s Next For Rapper’s Alleged Killers

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The only adult charged in the murder of rapper Pop Smoke will go to ...
The Source Magazine

Pop Smoke’s Mother Issues Statement Following Voluntary Manslaughter Conviction Of Her Son’s Killer

Fans of Pop Smoke received a measure of closure on February 5 when one of the four men responsible for the rapper’s death accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to 29 years in prison. Corey Walker, ...
HotNewHipHop

Pop Smoke's Best Songs

Pop Smoke was one of the most unique rappers of our generation, re-popularizing the drill scene in New York. Today, we review his best songs. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Pop Smoke's rise to the top ...
New York Post

Late rapper Pop Smoke’s viral mural has fans confused: ‘Who that?’

Pop Smoke fans are in an uproar over a mural that does not look like the late New York rapper. A mural of late rapper Pop Smoke went viral for showing no resemblance to the “Welcome to the Party” star ...