Known for his breakout single "Welcome to the Party," New York's Pop Smoke combined gravelly vocals with erratic production to become the face of Brooklyn's rising drill scene.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Pop Smoke (born Bashar Jackson) got his start in music almost by accident: During studio sessions with various associates in 2018, Smoke secretly began to record his own vocals. Couched firmly in Brooklyn's rising drill scene, Smoke combined his booming, smoky vocals with the sonics of Chicago and London drill. After remixing Sheff G's iconic "Panic, Pt. 3" for h...