Posted on 02/19/2020 12:08:54 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Rapper Pop Smoke, an up-and-coming artist born in Brooklyn, was shot and killed Wednesday in a Hollywood Hills, California, home, multiple law enforcement officials confirmed to ABC News.
Multiple suspects broke into the home with at least one wearing a black mask, sources said. The suspects then shot the victim, who was transported to a local hospital where he died, according to the sources.
"We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of Pop Smoke," his record label, Republic Records, said in a statement. "Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans, as we mourn this loss together."
Officials have not yet publicly said whether it was a targeted or random attack. However, sources told ABC News that detectives determined it was gang-related.
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Any relation to Corn Pop..will Biden be giving his condolences
The hood doesn’t stop at the doors of Hollywood.....it grows there now.
His name seems to be taken from modern SpecOps lingo.
Heh!
“...an up-and-coming artist”
*groan*
From the Rapper Million $$ Bill....
Kill the Rapper, Kill him dead
Shoot the brother in the head
Crush his throat with his gold chain
Watch the video of his pain.
Hate the bastard, the illigit
Mouthing nonsensense, verbal shit
The story here that we must tell
Let the sob rot in hell
Gee what a familiar face Popp Popp you be dead
The lifecycle for the rap-centric artist community is a short one. My Spidy-sense says there’s a lot more to this story.
Pop Smoke Smoked?!?
Thug culture, thug life, thug death. He had gang affiliations.
What is the average life expectancy of one of these rap-crappers anyway?
Ya think
Dust in the wind
It just makes me wonder what route that slang term took to find itself becoming this moron's stage name.
What did he know about Biden?
shock value
gets old after a while
like 1989
With all of these up-and-coming rap artists getting killed, will they eventually go extinct?
He was just starting to turn his life around...
OH NOZZZ! Not Pop Smoke!!!!! /s
The last thing he heard....POP!
The last thing he saw....smoke.
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