What Happened to Pop Smoke? Biography, Net Worth, Girlfriend, Death

Pop smoke is well-known among his fans, but his family credentials never emerged on the media. People are still questioning his family backgrounds and the environment that led to the nurturing of this great artist. The artist died on the 19th of February, 2020. His death is a loss to the whole rap industry, and fans still grieve his grave to this day. The budding artist was an asset when it came to his presence on the entire drill scene. The artist had boomed on the music industry with his breakout single Welcome to the Party. The song received quite a recognition on radios and streaming platforms back in the day.

Pop Smoke Wiki-Bio

Although famous with the stage name “Pop Smoke”, the artist’s real name was Bashar Barakah Jackson. He was born on the 20th of July, 1999 and grew up in Brooklyn, NY City. The guy picked up his love for rap music from the Canarsie neighborhood. Growing up, the guy rocked many nicknames including Poppa and Smoke Oh Guap. His famous moniker Pop Smoke is a fusion of both the names. Digging out his early music influences, we can see that he loved 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and DMX. The rapper sure had a connection with music but also dreamt of opening a business throughout Brooklyn according to sources.

Throughout his short but successful career, Pop brought several outstanding tracks on the market. Some of the famous ones are MPR, Flexing, Dior, and Meet the Woo. Out of all these, Meet the Woo had a considerable impact on the rap scene. The mixtape got dropped in the summer of 2019 under the Victor/Republic Records. After the success of these tracks, Pop went on to associate with big names like YG and Nicki Minaj. People also associated the artist with a fellow rising star from Brooklyn Jay Gwuapo. Other collaborations include the ones with Pusha T and Rich The Kid.

Pope’s Career

Pop did not kiss the success trophies by accident or luck. He worked on his craft, honed it, and hit the iron when it was just hot enough for molding. Before he became famous, he used to run the studios with Jay Gwuapo and participated in the local acts. Eventually, he found his way into the rap music industry and released his first track MPR, which is the acronym for Money, Power, and Respect. The song is a remix of the original song Panic, Pt. 3 by Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow, and Fresh G. The song was much appreciated by the listeners and amassed over 4 million views on YouTube. 

Following this success, the rapper introduced his next track Flexing on the scene. The song got released under the production of 808Melo and the direction of GoddyGoddy. To this day, the song boasts more than 6.5 million views on YouTube. In May 2019, Pop dropped another hit track under the production of 808Melo Welcome to the Party. It might surprise you, but the artist wrote the song in less than 30 minutes. In a short span of two months, the track attracted 10 million people across SoundCloud and YouTube. The song also features Nicki Minaj and YG.

His Romantic Life

Like his family life, Pop liked to keep his love-life under the shadows. There is no hard evidence to justify the gossip, but the artist dated Jazzy Mulani. Mulani who goes by the stage name BK Jazzy is an Influencer and Instagram model. She enjoys over 300 thousand followers on her social media platforms. Despite the massive eruption of their dating stories, the two never acknowledged their relationship publicly.  

Jackson’s Death and Net Worth

2019 and 2020 saw the deaths of many precious artists. Rap artists mourned the end of their beloved Pop Smoke in February 2020. He was just twenty years old at the time of his death. The news might be disturbing for some of the readers, but the artist was shot and killed at his Hollywood Hills Home. Sadly, the suspects fled the scene and are nowhere to be found to this day.

Statistics before his death denote that the artist had an estimated net worth of $700 thousand. There is no doubt that the accumulated most of his riches from his music sales, features, and shows. His music has reached 6 million monthly listeners on music platforms like Spotify. Before he left the world, Pop had more than a million followers on his Instagram (@realpopsmoke). His YouTube channel has more than 365 thousand subscribers, and his SoundCloud boasts more than 69 thousand followers to this day.