Inside Article
A very tragic moment for the rap community and rap lovers around the world, we have lost yet another star Pop Smoke. Late Pop Smoke, who came under the limelight for his hit music album Welcome to the Party, is no more with us.
Pop Smoke was born with the name Bashar Barakah Jackson on 20 July 1999 in New York City, U.S,. and died on 19 February 2020 in Los Angeles, California, the U.S. He was 20 years old before his death and had the birth sign of Cancer. He was American by nationality and belonged to the mixed ethnicity of Panamanian and Jamaican. Regarding his academic qualification, he was kicked out of his school in eighth grade for bringing a gun to school. He was slapped at that moment and the video of the same had ended up on social media.
Death Cause and Funeral
An uprising and a unique star has left this world, as Pop Smoke tragically died in an apparent home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California, where he was shot. A group of gangsters, including a man wearing a mask armed with a handgun, had burst into his house and fatally shot Pop Smoke. As per celebscloseup.com, the rapper was 20 years before death, and the incident happened on 19 February 2020.
As per the police who were at the place of incident, they had got a call about the robbery at sharp 04:55 PST and were able to reach there in about six minutes later. Moreover, they reported that the house alarm was shut off, which made it easy for the invaders to enter the house and kill him. Likewise, the rapper was pronounced dead after he was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Unfortunately, the people who barged into his house had known his address though a video he had shared where he was showing off some of his gift bags addressed to him. Moreover, he had also shared some photos with his friends showing some piles of cash in his car.
After his tragic death, his friends and co-stars paid tribute to the late rapper. The renowned rapper Nicki Minaj wrote:
‘The Bible tells us that jealousy is as cruel as the grave. Unbelievable. Rest in Peace, Pop.’
Moreover, rappers like 50 Cent, Quavo, and Ice T also honored him on social media. The Pop Smoke family hasn’t shared information regarding his funeral to the public. Furthermore, the rapper is now survived by his family, friends, his co-star, and his fans.
Net Worth, Salary, Income
In early 2018, Pop Smoke started to hang around several recording artists during studio sessions. After that, he began to remix some of the popular songs within the New York drill scene and then started creating some music by himself. Then in April 2019, he started his career by releasing his single Welcome to the Party. He had also released a mixtape named “Meet the Woo”.
Moreover, the same year he also remixed the song featuring Skepta and Nicki Minaj. Then on 7 February 2020, he released his second mixtape named Meet the Woo 2, featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie, have, Lil Tjay, and Flvo Foreign. His mixtape also reached no.7 on the U.S. Billboard charts.
Working as the rapper, Pop Smoke might have earned a handsome amount of money till his death. And he had held the net worth around $700,000 before his death.
Dating, Girlfriend, Affairs
Pop Smoke was a tight-lipped person when it came to his personal life. He hadn’t shared anything regarding his romantic life or was even seen anywhere with a girl. So, it seems that he had led a single life before his death.
Family, Parents, Siblings
Pop Smoke was born to a Jamaican mother and Panamanian father. However, information regarding their name is still unknown to the media. Similarly, he hadn’t shared any things regarding his siblings. However, it is known that he was raised along with his unidentified sister.
Body Measurement: Height, Weight, Size
Pop was blessed with decent body measurements. However, information regarding his height and weight was not given to the media. Likewise, looking at his recent pictures, it seems that he was blessed with a decent height with a suitable weight.
