Pop Smoke’s Second Posthumous Album Announced

Pop Smoke’s second posthumous album is now available for preorder!

Pop Smoke was a legend in the making

His unique voice and cadence made him a hip-hop phenom. He became the leader of the emerging New York drill scene and was already getting praise from New York and hip-hop legends. Smoke’s most famous songs “Dior” & “Welcome to the Party” were club staples and each earned platinum status.

Unfortunately, Pop Smoke was shot and killed in a home invasion in February of last year, ending his young but promising career. The loss of a face of the new generation of rap shocked the hip-hop world. 

To honor his memory, 50 Cent ⎯ a mentor and inspiration for Pop Smoke ⎯ executively produced a posthumous album. That album titled Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, was released on July 3, 2020. Met with critical and commercial success, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. All 19 tracks from the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The album spawned top-10 singles “For the Night” and “What You Know Bout Love“. In addition, the album won Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Rap Album at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.

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Now, almost a year later, Pop Smoke’s team has announced a second posthumous record is coming.

A new Pop Smoke album will be released on July 16, as announced late last month.

However yesterday, the pre-order on Apple Music went live. The album seems to be a self-titled project and will feature 17 songs. Along with the pre-order being live, you can now listen to the outro of the project. The outro seems to be a motivation to younger artists and his fans.

You can listen to the outro and preorder the album here.

 Written by Demetrius Sadler| Twitter: @thademigod7