Friday, 50 Cent doubled down on his commitment to delivering on a supreme output with Pop Smoke‘s posthumous album. Uploading a clip of the late rapper’s funeral procession, he vowed to fulfill one of Pop Smoke’s desires on his behalf.

“R.I.P Pop Smoke ?” 50 penned. “He told his mom he wanted to take her to a [sic] award show. So I’m gonna make sure his album gets her there.”

Notably, during the procession, a lineup of luxury cars followed Pop Smoke’s casket, including 50 Cent’s purple and gold Lamborghini among a host of Bentleys and the like. It was a typical mark of decadence to honor the emcee, born Bashar Barakah Jackson, in his native Canarsie neighborhood in Brooklyn. Nurtured by Canarsie’s well-documented attraction to the finer things, Pop Smoke’s own lifestyle mirrored one of opulence.

It was earlier last week that 50 announced his plans to take on the role of executive producer and complete Pop Smoke’s next album. He immediately called on a roster of artists to potentially contribute to the effort. While Roddy Ricch has already accepted the invitation, Fif has also used his platform to reach out to Chirs Brown, Drake, and Post Malone among others.

Since giving birth to their daughter earlier this month, Safaree Samuels and Erica Mena-Samuels have definitely had a lot to celebrate. However, it looks like Papa Safaree is now turning up a little bit more after nailing his first diaper run as a dad. It only took him, well, five attempts before he got it right. 

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While it looks like Erica, seen above with her hubby last year at a MCM x Super Bowl LIII event, decided to sit this trip out, Safaree luckily was able to get it done with help from Stunt Gang affiliate Sai. “I just went diaper shopping for the 1st time and it took forever to find newborn pampers size so this will be my dance to celebrate finding em,” the Love & Hip Hop: New York star wrote as a caption for his IG video as he danced to Pop Smoke‘s Meet The Woo 2 mixtape cut “Foreigner.” The dance that Safaree does in the short clip is one that has since become synonymous with the late Brooklyn rapper, and it acts as both a tribute to his untimely loss and a lighthearted look at a first-time father’s happiness to be a #GirlDad.

Peep Safaree’s celebratory moves below:

It's still hard to believe that just yesterday (February 19), rising Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was killed in what's now being reported as more than just a home invasion gone wrong. As the hip-hop community still tries to wrap their minds around Pop's senseless murder, some are now pointing to the sad fact that his death now means the Brooklyn-bred emcee won't be able to collaborate with East Flatbush's own rap hero,  Bobby Shmurda.

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Seen during brighter days at his listening party less than two weeks ago at Villain in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood, Pop Smoke was truly on his way to doing big things in his skyrocketing career. Meet The Woo 2, his sophomore mixtape which just received a deluxe edition last week, proved to be a hit on the Billboard 200 where it debuted at #7. Many believed it was the start of great things to come, including an inevitable collaboration with Bobby if his December 2020 release date proves to be true. Even though a posthumous collab with unreleased vocals is still a strong possibility, nothing beats the in-studio synergy these two could've had and without a doubt the pandemonium they would've caused hitting the stage together. It goes without saying, but the world of hip-hop, New York's influential rap scene to be specific, is lesser for Pop Smoke's loss.

Take a look at some of the realest fan reactions to the Pop Smoke and Bobby Shmurda collab that never was and never truly will be: