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Pop Smoke
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American rapper (1999–2020)
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Pop Smoke, born Bashar Barakah Jackson, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He performed under the pseudonym Pop Smoke and utilized the voice as his primary instrument. His musical output spanned from 2018 to 2020 and included genres such as East Coast hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap, and drill. He was signed to Republic Records and spoke African American English.
Jackson was born in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York City, on July 20, 1999. He died from a gunshot wound in Hollywood Hills on February 19, 2020, in a homicide. He is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery. His discography is cataloged under his stage name, and he is recognized within the hip hop and rap categories.
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He was considered by many to be the face of Brooklyn drill. Born and raised in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Pop Smoke began his musical career in 2018. He often collaborated with UK drill artists and producers, who employed more minimal and aggressive…
Known for
- Hyperfate — Self (archive footage)2022
- Lisa Evers: Crime and Hip Hop — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Evolution of Black British Music — Self (Archive Footage)2022
- Boogie — Monk2021
- I Met My Murderer Online — Self (archive footage)2021
- Untitled Pop Smoke Documentary — Self
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1999
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
- MPR2018
- 100k on a Coupe2019
- Drive the Boat2019
- FLEXING2019
- Meet the Woo2019
- War2019
- Welcome to the Party (remix)2019
- Welcome to the Party (remix)2019
- Christopher Walking2020
- Dior2020
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,590,741
- Total plays
- 136,147,853
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Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper and actor from Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York. He started his musical career in late 2018 with his debut single "MPR (Panic Part 3 Remix)", and rose to fame with the release of his breakout singles "Welcome to the Party" and "Dior" in 2019. His style of rap was heavily influenced by 50 Cent, DMX, and Meek Mill and was characterized by a signature and distinguishable drill-style rap
Key facts
- Born
- Bashar Barakah Jackson , ( 1999-07-20 ) July 20, 1999, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) (aged 20), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Cause of death
- Murder by gunshot
- Resting place
- Green-Wood Cemetery , Brooklyn , New York City, U.S.
- Other name
- Shar
- Occupations
- Rapper singer songwriter actor
- Years active
- 2018–2020
- Genres
- East Coast hip-hop Brooklyn drill R&B
- Works
- Pop Smoke discography
- Labels
- Victor Victor Republic
- Website
- realpopsmoke .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jackson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Canarsie
- Place of death
- Hollywood Hills
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- African American English
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Republic Records
- Discography
- Pop Smoke discography
- Official website
- www.shootforthestars.org
- Image
- Pop Smoke 2020.jpg
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- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 2018-00-00
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- Commons category
- Pop Smoke
- social media followers
- 9480000
- place of burial
- Green-Wood Cemetery
- pseudonym
- Pop Smoke
- date of birth
- 1999-07-20
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- birth name
- Bashar Barakah Jackson
- date of death
- 2020-02-19
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Encyclopedic overview
Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, he rose to fame with the release of his 2019 singles "Welcome to the Party" and "Dior". He frequently collaborated with UK drill artists and producers, who employed more minimal and aggressive instrumentation than American drill artists from Chicago, reintroducing the sound as Brooklyn drill.
Following his rise to fame, record producer Rico Beats introduced Pop Smoke to Steven Victor in April 2019. Victor would later have Pop Smoke sign a recording contract with Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. He released his debut mixtape Meet the Woo in July 2019. His second mixtape, Meet the Woo 2, was released on February 7, 2020, and debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, becoming the rapper's first top-10 project in the United States.
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