My Take
Honestly, Pop Smoke is one of those artists where the more time passes, the more it stings knowing what we lost. He came out of Canarsie, Brooklyn with this impossibly deep, gravelly voice that didn't sound like anyone else in the game — you heard two bars of "Welcome to the Party" and you just knew. He basically put New York drill on the map for a mainstream audience, and "Dior" became one of those rare tracks that transcended genre entirely. The wild thing is he was only 20 years old and had barely gotten started; "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon" dropped posthumously in 2020 and still debuted at number one. I keep thinking about what a full decade of that voice and that vision could have looked like. A genuine once-in-a-generation talent gone way too soon.
Overview
Bashar Barakah Jackson (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, he rose to fame with the release of his 2019 singles "Welcome to the Party" and "Dior".
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pop Smoke
- Name (Japanese)
- ポップ・スモーク
- Reading
- ぽっぷ・すもーく
- Born
- July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Canarsie, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / singer / songwriter / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Richmond Hill High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.