The legacy of late Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke lives on. Almost one year since his death, the drill rapper has some posthumous music coming out — a collaboration with two of his favorite artists from the United Kingdom.
Pop Smoke + Fredo + Young Adz Coming Soon
Before he was killed in February 2020, Pop Smoke recorded “Burner on Deck” with UK rappers Fredo and Young Adz. In previous interviews, Smoke had named those two as two of his favorite artists. The track is slated to drop just ahead of the release of Pop Smoke’s movie debut, BOOGIE.
Fredo set to release “Burner on Deck” feat. Pop Smoke + Young Adz on 1/29/21
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Pop’s posthumous big screen debut, BOOGIE, is nearly here. Ahead of the film’s official release, the must-see trailer is now making its rounds across the Internet.
Pop Smoke appears in the trailer for the new coming-of-age film BOOGIE. The directorial debut of Eddie Huang (author of Fresh Off the Boat), BOOGIE finds Pop playing Monk, the basketball rival of main character Alfred “Boogie” Chin (played by Taylor Takahashi). It was filmed prior to the rapper’s death in February 2020. The movie is out March 5; watch the full trailer, soundtracked by Pop’s “Got It On Me.”
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Huang took to his own Instagram to share the news of the release date. He also previously spoke on Pop’s hard work ethic and praised him for his nonstop grind.
“He gave me a thousand percent. They were tough 16-hour days, overnights, and he shot five overnights in a row. Kids were coming on the bridge to watch us shoot the scenes. We would play Pop’s record,” he said. “All our actors, the extras, the kids on the bridge watching us shoot scenes, everyone was doing the Woo dance. It was pretty special.” (Huang to the New York Times)
Pop Smoke Tops SoundCloud 2020 List
Smoke was posthumously honored as SoundCloud’s Top Artist of 2020. On the strength of his chart-topping Shoot For The Stars, Aim For the Moon album, his music has been streamed over 191.5 million times this year.
You’ve listened to your personal 2020 favorites, now take a look at the top moments and artists for SoundCloud. More at the link in bio. #Playback2020
