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The Latest Breaking News from Pop Smoke

Body of man found in barrel on Malibu beach may be tied to 2020 murder of rapper Pop Smoke

Javonnta Murphy, 32, was found inside a 55-gallon barrel floating in water near the Pacific Coast Highway

The Independent UK

Half of the 10 most-streamed rap albums on Spotify are by dead rappers

The influence of artists like Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke and XXXTentacion has continued to resonate in the years since their untimely passing

MusicRadar

Is that really The Weeknd and Drake? The fake AI music mashups breaking the internet

The viral, AI-generated pop songs that are dividing musicians, fans, and record labels.

Evening Standard

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Man pleads guilty to robbery-killing of rapper Pop Smoke

One of four men charged in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery at a Hollywood Hills mansion has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter

The Independent UK

Man pleads guilty in rapper Pop Smoke’s death, is sentenced to four years

LOS ANGELES — A 20-year-old charged in the killing of Pop Smoke pleaded guilty in juvenile court Thursday, admitting he entered a Hollywood Hills mansion as a teenager in February 2020 intending to rob the rapper, who was shot to death in a struggle with his assailants.

Los Angeles Times

'You're obviously a target': Rappers rethink security protocols in wake of PnB Rock killing

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Glasses Malone is a regular at the South L.A. Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles where fellow artist PnB Rock was shot and killed last month.

Los Angeles Times

‘A whole village destroyed with one shot’: how PnB Rock’s murder shook hip-hop

The emcee was fatally shot in Los Angeles, joining a list of rappers murdered in the City of Angels

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Celebrity, bling and danger: PnB Rock’s killing heightens worries about social media vulnerability

LOS ANGELES — One of the first things attorney Dawn Florio told PnB Rock when she began representing the rapper was to be careful about what he posted on social media and when.

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