Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, he rose to fame with the release of his 2019 singles "Welcome to the Party" and "Dior".

May 11, 2021 · On February 19, 2020, New York rapper Pop Smoke was killed in his Los Angeles rental house during a home invasion. He was just 20 years old. The up-and-coming performer, née Bashar Barakah...

May 13, 2021 · Law enforcement investigates the Hollywood Hills scene where Pop Smoke, a rising New York rapper, was fatally shot in February 2020. A few hours after the killing, Frank Flores and Carlos...

Aug 2, 2020 · Sources claim that the New York Police Department unsuccessfully tried to get Pop Smoke to snitch on several Brooklyn gangs on multiple occasions.

Feb 7, 2025 · Corey Walker pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of robbery, with firearm and gang enhancements, in the fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke.

Feb 24, 2025 · Pop Smoke's killer, Corey Walker, was sentenced to 29 years in prison in a Los Angeles County court on Friday, Feb. 21. He previously pled guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and two ...

Feb 21, 2025 · LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The final person charged in connection with the Hollywood Hills killing of rap artist Pop Smoke in 2020 was sentenced Friday to 29 years in state prison. Corey Walker, who...

On February 19, 2020, Bashar Barakah Jackson, better known as Pop Smoke, was renting a house through Airbnb owned by The Real Housewives star Teddi Mellencamp and her husband, Edwin Arroyave, in Hollywood Hills, California.

Jul 13, 2020 · Four people have been charged in connection with the death of rapper Pop Smoke. Two men and two teens are charged with killing the up-and-coming Brooklyn artist during a robbery in February, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Monday.

Aug 2, 2020 · Before he was gunned down during a Hollywood Hills home invasion, Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was dodging New York law-enforcement authorities who hounded him to inform on gang members and...