Let’s be clear: New York City is the birthplace of Hip Hop. For every legend who enjoyed decades of success, there are others whose careers ended far too soon. Some were chart-topping icons; others ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM hosted the Pop Smoke Gala, concluding a weekend of events honoring the late Canarsie rapper, as reported by the New York Amsterdam News. Sponsored by Black Smoke ...

Pop Smoke’s voice was more than music—it was movement. From the streets of Canarsie, Brooklyn to the top of the charts, he helped define a new era of New York drill and left an indelible mark on hip ...

Pop Smoke, a Brooklyn, New York-raised rapper who rose to fame with hit songs like “Dior” and “Welcome to the Party,” was killed early Wednesday in Los Angeles, his record label said, in what police ...