Pop Smoke, also known as Bashar Barakah Jackson, was killed on February 19, 2020, after an intrusion at a Hollywood Hills rental house.

Pop Smoke's murder suspect, Corey Walker, has been sentenced for his role in the rapper's fatal 2020 shooting. Walker accepted a plea deal from prosecutors at a hearing two weeks ago, pleading guilty ...

Pop Smoke's murder suspect, Corey Walker, has accepted a plea deal from prosecutors, bringing an end to almost five years of prosecution, but the late rapper's mom remains heartbroken. The plea deal ...

Former NYPD Chief John Chell revealed that Pop Smoke was under investigation for alleged gang ties and a stolen car at the time of his death.

Blockstar, who was a juvenile when Pop Smoke’s 2020 murder occurred, was released from jail after serving a few years behind bars. One of the culprits in Pop Smoke’s 2020 murder discussed the fatal ...

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It’s been four years since Pop Smoke was killed, and recently one of his alleged killers was released from custody. Blockstar, who was 15 years old at the time of the killing, did an interview with ...

Cory Walker, convicted in rapper Pop Smoke’s killing, was sentenced to 29 years in prison bringing the case to an end. One of the conspirators convicted in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke was ...

The only jury trial over the senseless slaying of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke is now set to begin June 25 in Los Angeles. A judge set the date for Corey Walker, the sole defendant charged as an adult in ...

"There's no apology that amounts to the taking of someone's life," Corey Walker said in court on Friday, Feb. 21 Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Pop Smoke’s voice was more than music—it was movement. From the streets of Canarsie, Brooklyn to the top of the charts, he helped define a new era of New York drill and left an indelible mark on hip ...

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