Last September the Times published an interview with Pop Smoke and noted that he'd recently been required to wear an ankle monitor as part of a diversion program connected to a weapon charge, which was later dismissed. Pop Smoke was also slated to perform at the famed Rolling Loud hip-hop festival in Miami in May. Ten of those shows were sold out within two weeks of when the tour was announced. He rapper was set to go on tour in March, with 24 shows across the US and the UK. The album was met with rave reviews and reached number seven on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. The rapper released his second mixtape, Meet the Woo V.2, earlier this month. The lead single on that album, Welcome to the Party, reached number five on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and was remixed by Nicki Minaj. Pop Smoke, who hails from Brooklyn, rose to fame last summer with the release of his debut mixtape Meet the Woo. One of the gift bags clearly featured the address of the home - sparking speculation that the attackers learned where to find him via the post. He also shared a video on his Facebook Story showing off pricey gifts he'd been sent. The caption read: 'GET STRAIGHT PASSION - ZIP HIM UP BAG EM - LOUIS V LOUIS V LOUIS V.' In the third photo, Pop Smoke is sitting in the driver's seat of the SUV next to his friend Mike Dee, who is holding a massive stack of cash. In two of the photos the tracksuit-clad rapper is seen posing with Louis Vuitton luggage next to the same white Range Rover that was parked in the driveway when medics arrived. Pop Smoke shared three photos of himself outside the home on Instagram the day before he was killed. 'There is a lot of information available,' LAPD Captain Jonathan Tippet said. Hours before he was killed Pop Smoke shared three photos of himself outside the home on Instagram. In two of the photos (above) the rapper is seen posing with Louis Vuitton luggage next to the same white Range Rover that was parked in the driveway when medics arrived Lurie said the motive for the shooting has not been determined and investigators were not ready to say if it was targeted or random.ĭetectives suspect the assailants are probably gang members, but they have not determined if the slaying was motivated by gang rivalry, the outlet reported. Lurie did not disclose the name of the victim but multiple law enforcement sources and Pop Smoke's record label, Republic Records, confirmed it was the rapper, whose real name is Bashar Barakah Jackson. He was transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, where he was pronounced dead.ĭetectives questioned the witnesses inside the house and determined none of them were involved in the shooting.Īt a press conference Wednesday morning, LAPD Captain Steve Lurie said authorities were searching for between two and six suspects. LAPD officials say they are still searching for the assailants, who fled the scene on footįirst responders with the Los Angeles Fire Department were filmed rolling Pop Smoke out of the home on a stretcher. 'We aren't aware of any of the details beyond what we've been told or seen reported on the news and at this time we would like to refrain from commenting further as we wish for the focus to remain on the law enforcement officers who are diligently doing their jobs.' 'Foremost, we would like to extend our prayers and condolences to the family and loved ones affected by this tragic loss of life,' she wrote in the caption. Teddi Mellencamp, 38, confirmed that a shooting had taken place at one of the couple's rental properties in an Instagram post. The murder came several hours after Pop Smoke shared several social media posts showing off high-value items inside a home he was renting from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp and her husband. 'Everybody know I'm Crip,' he rapped in Armed N Dangerous.Īuthorities say Pop Smoke was killed around 4.13am on February 19 in a suspected gang-related attack after it was reported he was the victim of a home invasion gone wrong. It's been reported that Pop Smoke has ties to the Crips gang in New York City and mentioned being a member during a song released on February 7, 2020. Pop Smoke, 20, apologized to fans in an Instagram post about cancelling a show and blamed the NYPD for sudden change
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