Pop Smoke

**Bashar Barakah Jackson** (July 20, 1999 – February 19, 2020), known professionally as **Pop Smoke**, was an American rapper. He was eventually signed to Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. In April 2019, he released the song "Welcome to the Party". The song was the lead single of his first mixtape _Meet the Woo_, which was released in July 2019. "Welcome to the Party" was made into two remixes featuring Nicki Minaj and Skepta in August 2019. He also worked with Lil Tjay, Calboy and Travis Scott.

Jackson's career was cut short when he was murdered at age 20.

## Life

Bashar Barakah Jackson was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended middle school there and got expelled in 8th grade. He was the son of a Jamaican mother and a Panamanian father.

## Murder

On February 19, 2020, Jackson was shot three times by a male teenager during a home invasion in Los Angeles, California. He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he died later that day at age of 20.

### Studio albums

- Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020)
- Faith (2021)

### Mixtapes

- Meet the Woo (2019)
- Meet the Woo 2 (2020)

### Singles

- "Welcome to the Party"
- "War"
- "Christopher Walking"
- "Dior"
- "Shake the Room"
- "Make It Rain"
- "The Woo"
- "Mood Swings"
- "For the Night"
- "What You Know Bout Love"
- "Hello"
- "AP"
- "Mr. Jones"
- "Demeanor"
- "Woo Baby"
- "Bad Boys"

## Awards and nominations

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Award|scope="col"|Nominated work|scope="col"|Category|scope="col"|Result|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2020|BET Awards|Himself|Best New Artist|||||||||
|rowspan="2"|2020|rowspan="2"|MTV Video Music Awards|Himself|Push Best New Artist||rowspan="2"|||||
|"The Woo" <small>(featuring 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch)</small>|Song of Summer|||||||||||
|2020|BET Hip Hop Awards|Himself|Best New Hip-Hop Artist|||||||||
|2021|ARIA Music Awards|Pop Smoke – _Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon_|ARIA Award for Best International Artist||style="text-align:center;"|||||||
|2021|Grammy Awards|"Dior"|Best Rap Performance|||||||||
|rowspan="10"|2021|rowspan="10"|Billboard Music Awards|Himself|Top Artist||rowspan="10"|||||
|Himself|Top New Artist|||||||||||
|Himself|Top Male Artist|||||||||||
|Himself|Top Billboard 200 Artist|||||||||||
|Himself|Top Hot 100 Artist|||||||||||
|Himself|Top Streaming Songs Artist|||||||||||
|Himself|Top Rap Artist|||||||||||
|Himself|Top Rap Male Artist|||||||||||
|_Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon_|Top Billboard 200 Album|||||||||||
|_Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon_|Top Rap Album|||||||||||
|2021|_Boogie_|Monk|Antagonist|||||||||
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## Infobox (person)

- **child**: yes
- **death cause**: Murder (gunshot wounds to torso)
- **resting place**: Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York


## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Pop Smoke
- **image**: File:Pop Smoke 2020 (2).jpg
- **caption**: Pop Smoke performing in February 2020
- **birth name**: Bashar Barakah Jackson
- **birth place**: Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **years active**: 2018–2020