On June 19th, 2020, rapper Bashar Barakah Jackson, musically known as Pop Smoke, was shot and killed at age 20. At that point in his career Jackson was already relatively famous, but his death was ...

The details around Pop Smoke's murder remain a bit of a mystery. On Monday, with his passing trending on social media, the woman who witnessed his murder decided to speak out. Taking to her Instagram ...

Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, rose from a difficult childhood in Canarsie to become one of New York's most ...

Pop Smoke's 2020 passing continues to be one of the most tragic and talked about deaths in hip-hop. He was fatally shot at the age of 2020 during a home invasion, which reportedly involved several ...

The only jury trial over the senseless slaying of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke is now set to begin June 25 in Los Angeles. A judge set the date for Corey Walker, the sole defendant charged as an adult in ...

Corey recalled that Pop Smoke sessions could often turn into celebrations, with a mix of friends from his Canarsie neighborhood and music industry types. “He came in on party time,” the engineer ...

The last of Pop Smoke’s killers has been sentenced. According to Rolling Stone, Corey Walker, the sole adult at the time of Pop Smoke’s murder, was sentenced to 29 years in prison for his role in the ...

The 15 Best Posthumous Rap Albums of All Time, Ranked Over the years, dozens of posthumous rap albums have been released, most forgettable, some exceptional. Here’s our ranking of the very best. The ...

The only adult charged with the 2020 murder of rising rapper Pop Smoke accepted a plea deal from prosecutors Wednesday, capping a nearly five-year prosecution of predominantly juvenile defendants in ...

Pop Smoke’s legacy continues to live on through his music and now through coffee. The late Brooklyn rapper’s family is opening a new coffee spot called Pop’s Shop in Canarsie. His brother, Obasi ...

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, ...

Today, The Source Magazine celebrates the life and legacy of Bashar Barakah Jackson, better known to the world as Pop Smoke, on what would have been his 27th birthday. In just two short years, the ...