The only signs of that on the project are through the brash вЂњBrush EmвЂќ with fine fellow Canarsie rapper Rah Swish and the hectic вЂњ30вЂќ with Bizzy Banks.ДЄside from those brief moments, the only good that comes out of Faith is a reassurance that artists cannot be replaced. 2 was how Pop expanded and built on the foundation laid by drill. One of the more interesting elements of Meet the Woo Vol. If this album was actually about Pop SmokeвЂ™s legacy, like his managers and label would like us to believe, there would be a larger emphasis on paying tribute to those drill roots. But again, the shepherds of this album couldnвЂ™t care less about the quality. It doesnвЂ™t work and feels out of line with PopвЂ™s music-he never had to sacrifice his drill sound or intensity to make a hit. The most confusing record is вЂњDemeanorвЂќ with Dua Lipa, where a short Pop verse and rough hook are laid over the type of bubbly production that could backdrop an episode of Gossip Girl. вЂњLook, Tyler got the album of the yearвЂ¦ for now/But Pop about to drop/I see the platinum in the clouds,вЂќ raps Pusha, and IвЂ™m sure the record label didnвЂ™t even care what it sounded like itвЂ™s just there, like a handful of the albumвЂ™s features, to fill space and generate clicks. The Kanye and Pusha-T-assisted вЂњTell the VisionвЂќ has the energy of a college paper struggling to hit the word count. I feel dirty listening to the вЂњ So SickвЂќ-sampling вЂњWoo BabyвЂќ with Chris Brown, which was so obviously made to fill the radio airwaves with white noise. Similarly, the hokey Swizz Beatz instrumental on вЂњ8-BallвЂќ makes Pop, one of the most energetic and dynamic rap voices to come out in years, come across dull.Д«ut beyond stripping Pop of his personality, the most offensively bad records on Faith are the ones that have no shame in hiding their financial intentions.

Too bad the sweet-sounding beat doesnвЂ™t fit the sinister mood of PopвЂ™s raps, it sounds like a mashup you might accidentally play on YouTube. вЂњCatch a op and IвЂ™m takinвЂ™ his jewelry, catch a op and IвЂ™m takinвЂ™ his jewelry/I said, вЂDonвЂ™t get it twisted, just вЂ™cause I smile a lot, that donвЂ™t mean IвЂ™m with the foolery,вЂ™вЂќ he raps. Take the Neptunes-produced вЂњMerci Beaucoup,вЂќ featuring one of the strongest Pop verses on the album. But so often, music made for everywhere sounds like it belongs nowhere.

Meet the Woo, his debut mixtape, was packed with tracks that felt designed to soundtrack a couple of blocks in Canarsie, Brooklyn, and managed to trickle far outside of those borders because of his smooth yet intense personality, the sharp drill production, and that one of a kind growling, deep voice.ДЇaith leans into a direction that was experimented with on Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, which is to make music for everywhere. Whoever devised this Frankenstein creation doesnвЂ™t seem to get the appeal of Pop Smoke. The album is filled with unfinished records, demos, and reference tracks that were sliced together and completed with features only selected to juice streaming numbers. Faith is unconcerned with anything outside of financial gain. HeВ appears on MigosвЂ™ new album Culture III, Polo GвЂ™s latest album Hall of FameВ and the film soundtrack for Fast and Furious 9.ItвЂ™s not to say that making a profit wasnвЂ™t a goal of Pop SmokeвЂ™s music or that money-making isnвЂ™t one of the inherent purposes of posthumous albums, but it should also seek to preserve the spirit of the artistвЂ™s music. Last year, Smoke was nominated for a Grammy for best rap performance for his smash hit song вЂњDior.вЂќДЄhead of his death, Pop Smoke starred in Eddie HuangвЂ™s drama film Boogie, which premiered March 5. During the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in May, Pop wonВ the top Billboard 200 album award. He is also up for BETвЂ™s best collaboration award for his hit track вЂњFor the Night,вЂќ featuring Lil Baby and and DaBaby. Smoke could win the award for best male hip-hop artist. The star is posthumously nominated for two prizes at the 2021 BET Awards, airing live from Los Angeles on Sunday (June 27). 7, 2020, just two weeks before Pop Smoke was killed in a home invasion in Los Angeles. Ahead of his death, Smoke released the fan-favorite mixtapes Meet the WooВ and Meet the Woo 2.В The latter debuted Feb.

The Brooklyn native, nГ©В Bashar Barakah Jackson, died Feb. Pop Smoke Wins Top 200 Album at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards

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