Pop Smoke
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| Birth name | Bashar Barakah Jackson |
| Born | July 20, 1996 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2018-present |
| Labels | Republic |
Bashar Barakah Jackson (born July 20, 1996), known professionally as Pop Smoke, is an American rapper and songwriter.[1]. He is signed to Republic Records [2]. In April 2019 he released the song “Welcome to the Party” [3], the lead single of his debut mixtape Meet the Woo (2019) released in July 2019. “Welcome to the Party” was made into two remixes featuring Nicki Minaj and Skepta in August 2019 [4]. In October 2019 he featured American rapper Lil Tjay on his single “War”. In December 2019 he collaborated with American rapper Travis Scott on the song, “Gatti” from Scott and his Cactus Jack members’ compilation album, JackBoys (2019)[5] .
Early life
Bashar Barakah Jackson was born on July 20, 1996, in Brooklyn, New York, to Panamanian and Jamaican parents.[6] He got into music in 2018 while hanging around other recording artists during their studio sessions. He initially began by remixing popular songs within the New York City drill music scene, before embarking on creating original music which catapulted him to fame. In a genius interview, he stated that his artist name of Pop Smoke is combination of Papa (a nickname given to him by his Panamanian grandmother) and Smoke Oh Guap (a nickname given to him by childhood friends).
Career
In April 2019, he released his debut single, “Welcome to the Party, the lead single of his debut mixtape, Meet the Woo (2019). The song was later remixed, featuring Nicki Minaj and Skepta on August 16 and August 21, 2019. Other well-known songs of his include: "Mpr", "Flexin" and "Dior". Since the popularity of his single, he has also obtained features from larger artists such as the single “War” featuring American rapper Lil Tjay, “100k on a Coupe” featuring American rapper Calboy and "Gatti" featuring Travis Scott & Cactus Jack, which was featured on the JackBoys (2019) album.
References
- ^ "In Search Of: 20-Year-Old Rapper Pop Smoke Is Emerging From Brooklyn's Growing Drill Scene". Genius. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Pop Smoke". Republic Records. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2019-09-06). "The Rapid Rise of Pop Smoke, Brooklyn Rap's Homecoming King". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ Boparai, Danil. "Is Pop Smoke the new king of New York?". Vice News UK.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Watch Travis Scott & Pop Smoke Cruise the Streets in New 'Gatti' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "The Rapid Rise of Pop Smoke, Brooklyn Rap's Homecoming King". New York Times. Retrieved 2020-01-12.