Pop Smoke and his contemporaries like 22Gz and Fivio Foreign have been credited with carrying on the movement to astronomical success, balancing respect for the originators while putting their own distinct Brooklyn spin on it.Įxecutive produced by 50 Cent, one of Pop’s idols, Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon is a collage of Pop’s versatility that was long hinted at within Instagram story snippets showing him in the studio. Brooklyn drill music combined the two, leading to the success of artists like Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel, both of whom are currently incarcerated. Drill music eventually made its way to the U.K., with similar lyrical styles but a more fast-paced tempo and warpy 808s. Using gruesome and nihilistic lyrics, monotone delivery and a slow tempo, these teenage rappers create vibrant dispatches of daily life in the streets. Pop Smoke’s sound may be familiar to many rap fans, as he helped popularize Brooklyn drill music, which has taken cues from the genre’s birthplace in Chicago where it was championed by rappers such as Chief Keef, Lil Durk and Young Chop. At only 20-years-old, Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, became a viral sensation following the release of his hit single “ Welcome To The Party.” Following the release of his mixtapes Meet the Woo 1 and 2, the latter of which was released mere days before the tragic home invasion that led to his death, Pop’s electric posthumous debut Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon seeks to provide closure for his city while also showing the heartbreaking reality of what could’ve been. Teenagers walking home from school with speakers clipped to their bags and cars with the windows rolled down played the now-iconic gruff whisper-rapping of New York’s treasure. The morning after news of Pop Smoke’s death broke was a loud one in New York.
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