Plenty has been said about Bashar Jackson, the person—his family life, his teenage dreams of basketball stardom, his legal issues. A lot more has also been shared about Pop Smoke, rap icon: his ...

Pop Smoke’s voice was more than music—it was movement. From the streets of Canarsie, Brooklyn to the top of the charts, he helped define a new era of New York drill and left an indelible mark on hip ...

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 ...

Corey Walker, 24, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for his role in the 2020 killing of Pop Smoke in Los Angeles. As reported by Rolling Stone, Walker apologized to the rapper's family during ...

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 ...