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It's been more than a year since rapper Bashar Jackson, AKA Pop Smoke was killed in a Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills neighborhood. Now, more details are being released about his untimely murder.

More details emerge surrounding the February 2020 killing of Pop Smoke.

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LA detective says Pop Smoke was kicked by assailants after he was shot Pop Smoke (Photo credit: Bang Media) More details have emerged in the murder of rapper Pop Smoke who was killed on February 19, 2020, in Los Angeles during a botched home invasion. Five suspects were arrested in July 2020 in connection with his killing and are awaiting trial. Detective Christian Carrasco testified on Thursday, May 6, that Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, was taking a shower at an Airbnb in Los Angeles...

Los Angeles, CA – Pop Smoke was tragically killed over a year ago, but details are now emerging from court of what investigators believe transpired during the devastating early hours of February 19, 2020. Using a first-hand witness’ testimony, Los Angeles Police Department detective Christian Carrasco spoke at Thursday’s (May 6) hearing. Carrasco essentially gave a play-by-play of Pop Smoke’s final minutes as a group of armed intruders busted through the second-floor balcony of his Ho...

More details have emerged in the murder of Pop Smoke. Over one year after the Brooklyn rapper was fatally shot during a home invasion, a preliminary hearing was held in Los Angeles on Thursday (May 6) during which the first witness, Det. Christian Carrasco, took the stand. According to the LAPD detective (via the New York Daily News), Pop Smoke (born Bashar Jackson) was taking a shower at his rented mansion in the Hollywood Hills on Feb. 19, 2020 when masked men stormed through a second-story ...

Pop Smoke changed the industry with his drill sound and unique flow. Pop Smoke, real name, Bashar Jackson was on the rise as one of New York’s most influential superstars, beginning his career at the age of 20. The rapper passed away back in February of 2020 following a home invasion that led to the fatal shooting of the Brooklyn rapper. The rapper’s death brought on an abrupt ending to his career, just before he released his highly anticipated album, Meet The Woo 2. After the success of t...

Eddie Huang’s feature film debut, 'Boogie,' can't live up to its own promise.

Eddie Huang says casting late rapper Pop Smoke in Boogie was a blessing TODAY 3/6/2021 Francesca Gariano Eddie Huang opened up recently about his decision to cast Pop Smoke in his new movie, “Boogie,” a year after the late rapper’s death. The coming-of-age film about a teenage Asian American basketball player attempting to balance family and on-court pressures stars Taylor Takahashi, Huang’s former assistant turned first-time actor, as the titular character. Featured a...

CST_ Focus Features presents a film written and directed by Eddie Huang. Rated R (for language throughout including sexual references, and some drug use). Running time: 90 minutes. Opens Friday at local theaters. The second offense: basketball sequences supposedly depicting New York City high school hoops at the highest level, but nobody appears to be taller than about 6-foot-1 and the games move at a relatively slow pace, with the players appearing to be average at best. Anoth...