Variety's Hitbreaker of the Year, Steven Victor, on Pop Smoke's Bittersweet Success

He succeeded — the young rapper has two songs on Variety's Hitmakers 2021 list, “What You Know Bout Love” and “For the Night” — but tragically Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, was fatally shot in a rented home in the Hollywood Hills in February 2020 at the ...
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- Steven Victor on Pop Smoke's 'What You Know Bout Love,' 'For the Night'
“I wanted to make Pop Smoke a superstar,” record executive and artist manager Steven Victor says wistfully. He succeeded — the young rapper has two songs on Editorials24's Hitmakers 2021 list, “What You Know Bout Love” and “For the Night” — but ...
from: Editorials 24