Travis Scott dropped a T-shirt featuring a black-and-white image of Pop Smoke as part of his recent collaboration with Dior Style + Beauty Assistant, PEOPLE Travis Scott paid homage to Pop Smoke — who ...

The numbers are running up for Pop Smoke after his untimely death. His hit single “Dior” is now certified platinum by RIAA. “Dior” is the first platinum release for the late rapper but it is likely ...

The late New Yorker now has two career entries on the tally. (AllHipHop News) Pop Smoke (born Bashar Jackson) was fatally shot on February 19 during a home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California. In ...

In New York, a Black teenager’s relationship with the NYPD is tense. Have you ever had an NYPD officer throw you against the wall and aggressively pat you down in search of drugs you never had? Have ...

It’s been a special month for Pop Smoke fans. From the release of his second posthumous album Faith, to the revelation of four additional tracks on last week’s deluxe version, to now another five new ...

Pop Smoke, the Canarsie-born rapper behind “Dior,” was tragically killed in Los Angeles in February 2020. He was a bright performer who was bringing a classic New York flavor back to hip-hop, while ...

Following the reveal of a new shirt paying tribute to Pop Smoke included in Travis Scott and Kim Jones’ Dior Men's 2022 collection in Paris, Pop’s brother, Obasi Jackson, shared his thoughts and how ...

Pop Smoke’s voice is unforgettable — a deep, gravelly tone that carries both menace and charm. A pioneer of Brooklyn drill, he took a genre rooted in the streets and propelled it into the global ...

Steven Victor knows a thing or two about greatness in the music industry. The record executive’s accomplished career includes running Kanye West’s label G.O.O.D. Music, working as executive VP and ...

Last summer, Pop Smoke’s music––guttural, raw, irresistible––coursed through New York’s clubs, car stereos, yawning apartment windows. Born Bashar Barakah Jackson and raised in Canarsie, on Brooklyn’s ...