Pop Smoke was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he died a short time later at the age of 20. One of them was wearing a ski mask and was holding a gun. Four hooded males broke into Pop Smoke's rental house. On February 19, 2020, Pop Smoke was staying at a Airbnb owned by Teddi Mellencamp and her husband, Edwin Arroyave, in Hollywood Hills, California. Pop Smoke would release his first album that showed his melodic side with bigger, more mainstream songs like "Something Special" after establishing himself as the "leader" of the subgenre that was growing in New York City. Pop Smoke would go on to make a series of mixtapes focused solely to Brooklyn drill. Pop Smoke performed an unreleased song called "Something Special" and a track called "What You Know Bout Love" for Victor. The latter song made a lasting impression on the Victor Victor executives, convincing them that Pop Smoke was more than "just another drill rapper from Brooklyn." Because Victor worked closely with rapper Kanye West as the chief operating officer of his record label GOOD Music at the time, Victor knew that many of rap's most popular musicians had been successful in introducing new sounds into the public. In addition to rapping, he had experience as a singer. Pop Smoke told Victor after signing to Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records that he had previously sung for church services. In April 2019, Pop Smoke was introduced to record executive Steven Victor by record producer Rico Beats. ![]() Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon spent 34 weeks in the top five of the Billboard 200, making it only the fourth album in the twenty-first century to do so. Following its release, all 19 tracks on the standard album charted on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the late rapper the most entries all together on the Hot 100 posthumously (after death). ![]() It gave Pop Smoke his first number-one hit in that country. Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States. "The Woo", "Mood Swings", "Make It Rain", and "Hello" all reached the top-85. "For the Night" and "What You Know Bout Love" both reached the top-10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon contains six singles. Pop Smoke had established the Shoot for the Stars Foundation before he died, with the objective of assisting children in reaching their goals while living and growing up in tough situations by giving access to technology and other services. ![]() Jess Jackson rebuilt the tracks, mixed and arranged the album to get the professional sound of a large recording studio. After the album was completed, 50 Cent supported Pop Smoke in fulfilling his goal to take his mother to an awards event. 50 Cent completed Pop Smoke's record by calling the featured artists and meeting the deadlines. The album is a drill, trap, and R&B record.įollowing Pop Smoke's murder February 19, 2020, rapper 50 Cent executive produced Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. A deluxe edition of the album that includes fifteen additional songs was released on Pop Smoke's birthday (July 20) of that year. It was released after his death on July 3, 2020, by Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. ![]() Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon is the first studio album by late American rapper Pop Smoke. Singles from Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Chalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles).
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