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Pop Smoke’s Most Essential Songs You Need to Hear

Pop Smoke was emerging as a superstar when his life was cut short on Feb. 19, 2020. Though it was early in the game for him, the Brooklyn rapper left an imprint beyond his husky voice. The inviting ...
Stereogum

The Crushing Finality Of Pop Smoke’s Posthumous Album

It sounded like rupture. It sounded like chaos and disorder. It sounded like the earth opening up and swallowing you. This was the power of Pop Smoke's music when it first hit mass consciousness ...
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Pop Smoke on Brooklyn Drill, New York Hip-Hop in Final Interview

Celebrating the career of the late Pop Smoke. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands soon. Just four Wednesdays later, on Feb. 19, Pop was ...
Rolling Stone

Pop Smoke, Dua Lipa, and the Art of the Posthumous Duet

Dua Lipa singing the words “You can’t say Pop without Smoke” was not on many 2021 bingo cards. Yet there it is on “Demeanor,” one of many posthumous collaborations on the slain Brooklyn rapper Pop ...
Complex

How DJ Pvnch Helped Reveal a New Side of Pop Smoke in the ‘Complex Subject’ Podcast

When DJ and media personality Pvnch was approached with the opportunity to host Complex and Spotify’s new podcast series, Complex Subject: Pop Smoke, he knew it was a perfect fit. Not only did he have ...