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Pop Smoke may have had over $300,000 when he passed away, however, even that amount wasn’t enough to cover the cost of the car that he allegedly stole without wiping out his bank account. Just one month before his death, the rapper was charged with what The New York Times noted is “a crime rarely seen in a federal indictment: interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle.” Although he pleaded not guilty, he had been “accused of stealing a black 2019 Rolls-Royce that he had borrowed for a music video” which is estimated to be worth $375,000.
“Investigators believe he arranged for the Rolls-Royce to be transported to New York City on the back of a flatbed truck, and then posted a photo on Instagram showing him in front of the stolen car,” according to the NYT. The outlet also noted that while the image was taken down from Instagram, it “is still visible on Facebook.” In the end, investigators were able to return the car to its rightful owner after they found it “parked outside the home of Pop Smoke’s mother in the Canarsie area of Brooklyn.”
While Pop Smoke was released on a $250,000 bond and faced certain restrictions, he did explain his thoughts on acquiring the finer things in life during a 2019 interview with The New York Times, saying, “You like nice things, you got to do things to get nice things.” Fair enough.
R.I.P. Pop Smoke.
Written by: Nicki
