Pop Smoke
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Pop Smoke: Trial Date Set for Murder Defendant
Corey Walker, the only defendant charged as an adult, has argued he told the teen shooter to use a “flower vase” for defense, not a gun
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Four Years Later, Canarsie is Keeping Pop Smoke’s Name Alive
On the fourth anniversary of the Brooklyn rapper's tragic death, the community that raised him is making sure the smoke never clears
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18-Year-Old Confesses to Fatally Shooting Pop Smoke
The rising rap star was killed during a home invasion in 2020
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Man Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter in Murder of Pop Smoke
The defendant, a minor at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to four years and two months in a juvenile detention facility; three more men still face murder charges in Feb. 2020 death of rapper
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As New York Drill Goes Viral, Local Acts Struggle to Play Shows in Their Hometown
Rolling Loud’s decision to cancel this year’s event in NYC highlights the city’s challenges in serving live music for its most popular genre
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The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time
These are the albums that have defined hip-hop history — from Run-DMC to Playboi Carti, from G-funk to drill, from the Bronx to Houston, and beyond
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How Bape Founder Nigo Made an Album for His Friends
With an assist from music-industry veteran Steven Victor, I Know Nigo is an album rooted in real bonds
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French Montana: 'Get Hip or Get Left With the Dinosaurs'
The rapper on his new album, why New York is the Mecca of hip-hop, and almost seeing his friend Pop Smoke the night he died
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Man Charged With Murdering Pop Smoke Says He Told Shooter to Use 'Flower Vase' Not Gun
Corey Walker allegedly insisted that “if it became necessary for the suspects to defend themselves, they should use a flower vase rather than shoot someone,” according to lawyer
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Pop Smoke Receives Royal Tribute in 'Demeanor' Video With Dua Lipa
Track is featured on rapper's second posthumous album Faith
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