February 2024 marked the 4-year anniversary of Pop Smoke’s (real name Bashar Barakah Jackson) death. The late “Dior” rapper’s tragic murder hit the rap community hard. Since then, Jackson’s family ...

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 ...

Pop Smoke is still making headlines. Earlier this month, one of the late rapper’s convicted killers—who goes by Blockstar—was released from jail and went on to appear on the No Jumper podcast to ...

Earlier this year, Pop Smoke's aforementioned album became the best-selling album of the year so far. Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon earned the title of the longest running #1 Hip Hop/R&B Album ...

Erin Keller is a reporter based in Ohio. Her focus is live and trending news, as well as pop culture. She has covered celebrity deaths, lawsuits, and the Hunter Biden gun trial. Erin joined Newsweek ...

Adam22 has addressed the criticism he’s received for interviewing one of the people involved in Pop Smoke’s murder. In a video shared to social media, the No Jumper personality argued that he did not ...

Biggie. Tupac. DMX. We pay tribute to 63 stars who died too young. By Danyel Smith Pop Smoke, Lil Durk, Fivio Foreign and more have taken the sound that emerged in Chicago in different directions.

Earlier this month, one of Pop Smoke’s alleged killers, Blockstar, did an interview with “No Jumper” in which he talked about the incident, and he appeared to have no regrets about what happened that ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM hosted the Pop Smoke Gala, concluding a weekend of events honoring the late Canarsie rapper, as reported by the New York Amsterdam News. Sponsored by Black Smoke ...

Pop Smoke's murder suspect, Corey Walker, has been sentenced for his role in the rapper's fatal 2020 shooting. Walker accepted a plea deal from prosecutors at a hearing two weeks ago, pleading guilty ...