Pop Smoke had apparently been receiving death threats prior to being shot and killed in February.
On Monday (January 4), the 2020 SoundCloud king’s brother Obasi Jackson appeared on Taraji P. Henson’s Facebook Watch series Peace of Mind With Taraji, and revealed that Pop was getting threats – but they hadn’t figured out from where.
“All of that stuff he went through, it was just—there was a time when he went through a situation that was also … People would put him down and count him out,” he said. “There was a lot of threats on his life because of that. And people were trying to figure out where the threats were coming from. I didn’t think that anybody would do that and it’s just a lot that goes into it.”
And later in the convo, he expressed his feelings about the team Pop had around him at the time.
“It’s mind-boggling to me that someone would let a superstar go out with no security,” Jackson said. “That still plays on my mind. That just don’t make no sense. So, I don’t wanna point fingers, that’s not who I am as a person, but the truth is what the truth is and that’s something that bothers me.”
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February 19 will mark one year since Pop was killed in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. Five people have since been arrested in connection, including two minors.
Watch the full episode below.
death threats? nothing unusual. R.I.P.
Pop Smoke and his best friend were taking selfies in front of their air b n b in Beverly Hills and his best friend Mike Dee uploaded the pictures to social media. Dumb azz uploaded a picture with the homes address.
His homie Mike Dee also posted on social media YOU KNOW RUNS THE CITY.
I guess some LA Gz took offense to that so went to rob them but ended up killing pop smoke too.
If his best friend didn’t post their address and say they ran LA he would most likely be alive
It’s not some LA Gz that shot him. It’s a bunch of kids his age and less.
This with that of King Von’s has got to be some of the biggest senseless killings in hiphop. Totally senseless and stupid. #RipWoo
That’s on his manager regarding security. That Victor Victor guy didn’t give him security—then he caked off his death via album sales. Smh.
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His prople his cree did it for money. His manager. Turned alarm off and ooened the back door. They posted on IG chains after the album went number one. Story old as time, worth more dead than alive. They love u once u dead. Same eith von, durk, dodgy manager , undercover cop , police say undercover did it on radio, days later two people raise from dead .. suss af
“it was just—there was a time when he went through a situation that was also … People would put him down and count him out,” wtf are you trying to say? Be loud and clear with it. This guy has been acting soft ever since his brother got killed. Not saying he’s not feeling the pain, but everytime he’s out here, he refuses to call it as it is instead he’s ‘forgiving people’ smh.
This dude wasn’t a superstar. Lol that’s going a bit far with the posthumous praising. Some of these guys want to have their persona to be big and bad, yet cry about the need to be surrounded by security kind of like Snoop. If Pop was so famous, like his bro claims, he would have had 24/7 security. He wasn’t and he was worth more dead. Sad but true. The people who run these games know that there’s big expiration dates on these dime-a-dozen TMZ rappers. They made the Kardashsians famous, and they’re doing the same want the rappers. Pay attention. Then post about their every move on gossip sites all owned by the same jjjjhhhhhewwww$, make a name for some. They kill them off and cash out. They won’t do that to the Armenian hoes though. That family actually has clout and Persian/Armo blood lines.
You are insane.
Sorry wasn’t a superstar
This rapper didn’t have enough time to get big. But through his 2 albums we praise Pop Smoke. Especially us from New York “Woo”