Pop smoke

Pop Smoke (born July 20, 1999 in Brooklyn , New York - † February 19, 2020 in Los Angeles , California ; real life Bashar Barakah Jackson ) was an American rapper and songwriter .

life and career

Jackson was born in Brooklyn in 1999 to a Jamaican mother and Panamanian father. He grew up in the Canarsie district. At the age of 15 he received a basketball scholarship to a private school in Philadelphia , but finished the training after a short time. In eighth grade, he was expelled from school after smuggling a gun into the school. He then spent two years under house arrest for illegally possessing weapons. Inspired by the New York drill scene, he started his music career in 2018. His stage name Pop Smoke resulted from the combination of Poppa (nickname given by his grandmother) and Smoke (nickname given by his friends). In April 2019 he released his first single Welcome to the Party , a release from his debut mixtape Meet the Woo . The song later received remixes with guest appearances from Nicki Minaj and Skepta . In December 2019, the song Gatti was released on the JackBoys compilation by Travis Scott and the label collective Cactus Jack . His second mixtape Meet the Woo 2 was released on February 7, 2020 and included collaborations with artists such as Nav ( Wolves ), Gunna ( Dior (Remix) ) and PnB Rock ( Like Me ). Until shortly before his death, the rapper worked on his debut album, which, according to his manager Steven Victor, was scheduled for June 2020, but was finally released on July 3, 2020 under the title Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon .

Pop Smoke was considered a pioneer of drill rap , which emerged in the Chicago area as a sub-genre of UK drill in the early 2010s . In 2019, his music was considered more popular on New York radio stations than that of the Billboard Hot 100 .

death

On February 19, 2020, Jackson was shot dead in a robbery in the Hollywood Hills at the age of 20 . According to authorities, the perpetrators were four masked men with handguns. Just six minutes after the events, police found the rapper with multiple gunshot wounds. He was later officially pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center . According to coroners, Jackson died of a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was buried in Green Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. More than 1000 people were present during the memorial service in March 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2020	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Victor Victor, Republic	DE9 (... weeks) DE	AT1 (... week) AT	CH1 (... week) CH	UK2 silver (… Where.)UK	US1 platinum (… Where.)US	First published: July 3, 2020 Sales: + 1,060,000

Mix tapes

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2019	Meet the Woo Victor Victor, Republic	-	-	-	-	US105 (4 weeks) US	First published: July 26, 2019
2020	Meet the Woo 2 Victor Victor, Republic	DE94 (1 week) DE	AT68 (... weeks) AT	CH30 (11 weeks) CH	UK16 (... weeks) UK	US7th gold (… Where.)US	First published: February 7th, 2020 Sales: + 500,000

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2019	Welcome to the Party Meet the Woo	-	-	-	-	US- gold US	First published: April 23, 2019 Sales: + 500,000
	Dior Meet the Woo	DE59 (9 weeks) DE	AT61 (... weeks) AT	CH42 (24 weeks) CH	UK33 silver (14 weeks)UK	US22nd platinum (21 weeks)US	First published: July 26, 2019 Sales: + 1,200,000
2020	Make It Rain Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	CH84 (1 week) CH	UK73 (1 week) UK	US49 (2 weeks) US	First published: June 12, 2020 feat. Rowdy rebel
	The Woo Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	DE86 (2 weeks) DE	AT42 (... weeks) AT	CH14 (... weeks) CH	UK9 (... weeks) UK	US11 gold (… Where.)US	First published: July 3, 2020 Sales: + 500,000; feat. 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2020	Gatti JackBoys	-	-	-	UK59 (2 weeks) UK	US69 (1 week) US	Chart entry: January 9, 2020 with JackBoys & Travis Scott
	Shake the Room Meet the Woo 2	-	-	-	UK76 (2 weeks) UK	US93 gold (1 week)US	Chart entry: February 20, 2020 Sales: + 500,000; feat. Quavo
	For the Night Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	DE65 (... weeks) DE	AT49 (... weeks) AT	CH14 (... weeks) CH	UK14 (... weeks) UK	US6 (... weeks) US	Chart entry: July 12, 2020 feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby
	Gangstas Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	CH28 (2 weeks) CH	-	US37 (2 weeks) US	Chart entry: July 12, 2020
	Mood Swings Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	DE41 (... weeks) DE	AT45 (... weeks) AT	CH11 (... weeks) CH	UK6 (... weeks) UK	US17 (... weeks) US	Chart entry: July 16, 2020 feat. Lil Tjay
	Got It on Me Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	CH52 (1 week) CH	-	US31 (... weeks) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020
	Aim for the Moon Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US34 (2 weeks) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020 feat. Quavo
	44 Bulldog Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US39 (2 weeks) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020
	Something Special Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US41 (7 weeks) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020
	Yea Yea Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US43 (1 week) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020
	What You Know Bout Love Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US52 (1 week) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020
	Snitching Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US54 (1 week) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020 feat. Quavo & Future
	Bad Bitch from Tokyo (Intro) Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US55 (1 week) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020
	Enjoy Yourself Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US56 (2 weeks) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020 feat. Karol G
	Creature Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US57 (1 week) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020 feat. Swae Lee
	West Coast Shit Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US65 (1 week) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020 feat. Tyga & Quavo
	Diana Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US76 (1 week) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020 feat. King Combs
	Tunnel Vision (Outro) Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	-	-	-	-	US79 (1 week) US	Chart entry: July 18, 2020

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2020	York State of Emergency Zoo	-	-	-	-	US65 (1 week) US	First published: May 8, 2020 Lil Tjay feat. Fivio Foreign & Pop Smoke

more publishments

year	Title album	Remarks
2019	MPR single track	First published: June 28, 2019
	Flexin ' single track	First published: June 28, 2019
	Was Meet the Woo 2	First release: October 4th, 2019 feat. Lil Tjay
	50k In Trap We Trust	First published: November 22nd, 2019 Trap Manny feat. Pop smoke
	Fire in the Booth, Pt. 1 Meet the Woo 2	First published: November 24, 2019 with Charlie Sloth
	Drive the Boat single track	First published: December 6, 2019
	100k on a Coupe single track	First published: December 13, 2019 feat. Calboy
2020	Mary Jane single track	First published: January 7th, 2020 Guido Dos Santos feat. Pop Smoke & Lil Tjay
	Christopher Walking Meet the Woo 2	First published: January 15, 2020
	Slide (Remix) single track	First published: January 17th, 2020 H.ER feat. Pop Smoke, A Boogie wit da Hoodie & Chris Brown

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	3,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × silver2	-	-	260,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	2 × silver2	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2

Web links

• Pop Smoke at Discogs (English)
• Pop Smoke at MusicBrainz (English)
• Pop Smoke, In: open.spotify.com (English)
• Literature by and about Pop Smoke in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jon Caramanica: The Rapid Rise of Pop Smoke, Brooklyn Rap's Homecoming King. In: The New York Times . September 6, 2019, accessed July 8, 2020 . 
2. ^ Paul Thompson: Pop Smoke's Murder Is a Brutal Loss for Brooklyn Drill and Rap Crossing Borders. In: Vulture. February 20, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
3. ^ ^{A b} Danny Schwartz: The Power of Pop Smoke. In: The Ringer. February 20, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Lily Fletcher: Pop Smoke: US rapper who introduced the UK drill sound to New York. In: The Independent . March 16, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Emmanuel Maduakolam: Skepta Jumps on Pop Smoke's "Welcome To The Party" for a New Remix. In: Hypebeast. August 21, 2019, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Patrick Johnson: Pop Smoke Delivers 'Meet The Woo 2' Deluxe Edition Featuring Gunna, Nav & PnB Rock. In: Hypebeast. February 12, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Keyandra Morris: What will be Pop Smoke's legacy? In: The Cavalier Daily. June 24, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Jon Caramanica: The Last Days of Pop Smoke. In: The New York Times. June 25, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
9. ^ Eliott C. McLaughlin, Lisa Respers France: Rapper Pop Smoke killed in home invasion, officials confirm. In: CNN . February 19, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Rapper Pop Smoke Dead, Shot and Killed in Home Invasion By 4 Masked Gunmen. In: TMZ . February 19, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Zoe Haylock: Everything We Know About Pop Smoke's Death. In: Vulture. March 2, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Claudia Rosenbaum: Pop Smoke's Cause of Death Revealed. In: Billboard . February 21, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Tamantha Gunn: Pop Smoke's funeral procession goes through streets of Brooklyn. In: Revolt. March 5, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 . 
14. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: Germany Austria Switzerland UK US