wants ‘s posthumous album to be so good that it ends up winning tons awards, and he’s working so hard on it because something that the late Brooklyn rapper once told his mother.

For the last week and a bit, New York legend 50 Cent has been , which he will be executive producing. Already, the rapper has  for the body work, also inviting , , , and more to join. The reason why he’s going so all-out in recruiting the biggest superstars in the world is because something Pop Smoke once told his mom, wishing that he would get big enough to bring her to an award show.

50 Cent Makes Pop Smoke's Mother A Promise
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“R.I.P Pop Smoke,” wrote 50 Cent, sharing a video from his  this week. “He told his mom, he wanted to take her to a award show. So i’m gonna make sure his album gets her there.”

If the album does end up winning awards, that moment will obviously be bittersweet for the mother Pop Smoke, since she will not be able to celebrate with her baby. 

Bashar “Pop Smoke” Jackson passed away at the age twenty after he was shot in his Hollywood Hills rental home. His body was laid to rest in his hometown yesterday.