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Pop Smoke on Brooklyn Drill, New York Hip-Hop in Final Interview

[ad_1] How Long Will They Mourn MeCelebrating the career of the late Pop Smoke.Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands soon.On the frigid, late Wednesday evening of Jan. 22, 2020, Pop Smoke came up to the XXL office in New York City to pitch himself for this year’s Freshman Class. During the meeting, we locked in the Brooklyn native as our very first pick. Pop, 20, was charming, he looked fly, exuded confidence and he seemed genuinely excited about being part of Freshman. We were equally enthused to have him. The baritone-voiced MC was a priority for us early on and we knew...