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Pop Smoke Has No More Unreleased Music, Producer Rico Beats Says

Pop Smoke fans are bound to be disappointed if they expect any more music from the late New York rapper. Taken at just 20 years old, Pop Smoke put out only two mixtapes before his untimely death.
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Pop Smoke Wouldn’t Have Approved of 99 Percent of His Posthumous Music, Producer Rico Beats Says

Pop Smoke's producer, Rico Beats, recently claimed in a series of text messages that the late Brooklyn rapper wouldn't have "approved 99 percent" of the music that was released after his death. Over ...
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Pop Smoke’s Most Essential Songs You Need to Hear

Pop Smoke was emerging as a superstar when his life was cut short on Feb. 19, 2020. Though it was early in the game for him, the Brooklyn rapper left an imprint beyond his husky voice. The inviting ...
Complex

First Impressions of Pop Smoke's New Posthumous Album 'Faith'

Four days before what would have been Pop Smoke’s 22nd birthday, the late Brooklyn rapper’s second posthumous album has been released. So, how does Faith compare to SFTSAMFM? What’s the best song?
Rolling Stone

Pop Smoke, Dua Lipa, and the Art of the Posthumous Duet

Dua Lipa singing the words “You can’t say Pop without Smoke” was not on many 2021 bingo cards. Yet there it is on “Demeanor,” one of many posthumous collaborations on the slain Brooklyn rapper Pop ...
Rolling Stone

Four Years Later, Canarsie is Keeping Pop Smoke’s Name Alive

Only one train goes to Canarsie. Private houses with driveways and backyards line most blocks in the remote Brooklyn neighborhood, nestled in the southeast corner of the borough, overlooking the ...