Pop Smoke’s brother Obasi Jackson tells Taraji P Henson that rapper was hit with death threats before ‘murder’

POP Smoke's brother Obasi Jackson told Taraji P Henson that the rapper was hit with death threats before his alleged murder.

Pop Smoke – whose real name was Bashar Barakah Jackson – was shot dead in a gang-related attack in February, a police insider confirmed to The Sun.

The up-and-coming rapper, 20, was shot and killed last year at a Hollywood Hills home owned by RHOBH star Teddi Mellencamp around 4.30am.

The attack, which was originally reported as a home invasion, happened hours after the rapper accidentally posted an Instagram where the address of Teddi's AirBnB home was visible.

Viewers could clearly see that the package was addressed to Pop Smoke, along with the physical address of the home.

According to reports, the rapper was renting the celebrity's home when several individuals entered the home and shot him dead.

Speaking about his brother's death on Monday, Obasi Jackson told Taraji P Henson's Facebook watch series, entitled Peace of Mind with Taraji, that the rapper was receiving threats prior to his passing.

"All of that stuff he went through, it was just – there was a time when he went through a situation that was also … People would put him down and count him out," he said.

"There was a lot of threats on his life because of that. And people were trying to figure out where the threats were coming from. I didn't think that anybody would do that and it’s just a lot that goes into it."

How many rappers died in 2020?

More than a dozen talented rap artists lost their lives in 2020.

Mo3 died after he was gunned down in a brutal drive-by shooting on a Dallas freeway last month.

Later in December, up-and-coming New Jersey performer Tripple Beanz was fatally shot in broad daylight.

Also in November, King Von was killed after a gunfight broke out near an Atlanta nightclub.

Pop Smoke died at the age of 20 from a gunshot wound in February.

Philadelphia rapper Malik B, a founding member of The Roots, also passed away at the age of 47.

On December 31, it was revealed that British rapper MF Doom passed away on October 31.

New York rapper Fred The Godson died from complications related to the coronavirus last spring.

The heartbroken brother also questioned the team that the superstar had around him at the time of his death.

"It’s mind-boggling to me that someone would let a superstar go out with no security," Jackson said.

"That still plays on my mind. That just don’t make no sense. So, I don’t wanna point fingers, that’s not who I am as a person, but the truth is what the truth is and that’s something that bothers me."

The young rapper quickly rose to fame after he released his breakout single Welcome to the Party from his debut mixtape Meet the Woo.

The song was then remixed, featuring Nicki Minaj and Skepta in August 2019.

In December that year, Pop Smoke was featured on Gatti with JackBoys and Travis Scott in, which was featured on JackBoys by Travis Scott and his Cactus Jack members.

His final release prior to his death was Meet the Woo 2 on February 7, 2020.

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