This aerial photo taken from video provided by Fox11 News KTTV-TV shows the Hollywood Hills home, center, where Pop Smoke, 20, was shot and killed early Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Fox11 News KTTV-TV via AP)
US rapper Pop Smoke has been shot dead at his home in the Hollywood Hills by two masked men who broke into his house.
The men allegedly fired multiple shots after breaking in early on Wednesday morning. The 20-year-old was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood where he was pronounced dead.
"We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of Pop Smoke," said a rep for Republic Records. "Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans, as we mourn this loss together."
The rapper, best known for singles Welcome to the Party and Dior, released his first mixtape Welcome to the Woo last July, and has collaborated with artists including Nicki Minaj and Travis Scott.
His second mixtape, Meet the Woo 2, was released this month. It debuted at Number 7 on Billboard's Top 200 chart.
Pop Smoke was scheduled to begin a month-long North American tour on March 2, and then perform in England in April.
Pop smoke showed his address on Instagram by mistake. Be careful stunting on the socials,even killers got insta👀 #rippopsmoke pic.twitter.com/XAkSUXGXiO
— RJ (@10YEARS_ROTL) February 19, 2020
Damn. Pop smoke friends forgot to blur out his address in a recent Instagram post, dudes broke in his crib n killed him 😥. RIP to the Whooo pic.twitter.com/Dx671Ccqlg
— Top Director (@MarinadeBuzae) February 19, 2020
Pop smoke posted his address on instagram and now he's been murdered, i wonder why? I'm just worried how our young rappers are being killed and all we do is wonder why 💔💔 xxxtentacion, juice wurld and nipsey 😭
— BAYO (@mr_adebayo5) February 19, 2020
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