1. Bashar Barakah Jackson, known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper.
13 Facts About Pop Smoke
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Pop Smoke 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.
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Pop Smoke released his debut mixtape Meet the Woo in July 2019.
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Twelve days after the mixtape's release, Pop Smoke was murdered during a home invasion in Los Angeles.
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Pop Smoke played the African drums in his local church as a child.
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Pop Smoke spent two years under house arrest after being charged with possessing a weapon.
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Pop Smoke relocated to Philadelphia to enroll in Rocktop Academy.
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Pop Smoke was later forced to leave after being diagnosed with a heart murmur, and Jackson eventually turned to street life.
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Pop Smoke first attempted rapping during a 2018 visit to a Brooklyn recording studio with Jay Gwuapo.
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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.
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Pop Smoke was cast as Monk in a minor role for Boogie.
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Pop Smoke posted a photo of himself in front of the stolen car on Instagram and Facebook.
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Pop Smoke 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.