Remembering Pop Smoke On His Posthumous Debut Album Release Day

When Pop Smoke first came on the scene last summer he was setting himself on a path not only spearheading a new wave of rappers out of Brooklyn but the young MC had his sights set on the whole world. Today on the release date of his posthumous debut album "Shooting For The Stars, Aiming For The Moon" we remember the music and life of Pop Smoke.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today's Friday, July the third, twenty twenty, and the world
was just blessed with Pop Smoke's amazing new album, Shoot
for the Stars, Aimed for the Moon. What You're about
to hear next is a collection of words, moments, memories
shared by those who loved pop Smoke, some who admired
him or were inspired by Pop Smoke's energy, his music,
his life. All words spoken here are from people who

(00:21):
were lucky enough to have been blessed with a pop
Smoke memory that they can cherish forever. But first let's
share those with the world. Mercy, Oh my soul, don't
let my heart turko hand Mercy, Mercy, oh my soul,
don't let my turkles. I don't look to the scum,

(00:49):
don't crank that ball, you turn that way. I used.
Everyone is showing love the Pope at Miss Angela year
and I just want to talk about my memory a
pop Smoke. I first met Pop Smoke and Angie Martinez
his barbecue and he was super deep like he came
and he rocked the crowd. I just remember everyone going
crazy for him. You know, I'm from Brooklyn, so I

(01:10):
love when I see artists from Brooklyn that are doing
big things that I feel like are blowing up. And
clearly a lot of people had affinity toward him, and
I could see why. He had a really magnetic personality,
you know. Shout out to Pop Smoke And I'm glad
that his memory is living on and that he's being celebrated.
What's up, New York City? Is the kid fifty cent
checking in on Power one on five one as we

(01:31):
celebrate the life a new album or Pop Smoke keep
it locked? Yeah, Man, world famous DJ Clue to the
Storm Resting Pizza, my guy Pop Smoke. Man. He was
a great spirit man, full of energy, you know what
I mean. He was a vibe that that can't be duplicated. Man,
And I'm definitely missing him right now. And of course,
you know I'm saying he was paying me and just

(01:51):
like me, that holds a whole different weight. We kind
of bonded instantly, man, so we kept in touch. Man.
He always faced Timmy from the studio, you know me.
Every time he did a fire record, he would facetimey
and playing for me. Man. So that's kind of my
little brother and away man. So Man, definitely rest in
peace to Pops Moove Man. Condozs to the family. Of course,
there's new mus about to be epic trust none of ours.

(02:15):
Man's filul for him and I'm checking in on pot
one on file. We celebrate the life and a new album,
My gang, my god, pop smoke all day. Like that's family,
that's game. Got all the same friends, all the same enemies.
Keep it locked. What up y'all? A's DJ Envy and
you know, rest in peace Pop Smoke. I remember the
first time I met him in a club in New

(02:36):
York City, and I remember him mob and out Mad
Deep Yead one of the biggest records he he had
New York with a new sound, and he was just
so humble. Man. He was just a good dude, even
though he was popping in the city. He was just
so humble, so laid back and just just wanted to
know game and just wanted to be successful. So let's
celebrate his new album, which is just a dope album.

(02:56):
Congratulations to him, his family and his team. This album
is one of the ones I know he would be
proud of and his fans should be proud. Rest in Peace,
Pop Smoke, New York. What up it should boy? Jake
Guappo checking in on Power one or five point one
as we celebrate the life and new album of my
brother Pop Smoke Yes, Sir, the sathyash Boy DJ Stinking,
being on and checking. I had a lot of memories

(03:18):
of Pop. Me and Pop were very close. A week
and a half before he passed, we were in Miami
together and he reached out and he was like, yeah,
where you club? You out what you're doing? I says, crazy,
I gotta do this iHeartRadio event with fifty cents before
we go to the club, think you bro, I just
my dreaming just to perform with him. Cannot pull up,

(03:41):
So I actually was like, yeah, cool, don't pull up.
So he pulled up, and I give him a lot
of credit because Pop got there after Tidy already performed,
and when Pop got there, Fifty went back on stage.
He brought Pop back out and Pop performed with him,
now the first time they performed side by side. When
Pop out of stage, he pulled me to the side

(04:02):
of you Bro. Thank you because that was one of
my dreams to just perform alongside him. And it's too
sad and too shruble. Right after a week half Pay
passed away. But after that we went to the club
in Miami going crazy Pop PERFORMA fifty again on stage.
So twice in one night they went to the Strip
club performed again, and so it was really just a
dope hom with the seeing perform along his favorite artist

(04:24):
and to see the reaction from the people to his music.
You know, Pop, we love you, we miss you. The
album was out to me, should go get that? J
Spinking signed out Popaly love you boy. Hey Suthing, New
York gets your boy. Little Tita checking in live on
Power one on five point one as we celebrate the
life of new album Pop Smoke All day. What's up guys,
as Andrew Martina has definitely want to salute Pop Smoke

(04:46):
and the one thing I could say, and you've probably
all heard this about him, but sometimes if you hear
from a lot of people, you gotta know it's true. Right.
The thing about Pop to me, even from the first
time I met him and when he showed up at
my barbecue and perform and said hello to everybody and
smiled at everyone and killed the show. It's just his
energy was so infectious that as soon as you were

(05:08):
around him, you wanted to know more about him and
made you want to be around him. He just had
that real special quality about him. When he showed up
to do my radio show. You know, he showed up
with flowers and cookies and played me new music and
was jumping on the table like you couldn't have helped
but to want more Pop Smoke. And I think we

(05:29):
forever will feel that way. And I'm honored to have
had the opportunity to spend a little time with him
and interview him, and I'm certain that his energy will
live on forever. Stick windham Gard DJ self. I first
got wind of Pop Smoke through some Brooklyn DJ's that's
cool with me, and it was like, Yo, I'm telling you,
welcome to the party. This is that joint. And I

(05:51):
had a chance to talk to Pop Smoke early in
his career. It was just amazing how the work ethic
that this young kid had, and he was just always
happy and excited to you know, start rapping, and he
was super excited to speak to me like it's oh,
you're gonna play myself on the radio. Oh my god.
He was so super happy. And I used to see

(06:12):
him in clue. I argue over basketball all the time,
who was the better bestman? Player. I know, Clue got
upset and Pop Smoke was so happy that I said, Yo,
you know, if if I had to put the bet,
I'm putting the bet on the young legs, which was
Pop Smoke all right, one time for Flossy Brooklyn, New
York City, Hip pop community, Pop Smoke rested Peach some

(06:34):
New York and Stephen Vick that checking in a power
one or five as we celebrate the life in the
new album of Pop Smoke all Day, shoot for the
Stars and for the mood. Joe Craik a fall turn
that way, Yo, what Baby's DJ Suswan the feature presentation. Now,
let me tell you about pop Smoke real quick. I
never got a chance to meet the brother face to face,
but let me tell you something about pop Smoke. He

(06:57):
was carrying New York City on his back, and he
didn't even reach his potential yet. And I mean he
had a unique voice, a unique style, and in my opinion,
every star has to be unique in their own right,
and he sounded very unique. Man. Everybody around him told
me that he was a humble, down to earth brother.

(07:19):
All right. So rest in peace to Pop Smoke, Shot
to Brooklyn, Shout to the whole New York and we're
here paying hobbage and tribute. Mercy, Old Muscle, don't let
my turcle mercy, unique mercy, Old Muscle, don't let my
turcle her mercy. I don't look to the sky moment

(07:48):
for the stars. Love,