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Jul 2020
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Remembering Pop Smoke On His Posthumous ...

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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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