Pop Smoke, whose full name is Bashar Barakah Jackson was a famous American singer, rapper, and songwriter, who rose to fame with the release of his breakout singles “Welcome to the Party” and “Dior” in 2019. Less than two weeks after the release of the Meet the Woo 2 mixtape, the rapper was shot dead by four hooded men inside the house in Hollywood Hills, California. In this context, we will talk about Pop Smoke Age, Family, Girlfriend, Net Worth, Songs & Awards.
Pop Smoke Age, Nationality & Belief
He was born on 20 July 1999 in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, United States. He was 20 years when he was killed on 19 February 2020. He was an American by Nationality, he was having a Muslim name (Bashar Barakah) which is a Muslim name but he never claimed he was Muslim.
Pop Smoke, Family
His father’s name is Mr. Audrey Jackson who is a businessman and a Panamanian and her mother is called Mrs. Audrey Jackson who is a Jamaican. He also had a brother named Obasi.
Pop Smoke Girlfriend & Relationship Status
The rapper was in a relationship with Jakeilah Ortiz before his fame but later broke up. Jakeilah Ortiz announced that she had a son with Pop Smoke following positive paternity after Pop’s death. Ortiz and the boy attended Pop’s funeral. Also,American model Alyssa Danielle (aka Yummy Yellow) also confirmed dating the musician Before his death. On 21st February 2020, Alyssa posted a lengthy Instagram tribute containing several details about the couple’s relationship.
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Pop Smoke Bio
Full Name Bashar Barakah Jackson
Net Worth $2 Million
Date of Birth 20 July 1999
Age 20 Years
Birth Place Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession Singer, Rapper and Songwriter
Nationality American
Hometown New York
Zodiac Sign Leo
School Local Private School, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Education Qualification High School
Father Name Greg Jackson
Mother Name Audrey Jackson
Marital Status Unknown
Career
He attended nine different schools while growing up in Canarsie, Brooklyn and used to play the African drums in his local church as a child. Jackson was expelled from eighth grade for bringing a gun to school and spent two years on house arrest after being charged with possessing a weapon. Jackson started playing basketball as a point and shooting guard. He relocated to Philadelphia to enroll in Rocktop Academy. He then started his career as a singer and rapper in the year 2018 and used a beat from 808Melo’s YouTube channel to record his first single titled Mpr. In 2019, he was signed by Victor Victor Worldwide of Universal Music and released his debut breakout single Welcome to the Party. that was produced by 808Melo.Many remixes of the song were later recorded, with the commercially released versions featuring Nicki Minaj and the other featuring Skepta. He then unleashed his debut mixtape Meet the Woo on July 26, 2019. Later on, the deluxe edition of this album was released as a tribute to Pop Smoke on his 21st birthday with 15 new additional tracks.
Albums
Faith (Deluxe)
Faith
For The Night
Enjoy Yourself
Mood Swings
Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon (Deluxe)
Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
Meet The Woo 2 (Deluxe)
Meet The Woo 2
Meet The Woo (Deluxe)
Meet the Woo
Films
Boogie Monk
Himself
Awards
He has won several awards including, one BET Hip Hop Award (Best New Hip-Hop Artist), One Grammy Award(Top New Artist) and three Billboard Music Awards(Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album )
Net Worth
His net worth was around is $2 Million before his death. He mainly earns from social media and music streams.
Death
He died on 19 February 2020, was killed by four hooded men when he was renting a house through Airbnb owned by The Real Housewives star Teddi Mellencamp and her husband, Edwin Arroyave, in Hollywood Hills, California . As per the official statements, four men broke into his house and shot him twice in the chest. After the incident, he was taken to the nearby Medical Center where he was declared dead after few hours of inspections from doctors.
Cause Of Death
- Pop Smoke died on 19 February 2020 at the age of 20. He was shot dead in his own house.
- According to the sources, four hooded men broke into his house in Hollywood Hills and shot him twice in the chest.
- One of the four hooded men was a 15-year-old boy who admitted to killing Smoke.
- According to the 15-year-old boy, Smoke tried to fight with them when they asked him for his jewelry. After he was denied, he was shot with a Beretta M9.