Her work has previously appeared on Daily Bruin. An 18-year-old man confessed in juvenile court Friday to fatally shooting rapper Pop Smoke in 2020. The Los Angeles Times reported that the ...

By Michael Saponara It’s been nearly five years since Pop Smoke (Bashar Jackson) was killed in California’s Hidden Hills — and now, the only adult defendant in the murder trial has reached a ...

FILE - This image released by Republic Records shows rapper Pop Smoke. Authorities believe the rising rapper, whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson, was shot and killed during a Los Angeles ...

Pop Smoke’s voice was more than music—it was movement. From the streets of Canarsie, Brooklyn to the top of the charts, he ...