20 year old rapper Pop Smoke was murdered after entering his house, now the accused wants to apologize to his mother; Know the story behind this murder

In the year 2020, rap artist Pop Smoke was murdered after breaking into his home in Hollywood Hills. This news created a sensation all around. After all, why did this murder happen and who had a hand in it? Let us know about this entire case.

Corey Walker, confessed to the rapper. He was 19 years old at the time of that murder. On February 5, he pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of home invasion in downtown Los Angeles. Walker, who pleaded guilty to gang and gun charges.

Walker was the only adult among four defendants charged with the murder of 20-year-old rapper Pop Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Jackson. The remaining three accused were tried in the Juvenile Court. His identity was not made public because he was a minor at the time of the incident. In 2023, the suspect, who was 15 at the time of the murder, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in juvenile court. He also admitted that he was the one who shot Pop Smoke with the handgun. Apart from this, he had also accepted the charge of breaking into the house and committing robbery.

When Blockstar first spoke about Pop Smoke’s death, there was no remorse in his statements. However, now after two years he has said that he did not get a chance to apologize to the late rapper’s mother Audrey Jackson, which he regrets.

In an interview given to XVTV, Blockstar was asked to whom he wanted to apologize, but could not do so. On this he took the name of Pop Smoke’s mother. Blockstar said, ‘The person I have never been able to apologize to is Pop Smoke’s mother. I could never apologize to him. However, I know that apologizing cannot change what has happened.

Pop Smoke was becoming increasingly popular in Brooklyn’s drill rap music. His debut mixtape Meet the Woo was released in July, while its follow-up, Meet the Woo, Volume 2, reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The remix of his song Welcome to the Party with Dior and Nicki Minaj also got good popularity. At the same time, her song Getty with Travis Scott also reached Top 35 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list.