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Nas, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, & More React to the Death of Brooklyn Rapper Pop Smoke
Pop Smoke was shot and killed by two men who entered his home in the Hollywood Hills.
It's a tragic day in hip-hop. Pop Smoke, the 20-year-old rapper best known for his hit singles "Welcome to the Party" and "Dior" was shot and killed in a home he was staying at in Beverly Hills, California. TMZ broke the story.
READ: Brooklyn Rapper Pop Smoke Killed During Home Invasion
As the news filtered out, fans and artists responded with shock and sadness. Pop Smoke started rapping in 2018; his single "Welcome to the Party" dropped in the spring of 2019. He was only a year into his career. And things were only improving. His latest album, Welcome to the Woo 2, was released earlier in the month and debuted at No. 7 on Billboard's Top 200 chart.
He also had songs with Travis Scott and Bronx rapper Lil Tjay that were buzzing.
From Nas to Questlove to 50 Cent, see how the hi-hop community reacted to the tragic loss of rising star Pop Smoke.
Nas
Chance the Rapper
\u201cRest Up Pop Smoke, you were too young. God Bless and comfort your family. What a crazy trajectory you were on man smh \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\u201d— Chance The Rapper (@Chance The Rapper) 1582128839
Quavo
Justine Skye
\u201cDude.. Pop Smokes last tweet was 2 hours ago and now everyone\u2019s saying RIP... smh \ud83d\udc94\u201d— Justine Skye (@Justine Skye) 1582124121
YG
Russ
\u201cRIP Pop Smoke. This shit is gettin outta hand man fr smh\u201d— RUSS (@RUSS) 1582123503
IDK
Joe Budden
\u201cPrayers up, yet again. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\ude14\u201d— Joe Budden (@Joe Budden) 1582123739
50 Cent
Meek Mill
Swae Lee
\u201cNo way that\u2019s true........ sickening\u201d— Swae Lee Lee Swae (@Swae Lee Lee Swae) 1582124804
Nicki Minaj
Freddie Gibbs
Stalley
\u201cIt\u2019s really sad out here. It seems no matter how hard you work to remove yourself from crime and poverty it still finds a way to follow you.\u201d— Stalley \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udfc1 (@Stalley \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udfc1) 1582123351
Bas
\u201cDamn this so shit fuckin wack. You made the whole city proud. RIP Pop Smoke\u201d— Bas (@Bas) 1582124861
