The name Pop Smoke is associated with summer hits, hits with the titans and BMWs at 16, with concert bans. In addition, the American rapper was the "father" of the new direction new york drill.
Pop Smoke is the pseudonym of an American rapper. His real name is Bashar Jackson. Born July 20, 1999 in Brooklyn.
The 20-year-old boy managed to make a buzz in American rap culture. The performer is known to many as the author of the top composition Welcome to the Party.
The song Welcome to the Party was liked by rap fans. Following the release of the track, popular artists began creating cover versions. This composition can be heard in the processing of Nicki Minaj, French Montana, Skepta.
The track was so popular that the multi-million army of music lovers began to be interested in the rapper. In the fall, Pop Smoke should be a member of the Rolling Loud music festival, which was held in New York. However, the local police demanded that the rapper be removed from the list, as this was required by security measures.
Seven days later, the rapper's performance at Power House Live was canceled for the same reason. However, the authorities did not take into account the fact that Pop Smoke could perform "as an opening act" for his colleagues.
The day after the cancellation of the concert, Meek Mill brought the rapper on stage during the set at this performance. The audience perked up noticeably. Music lovers froze in place, but again came to their senses when the "forbidden" rapper began to sing.
And in 2019, Travis Scott eliminated the compilation of the Jackboys project and the video clip of Gatti. He himself was a guest, as he performed only one verse.
Rapper Pop Smoke was responsible not only for the verse and hake, but also for the style of the track. For some reason, the musical style reminded music lovers of what is happening on the English drill scene today.
Domestic representatives of rap culture have always spoken openly about their childhood. Pop Smoke preferred to remain silent. In his lyrics, you can hear that not everything was so joyful. Although, perhaps, he did not put any double meaning into the compositions.
Pop Smoke is a case not uncommon for freshmen, when by name tag you can find news not only about the work of the rapper, but also about his criminal life. The American performer did not hide his "dark side", no matter how absurd it may sound. He robbed, beat, sold illegal drugs, and even killed.
This information will not surprise anyone. After all, Tay-K went to prison for 55 years, YNW Melly generally faced the death penalty, and Kodak Black served more than he was engaged in creativity. But Pop Smoke was not from this gang. His work was more interesting than the criminal past ...
If you don’t know where to start, then just include a couple of rapper tracks. His hoarse and slightly angry voice fascinated, almost like 50 Cent. Those who listen to the songs of the American rapper for the first time will not guess that he was only 20 years old.
The themes of the tracks were different. They said about his compositions: "Severe rap." In a composition with the innocuous title Welcome to the Party, the rapper spoke about comrades who are "serving time." Moreover, the song contains such words: "One in the head, ten in the clip."
Pop Smoke was very convincing when he rapped. The listeners had no doubts that his tracks were created on real events. The rapper's compositions are the absence of autotune and pop motives.
The album Meet the Woo 2 is an excellent confirmation of this. The collection contains real rap, without admixtures and lyrical motives. Pop Smoke is a drill follower.
Drill is a polyrhythmic, slightly incomprehensible and very groove-packed goofy hip-hop. If you look at the content, then the lyrics have a taste of blood, quick money, deceit, crime. Drill appeared on the territory of Chicago, and this, in fact, if not all, then explains a lot.
The fact that Bashar Jackson was a member of the drill clan is not empty fiction. There is frank confirmation of this. Let's look at the rapper's childhood.
A few years ago, YouTube hosted a viral video. In the video, two dark-skinned guys weighed Bashar a bream. Jackson grew up and found one of his offenders, punishing him in the most cruel way.
The second confirmation that Pop Smoke belongs to the drill is quite fresh. The rapper filmed a video clip for his top song Christopher Walking. In the video clip, Niger traveled to Rolls-Royce and called himself the "King of the N-York." The fact is that the rapper rented an expensive car. He did not return the car on time, stealing it. He was threatened with a $230 fine and was awaiting trial.
The creative career of the American rapper was very short, so it's hard to say what his departure means for the drill. One thing is for sure - Pop Smoke stood out from the rest of the rappers with his maturity.
Creative path and music Pop Smoke
It is difficult to evaluate the work of Pop Smoke, and even more so his biographical data. The rapper didn't have a Wikipedia page. But this did not stop the singer from driving a BMW at the age of 16, and driving a Ferrari at the age of 20.
The tracks for the rapper were written by a producer from London. Pop Smoke found his producer on the Internet. And then there should be a typical story about how the producer received files with developments from the rapper. But Pop Smoke got on a plane and flew to his producer to record the songs.
In 2019, the rapper presented the Meet The Woo album to numerous fans. The album was opened by the composition Invincible ("Invincible"). To the dramatic violins of Morricone, Pop Smoke created the scene of a crime blockbuster.
One music critic commented on the American rapper's album: "Obviously we need the biggest hook that will break the dance floor, but that's the cherry on top. And what is the foundation? Of course in a new sound! And it depends on the bass part. And they can be manipulated as the performer wants."
In 2020, the American rapper's discography was replenished with the album Meet the Woo 2. He debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200. The album contains 13 tracks in total.
Death of Pop Smoke
Musician Pop Smoke died at his home in Los Angeles, in Beverly Hills on February 19, 2020. Robbers broke into the house of the American rapper. At the time of the robbery, Pop was at home.
Pop Smoke got into a standoff, causing him and the robbers to open a firefight. Pop died from his gunshot wounds. The perpetrators managed to escape from the scene.
According to journalists, at about 4:30 in the morning, the robbers broke into the house of the American rapper suddenly. Witnesses saw two strangers running out of the house. Doctors immediately arrived at the scene of the emergency and pronounced him dead.
