First and foremost rest in peace Bashar “Pop Smoke” Jackson.
In light of his murder back in late February, 50 Cent & Steven Victor vowed to complete his upcoming album, Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon.
50 Cent started by enlisting the likes of Drake, Roddy Ricch & more. Well, now the album has some controversy around it when 50 Cent posted the album art designed by Virgil Abloh.
The Hip Hop community wasted no time calling out 50 Cent & Virgil Abloh for the underwhelming cover art. It’s important to note that Pop Smoke had chosen Virgil Abloh for his next cover art but still the people were outraged by the simplicity of the cover.
50 Cent tweeted that he had previously told Pop’s manager, Steven Victor, who is also overseeing the project, that Virgil’s album art wasn’t the right fit.
Hey Virgil we need new album art, they ain’t going for this bullshit. Love ya work let’s get to it.
Steven i told you this shit was eww let’s get it right! #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/mE24CtErto — 50cent (@50cent) June 30, 2020
Then the “In Da Club” rapper went to Instagram to post different variations of a potential album cover for Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon. 50 Cent has leaned towards the people for a solution, posting dozens of variations from an assortment of artists. However, it was Pop Smoke’s wish to have Virgil Abloh create the album art thus 50 has called upon Virgil to recreate his cover.
Pop’s manager, Steven Victor, addressed the situation as well stating that the team is “MAKING A CHANGE” & “POP WOULD LISTEN TO HIS FANS” among other tweets.
H E A R D YOU
— Steven-San Victor (@StevenVictor) June 30, 2020
The album comes out July 3 and we’re a little over a day away from the release so we will have to wait and see what the “Off-White” creator Virgil delivers in honor of Pop.
Once again rest in peace Pop Smoke & be sure to listen to Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon when it releases on July 3rd. The album boasts features from Lil Baby, DaBaby, Quavo, Swae Lee, Future, 50 Cent, Roddy Ricch, Tyga, and more!