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    Pop Smoke Makes Acting Debut in Trailer of Eddie Huang's 'Boogie'

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    The late ‘Welcome to the Party’ rapper plays a basketball rival of the title character (Taylor Takahashi) in the coming-of-age film by the ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ producer.

    Jan 20, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Pop Smoke landed his first acting gig prior to his untimely passing in February 2020. Now, he’s making his debut as an actor posthumously as the first trailer for the movie “Boogie” has arrived online for fans’ viewing pleasure.
    From Eddie Huang, whose 2013 autobiography inspired FOX’s sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat”, the upcoming film tells a coming-of-age story of an Asian young man, Alfred “Boogie” Chin (played by Taylor Takahashi), who struggles to defy the stereotypes and skepticism by his peers and his family’s expectations to reach his dream to become a professional basketball player.
    Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Barakah Jackson, appears in several scenes as he portrayed Monk, the basketball rival of main character. The tension between Boogie and Monk is so apparent when they get to meet face-to-face, both inside and outside the court.

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    The trailer also offers a glimpse of Boogie’s romantic relationship. “No one believes in an Asian basketball player. It’s a joke in this country. We can cook, clean, count real good but anything else we’re picked last,” Boogie says, while his girlfriend encourages him to fight for himself.
    The official synopsis says the film is about “a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.”
    “Boogie” marks a directorial debut for Huang, who also wrote the script. Taylour Paige, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Dave East, Perry Yung and Alexa Mareka also star in the pic, which is scheduled to be released on March 5 by Focus Features.
    Back in June 2020, Huang spoke about shooting the movie with Smoke. “A lot of actors just don’t have the depth of emotion and experiences, but because of what Pop’s gone through, he has a tremendous well to draw from, ” Huang told The New York Times. “He gave me a thousand percent. They were tough 16-hour days, overnights, and he shot five overnights in a row. Kids were coming on the bridge to watch us shoot the scenes. We would play Pop’s record. All our actors, the extras, the kids on the bridge watching us shoot scenes, everyone was doing the Woo dance. It was pretty special.”

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      Summer Walker Says She's Not 'Feeling' Her Pop Smoke Collaboration

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      When one of her fans says on Instagram that s/he does not like the remix of ‘Mood Swings’, the ‘Girls Need Love’ songstress replies, ‘Nope, I’m not feeling it either.’
      Sep 19, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Summer Walker has recently released a new song, collaborating with Lil Tjay and Pop Smoke for the remix of “Mood Swings”. However, the R&B songstress apparently does not like the final result of the song even though she perfectly showcases her talent on the tune, which hit the stores on Friday, September 18.
      On the song, Summer lends her voice in the first verse as she sings, “I don’t mean to tip, keep a tight grip on it/ That’s my d**k when I want it/ But, boy, you give me head/ Make me wanna treat you like a broke n***as/ Always end up with the wrong n****s.” She also croons over the smooth beat in the chorus with Smoke’s adlibs in the background.
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      Not everyone likes the song, with one directly commenting underneath Summer’s Instagram post about the song, “Am I the only one who don’t like it.” It turns out the said person wasn’t the only one because the “I’ll Kill You” singer replied, “Nope, I’m not feeling it either, on top of me not writing it, but I was asked twice to do a ft with him so I did.” She added, “Ima just take this L (on my end) but peace & love to him.”

      The original version of “Mood Swings” is featured on Smoke’s first posthumous album “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Mood”, which launched atop the Billboard 200 chart and kept a spot in the top 5 for 10 weeks straight. In addition to that, it got certified Platinum last month.
      “Mood Swings” also received a visual treatment that was released in the same month it was certified Platinum. It featured Dylan and Dakota Gonzalez, as well as Jordyn Woods traveling across several colorful venues and locations.

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      Pop Smoke's Posthumous Album Lands Atop Billboard 200 Albums Chart

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      Trailing behind ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’ is ‘Hamilton: An American Musical’, which occupies No. 2 with 102,000 equivalent album units, thanks to the July 3 streaming premiere of the filmed version of the Broadway show.
      Jul 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Pop Smoke’s label pays tribute to the slain rapper with a posthumous album titled “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” which successfully debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The set earns 251,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending July 9, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
      Off the number, 190,000 are in the form of SEA units (268.44 million streams). Meanwhile, 59,000 are in album sales with 3,000 in being TEA units. The album, which was released on July 3 via Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records, marks Pop’s first studio album, following a pair of mixtapes: “Meet the Woo, V.1” and “Meet the Woo, V.2”. The latter peaked at No. 7 on the Feb. 22-dated chart.
      “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” also serves as the first posthumous No. 1 album since XXXTentacion’s “Skins” which opened atop the chart dated December 22, 2018. Additionally, Pop’s new album is the fourth largest streaming week of 2020. The first biggest debut week is still held by Lil Uzi Vert’s “Eternal Atake” (400.42 million streams) which is followed by the second week of “Eternal Atake” (348.72 million streams) and the debut frame of Drake’s “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” (269.10 million streams).
      Back to the Billboard 200 chart, “Hamilton: An American Musical” occupies No. 2 with 102,000 equivalent album units, thanks to the July 3 Disney+ streaming premiere of the filmed version of the Broadway stage show. Meanwhile, Lil Baby’s “My Turn” slips from No. 1 to No. 3 with 62,000 equivalent album units. As for DaBaby’s former No. 1 “Blame It On Baby”, it falls from No. 3 to No. 4 with 36,000 units.
      Also decreasing this week is Post Malone’s “Hollywood’s Bleeding”, which shifts down from No. 4 to No. 5 with just under 36,000 units. The Weeknd’s “After Hours” dips one spot from No. 5 to No. 6 after earning a little more than 29,000 equivalent album units with Harry Styles’ former leader “Fine Line” following at No. 7 with 29,000 units.
      Rounding out the chart are Polo G’s “The Goat”, Lil Uzi Vert’s “Eternal Atake” and Lil Durk’s “Just Cause Y’all Waited 2”. “The Goat” is at No. 8 with 28,000 units, while “Eternal Atake” descends from No. 8 to No. 9 with 27,000 equivalent album units. As for “Just Cause Y’All Waited 2”, it closes the top 10 with 27,000 units, backtracking from No. 2 to No. 10.
      Top Ten Billboard 200:
      “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” – Pop Smoke (251,000 units)
      “Hamilton: An American Musical ” – Various Artist (102,000 units)
      “My Turn” – Lil Baby (62,000 units)
      “Blame It on Baby” – DaBaby (36,000 units)
      “Hollywood’s Bleeding” – Post Malone (under 36,000 units)
      “After Hours” – The Weeknd ( little more than 29,000 units)
      “Fine Line” – Harry Styles (29,000 units)
      “The Goat” – Polo G (28,000 units)
      “Eternal Atake” – Lil Uzi Vert (27,000 units)
      “Just Cause Y’all Waited 2” – Lil Durk (27,000 units)

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      DJ Clue Promises to Play Pop Smoke's Album After Getting Savagely Blasted by 50 Cent

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      The ‘In Da Club’ rapper says on his Instagram page that the radio personality refuses to play the slain rapper’s posthumous debut album because he didn’t get the record first.
      Jul 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Everyone was hyped over Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album after it was released on Friday, July 3, but DJ Clue apparently wasn’t one of them. 50 Cent, who executive produced the record, learned about this and wasted no time to criticize the radio personality because he believed Clue didn’t want to play the slain rapper’s album because of a petty reason.
      Not holding back at all, the “Power” alum began his post by calling Clue a “fool,” adding that he “got in his feelings, and said he not playing POP Smoke new joint because he didn’t get the record first.” He continued to write, “F**K YOU CLUE, @funkflex been kicking your a** up and down the street for years you little r****d. I done sold 30 million records you think I give a f**k if you play my music, is you dumb n***a?”
      Fiddy went on saying that Clue should “get a punch in the face.” He elaborated, “I don’t know why, but I’m almost sure you gone get punched in the face. Nothing crazy just a lower case L You know the vibes n***a.”
      Fiddy deleted his post afterward, but it looks like Clue had already read the post and took to his own account to announce that he’d be playing Pop Smoke’s album all day long on his radio. “We Repping For My Guy @Realpopsmoke All Day On @Power1051 . Including 9pm When I’m Playing The Entire Album Tune In Power1051Fm.Com or Download The @IheartRadio App & Stream It Live,” he said. “P.S.: We Didn’t Wake Up This Morning & Plan This.”

      Clue didn’t drop any names in his post, but people were already convinced that the disk jockey changed his mind right after being called out by Fiddy.
      Executive produced by Fiddy, “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” featured the likes of Tyga, Karol G, Quavo and Roddy Ricch among others.

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      Pop Smoke's Posthumous Debut Album Gets New Cover Art Following Backlash

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      ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’ has been released with a new artwork after the previous cover designed by Virgil Abloh left many fans unimpressed.
      Jul 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Pop Smoke’s posthumous hotly anticipated debut album has been released with new artwork after the initial LP cover sparked outrage.
      The record, titled “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” was released on Friday (03Jul20) but the original Virgil Abloh designed version of the album cover, which featured the rapper surrounded by diamond roses and barbed wire, was slammed.
      Fans criticised the cover as a Google Images copy and Steven Victor the boss of Pop’s label Victor Victor Worldwide confirmed it would be changed – and he has now unveiled a replacement version featuring a white rose on a black background.
      Unveiling the cover art on Instagram, Steven wrote, “Pop’s music belongs to everyone. This album is a celebration of where Pop was headed and where he wanted to be. The process of working on this album with all our friends, peers and heroes has been amazing and we thank everyone for their support.”
      “Pop’s music and legacy belongs to the world now and we want you to continue to manifest your love in creative ways that we haven’t even thought of yet.”
      The album features collaborations from 50 Cent, who also produced the record, Tyga, Quavo, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, and Young Thug.

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      Fans Not Satisfied With Pop Smoke's New Album Cover Art

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      Despite the cover, ‘Shoot For The Stars, Aim for the Moon’ successfully made fans emotional as one fan admits to ‘crying and vibin at the same time’ while listening to the rapper’s posthumous album.
      Jul 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Pop Smoke’s posthumous album “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” was finally released on Friday, July 3. While fans raved about the music on the most-awaited album, they cursed the newly design cover art, which previously drew controversy.
      The head of Pop’s label Victor Victor Worldwide, Steven Victor, previously promised a change when fans criticized a botched Virgil Abloh design. Now, the final image featured a metallic rose with an all-black backdrop. Meanwhile, the parental advisory sticker was placed neatly at the bottom.
      Although Steven heard fans’ outcry to replace Virgil’s initial design, the new one wasn’t enough to satisfy them. “people worked hard for GOOD COVERS and ya put this, smh,” one of them complained. Echoing the sentiment, one other added, “Out of all the raw covers I seen and they pick this.”
      “after all those fan edits, controversial comments, and demands….THIS?!?” a frustrated fan commented. Meanwhile, someone noted that the new cover showed “no effort” but s/he would still listen to the album regardless.
      People previously called out Virgil for his “lack of creativity” in making the cover art, with one commenting, “Wow look like the fair spray paint shirts. Issa a no. RIP Pop Smoke.” Another slammed the famed designer, “Virgil doesn’t keep anything 100. This is a 50%. Resubmit it for full credit, sir.”
      An online petition was later launched against the Louis Vuitton designer as fans demanded a change on the album’s artwork, with the petition creator writing, “Virgil deada** was wild lazy with Pop Smokes Album cover and he needs to fix it.” One person who signed the petition shared, “I’m signing because this n***a Virgil is an artistic terrorist.” Another chimed in, “Never let this n***a touch a computer ever again.”
      Back to the album, it successfully made fans emotional despite the cover. “Me listening to Pop Smoke realizing that this is it, they killed another legend, and we’ll never get a chance to see him perform these songs,” a fan mourned over the rising rapper who was shot to death in February.
      Another fan added, “Popsmoke’s album has me vibing and emotional at the same time.” Someone also tweeted, “Pop smoke this album would have put you on top. You were just getting the clout u deserved. Gone too soon we love and miss you woo,” with one other admitting to “crying & vibin at the same time” while listening to the album.

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      Fans Voice Outrage Over Tyga's Feature on Pop Smoke’s Posthumous Album

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      One of the songs off the slain rapper’s posthumous debut album, ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’, features the ‘Rack City’ rapper as well as Quavo of Migos.
      Jul 3, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” has just been released, but it has already been caught in another drama. This time around, fans of the slain rapper voiced their outrage and disappointment after learning that one of the songs off the album featured Tyga.
      Tyga lent his voice on a track called “West Coast S**t” alongside Quavo of Migos. This apparently upset fans greatly that his name became a trending topic on social media. For instance, one user reacted, “Purchasing a Tyga feature should legally be recognized as an act of terrorism.” Someone else said, “Tyga shouldn’t have been on the song.”
      “First of all why is Tyga a feature on pop album, I thought we left him in rack city,” one other expressed his/her confusion, referencing Tyga’s hit song. Some people were also convinced that if Pop Smoke was still alive, he would never allow the “Hookah” rapper be on his records. “OK this song with Tyga is a skip,” another made his/her decision, while an individual commented, “What could this n***a Tyga POSSIBLY have to say on a pop smoke album.”
      Besides Tyga, the 19-track LP featured 50 Cent, Roddy Ricch, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Karol G and more.

      Prior to the album’s release, the record was caught in a drama as people criticized its cover art and called out Virgil Abloh for his “lack of creativity” in making the art. Defending himself, the Louis Vuitton designer claimed that the cover art was inspired by his last conversation with Pop Smoke.
      “the last conversation i had with @realpopsmoke was about what we were gonna do in the future. this album cover was one of like 5 things we talked about,” he wrote in a now-deleted post along with the album cover. “he mentioned his story felt like the metaphor of a rose and thorns growing from concrete of of his hood in Canarsie, Brooklyn.”
      “in your memory I just finished it yesterday,” the CEO of the Milan-based label Off-White went on sharing. “as evident of the whole idea, the t-shirt insinuates it’s mandatory we put an and to this cycle of violence that plagues us, we need to shoot for the moon & aim for the stars. as heavy is it is we are celebrating your life the whole way thru. rest in peace young one.”

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      Virgil Abloh Defends His Widely-Panned Art for Pop Smoke's Album Cover

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      In a now-deleted Instagram post, the Louis Vuitton designer claims that the artwork he designed for the late star’s upcoming posthumous debut album was inspired by his last conversation with the rapper.
      Jul 2, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Virgil Abloh has explained his widely-criticized art for Pop Smoke’s posthumous album cover. After the reveal of the artwork was met with backlash from fans who accused the Louis Vuitton designer of being “lazy,” he revealed his thought process behind the art.
      “the last conversation i had with @realpopsmoke was about what we were gonna do in the future. this album cover was one of like 5 things we talked about,” he wrote in a now-deleted post along with the album cover. “he mentioned his story felt like the metaphor of a rose and thorns growing from concrete of of his hood in Canarsie, Brooklyn.”
      “in your memory I just finished it yesterday,” the CEO of the Milan-based label Off-White went on sharing. “as evident of the whole idea, the t-shirt insinuates it’s mandatory we put an and to this cycle of violence that plagues us, we need to shoot for the moon & aim for the stars. as heavy is it is we are celebrating your life the whole way thru. rest in peace young one.”
      Virgil has been slammed for the artwork, with one person calling out his “lack of creativity” in making the cover art. Another social media user commented, “Wow look like the fair spray paint shirts. Issa a no. RIP Pop Smoke.”
      An online petition was also launched demanding a change on the album’s artwork, with the petition creator writing, “Virgil deada** was wild lazy with Pop Smokes Album cover and he needs to fix it.” One person who signed the petition shared, “I’m signing because this n***a Virgil is an artistic terrorist.” Another chimed in, “Never let this n***a touch a computer ever again.”
      50 Cent also weighed in on the cover art, suggesting that he had seen it before it was unveiled and never approved it. “Hey Virgil we need new album art, they ain’t going for this bulls**t. Love ya work let’s get to it,” he posted on his Instagram page on Tuesday, June 30. “Steven i told you this s**t was eww let get it right!” He has since shared numerous alternative versions for the album cover.

      Steven Victor, the head of late rapper’s label Victor Victor Worldwide, quickly responded to fans’ outcry, promising that the album cover art would be changed. “BRB. MAKING A CHANGE,” he tweeted, adding, “POP WOULD LISTEN TO HIS FANS.”

      The album itself, which will mark Pop’s debut studio album, is set to be released on July 3 and the date likely won’t be affected by the cover’s change. The 19-track set will serve as the follow-up to the “Welcome to the Party” spitter’s mixtapes “Meet the Woo” and “Meet the Woo 2”.

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      Pop Smoke's Team Promises Change to Virgil Abloh's Cover for Debut Album After Backlash

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      Many fans of the 20-year-old rapper, who was shot and killed in February, have deemed the 39-year-old artistic director of Louis Vuitton lazy over his designed artwork.
      Jul 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Virgil Abloh’s cover for Pop Smoke’s debut album is to be changed, after fans slammed the “lazy” artwork online.
      The 39-year-old artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection unveiled the cover, a grayscale picture of Pop Smoke surrounded by diamond roses and barbed wire, on his Instagram page on Monday, June 29, in a post which has since been deleted.
      Captioning the snap, he wrote: “the last conversation i had with @realpopsmoke was about what we were gonna do in the future. this album cover was one of like 5 things we talked about. He mentioned his story felt like the metaphor of a rose & thorns growing from the concrete of his hood in Canarsie, Brooklyn.”
      “In your memory, I just finished it yesterday. As evidence of the whole idea, the t-shirt insinuates it’s mandatory we put an and (sic) to this cycle of violence that plagues us, we need to shoot for the moon & aim for the stars.”

      However, many fans of the 20-year-old rapper, who was shot and killed in February, were quick to criticise Virgil for the image, with one remarking that the image used is the same as the first picture that comes up when Pop Smoke is image searched on Google.
      “This is lazy. Pop Smoke deserves better,” another wrote.
      Minutes later, a petition was created on Change.org to get the artwork changed, with the description reading: “Virgil deada** was wild lazy with Pop Smokes Album cover and he needs to fix it.”
      And heeding the backlash, Steven Victor, the head of the Victor Victor Worldwide label that signed Smoke, tweeted that the album cover would be changed and will be ready for the July 3 release of “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon”.

      Steven Victor responded to backlash over Virgil Abloh’s cover design for Pop Smoke’s debut album.
      “HEARD YOU,” he tweeted. “MAKING A CHANGE. POP WOULD LISTEN TO HIS FANS!”.

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