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Pop Smoke’s debut album ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’ Debuts at No. 1

First and foremost, rest in peace Pop Smoke.

This week his dreams came true as his debut album “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” went #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.

Executive produced by 50 Cent the posthumous Pop Smoke album features Roddy Ricch, Quavo, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Swae Lee, Future, Tyga, Karol G, Lil Tjay & King Combs. Album production was handled by an assortment of producers including Mustard, 808Melo, Tyy Beats, & others.

The album consists of 19 new songs including a remake of 50 cent’s “Many Men” on “Got It On Me”. The comparisons between 50 & Pop stem from their similarities in look and sound. 50 once stated that he & Pop are the same person from two different generations and that the only difference is that 50 is an example of “Getting Rich” while Pop sadly “Die(d) Trying”.

50 cent was shot 9 times on his rise to the top but was lucky enough to live. This explains his involvement in the project as he saw a younger version of himself in Pop Smoke.

50 Cent along with Pop’s manager Steven Victor took on the responsibility of finishing Pop’s debut album and its safe to say the duo completed the mission. Very few rappers go #1 on their debut and Pop is officially on that shortlist of rappers.

The album release came with some controversy as a few weeks ago they released the original artwork from Virgil Abloh. The internet was very disappointed with the lazy album art and 50 Cent made it a point to call upon Virgil to redo the cover.

One of Pop Smoke’s wishes for his debut was to have the Off-White designer do the cover art. The final product was much cleaner and well received by the community.

Rest in Peace Pop Smoke, your name won’t be forgotten!

Brooklyn stand up! Woo!

RIP Pop.

 

 

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Roddy Ricch Spices Up Tiny Desk Concert

Roddy Ricch added his own flavor to NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts featuring Ty Dolla $ign, 1500 or Nothin, & West Coast Customs.

The Atlantic Records artist recorded his Tiny Desk set at the famed auto garage, alongside Ty Dolla $ign for a special performance backed by Los Angeles hitmakers 1500 Or Nothin.

The multi-platinum selling rapper staged his concert at West Coast Customs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced NPR’s series to shift to remote editions.

While other artists have performed from their couches and home studios, Roddy opted to pull off something more unique.

This will surely start a trend as NPR isn’t slowing down on their Tiny Desk series and now every artist after Roddy is going to have to step it up.

Throughout the pandemic we have seen players in the music industry think outside “the box”, no pun intended, ah ha ha ha. From Swizz Beats & Timbaland battling it out over who has more hits and the creation of VerzuzTV, to Guapdad4000 hosting RonaRaps with rappers like Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashaad, & Chris Brown, we’ve seen innovation in our industry like never before.

Roddy Ricch is just another example of an artist thinking outside of the box during this pandemic. One of the bright sides of this pandemic is that we’re being forced to connect to our fans in different ways & it will be interesting to see what new ideas from the pandemic stand the test of time and shift the culture even after the world goes back to normal.

To hear more from Roddy Ricch check out Dash Hip Hop X!

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50 Cent Calls Out Steven Victor & Virgil Abloh Over Pop Smoke Album Cover Dilemma

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.

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.

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!