Jackson Whittemore

The American rapper, Pop Smoke , has been killed according to reports, as media in the United States.

Los Angeles police said on Radio 1 news beat, A Man was shot in his home in an apparent Robbery , but they are not currently identify him.

It is widely accepted that the 20-year-old rapper from Brooklyn.

police said they responded to reports of a Robbery - A Man was taken to a hospital and later declared dead.

officers confirmed that an unknown number of suspects entered a property in West Hollywood.

you got a call about a Robbery at 04:55 am PST and were on The Scene Six Minutes later.

the police says no suspects have been identified, and no arrests have been made.

she also denied reports that A Man found at The Scene but say that a suspect is thought, had a gun.

When reports appeared in the US, the tributes began flooding in for Pop -smoke, whose real name was Bashar Al-Barakah Jackson - also of friends.

Pop Smoke had a breakout hit with Welcome to The Party in 2019 - what led to that, he was honored as an artist to watch in this year of BBC Radio 1Xtra, The Station .

The Station , he said, "had the air and the cadence of a rapper who been in The Game for one or two decades, more than his actual age".

The Track has been remixed by two Nicki Minaj , and Skepta.

only last week, Pop Smoke 's 1Xtra show was on Target to be a guest on DJ'.

He was in The Middle of several U.S. tour dates and was due to come to the UK in April , with shows scheduled in London, Manchester and Birmingham.

50 Cent was one of the many rappers, DJs and producers, which is a tribute to Social Media , such as rappers Quavo, Pop Smoke with together.

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Source of news: bbc.com