Roddy Ricch took a moment at his NYC concert to pay homage to the late Pop Smoke. During Roddy's tour date in New York City last night, the rapper took a moment to pay homage to the late Brooklyn rapper who was fatally shot in Hollywood Hills on Wednesday morning. At NYC's Terminal 5, the rapper had his DJ playing "Welcome To The Party" turning the audience's mourning into a celebration of Pop Smoke's life and the brief but impactful career he had while he was still with us.

Pop Smoke died at 20-years-old in Los Angeles during what police have said was a targetted attack at a rented property. Following their preliminary investigation after the shooting, it's being reported that it's being investigated as a gang-related homicide. Police initially stated that he was targetted in a home invasion robbery.

Roddy Ricch's "Die Young" is as relevant as it's ever been in wake of the many rappers that passed away in recent times. Pop Smoke, like Roddy, was just getting started in his career. The release of Meet The Woo 2 was a formal welcoming party to the beginning of Pop Smoke's ascendance to stardom. The album launched to number 7 on the Billboard 200 in its opening week. 

We're keeping our thoughts and prayers with Pop Smoke's family, friends, and fans during this extremely difficult time. R.I.P Pop Smoke. 

Pop Smoke is undoubtedly one of the exciting rappers coming out of New York right now. With Brooklyn drill making a major impact in the game, Pop Smoke’s had a major role in bringing it to mainstream attention. “Welcome To The Party” became a summer smash along before making international waves with remixes ft. Skepta and Nicki Minaj.

The rapper dropped off his debut project, Meet The Woo in 2019 and it appears that he’s following it up in the coming weeks. Taking to TikTok, the rapper announced that his forthcoming project, Meet The Woo 2 will be arriving on February 7th. The video included appearances from Steven Victor and Bouba Savage who asks Victor for a feature from Pop Smoke. 

“NIGGAS SAYIN THEY OUTSIDE?I JUST STARTED “ SHOOT FOR THE STARS FOUNDATION “⭐️I RAISED 100 THOUSAND?& STEVE GOT 250 FOR ME? AYOO @therealswizzz? IM COMING FOR THAT BREAD TOO & MEET THE WOO V2?DROPPIN FEBRUARY 7TH,” he wrote on the post.

The album announcement comes a few days after he was arrested for allegedly transporting a stolen Rolls-Royce to New York City. As the story goes, the rapper and the vehicle’s owner came to an agreement that Pop Smoke could use the car for a music video in exchange for VIP treatment at an upcoming show. The rapper reportedly never returned the vehicle the next day as agreed upon and the owner found out the car was in Arizona using a GPS. 

The rapper posted bail and is set to appear in court on Feb. 3rd