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Megan Thee Stallion wins big at 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards
Megan Thee Stallion was the big winner at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards. The “Hot Girl Summer” hitmaker took home three prizes on the night, including the revered Hip Hop Artist of the Year trophy. The rap sensation’s “Savage” remix featuring Beyoncé was crowned Best Collaboration, while Megan also took home Hustler of the…
Read MoreYoung Thug in war of words with Pusha T over apparent Drake diss on new track
Young Thug has slammed Pusha T for seemingly dissing Drake in an unreleased Pop Smoke song. The rappers have come to blows on social media after the track — which has been given the unofficial title “Paranoia” — surfaced online. The song, which features verses from Thug and Gunna also, didn’t end up making it…
Read MorePop Smoke’s star-studded posthumous album finally arrives
Pop Smoke‘s star-studded posthumous debut album, Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon, has been released. After some controversy surrounding the original artwork for the record, which the late rapper’s manager, Steven Victor, the boss of record label Victor Victor, rectified and changed at the request of his estate, the collection has finally arrived. The…
Read MorePop Smoke’s manager vows to complete documentary rapper started
Pop Smoke’s manager says he’s working to finish a documentary the late artist started. The rising Brooklyn drill rapper tragically died at 20 after he was shot in February at a property in Hollywood Hills, California, after two men broke into the house. And just two weeks prior to his passing, he announced the project…
Read MorePop Smoke laid to rest; 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj and others mourn him
Pop Smoke has been laid to rest in Brooklyn. The adored 20-year-old rapper died after an alleged home invasion on Feb. 19, 2020, after being shot around 4:30 a.m. at a property in Hollywood Hills, California. It was previously reported that two men broke into the house. On Thursday, March 5, hundreds of fans lined…
Read More50 Cent vows to complete late rapper’s album
50 Cent has vowed to complete late rapper Pop Smoke’s posthumous album. The “In Da Club” hitmaker, who will serve as executive producer, is determined to finish the record and has even reached out to fellow rappers Drake and Roddy Ricch to get them involved. Alongside two snaps of himself outside and inside his private…
Read MorePop Smoke might have been the target of an organized hit
Pop Smoke may have been the victim of a targeted gang hit instead of robbery, according to various sources. Based on reports by the Los Angeles Times and TMZ, the LAPD cautioned against jumping to conclusions. But the LAPD said the slain rapper, 20, allegedly had ties to the Crips gang, and detectives told the…
Read MorePop Smoke posted address on social media hours before deadly home invasion
Fans of hip-hop continue to mourn the untimely passing of Pop Smoke. The 20-year-old, whose real name is Bashar Barakah Jackson, was reportedly shot and killed during a home invasion in Beverly Hills, California, according to the Los Angeles Times. Hours before the shooting, Pop Smoke posted a video to his Instagram story of himself…
Read MoreRapper Pop Smoke shot and killed in his own home
Rising rapper Pop Smoke was pronounced dead by Los Angeles authorities after they say he was the victim of a violent home invasion in suburban Los Angeles early Wednesday morning. According to what authorities relayed to TMZ, Pop Smoke, who was born in New York as Bashar Barakah Jackson, was in his Hollywood Hills home…
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