Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pop Smoke’s voice is unforgettable — a deep, gravelly tone that carries both menace and charm. A pioneer of Brooklyn drill, he ...

June 19: Pop Smoke shot and killed On June 19th, 2020, rapper Bashar Barakah Jackson, musically known as Pop Smoke, was shot ...

Pop Smoke went from recording his first songs to becoming the face of Brooklyn drill in record time. Just as he was breaking into global superstardom, tragedy struck and changed hip-hop forever. His ...

Wednesday, February 19, marks five years since Pop Smoke's tragic murder in Los Angeles. To honor his legacy, we decided to dig into the vault and pull out any Pop-related material. While reviewing ...

Pop Smoke had so much in his favor. His mystifying voice had the ability to sound like a roaring fire and he was becoming the face of the New York drill scene. Drill, a subgenre of rap music made ...