Brooklynites gathered together to celebrate the life the late during a funeral procession in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon, two weeks after he was tragically murdered in Los Angeles. Though , folks were able to honour Pop’s memory by , beginning their march on 82nd Street and Flatlands. Family, friends, and fans the late rapper could be seen gathered under a mural his likeness on 82nd as a horse-drawn carriage rode by with the words “POP SMOKE” engraved on the glass walls, in the signature style Off White designer, Virgil Abloh.
According to Complex, attendees belted out the lyrics to songs his like “Welcome to the Party,” “Dior,” and “Shake the Room” that were blasting out car speakers. Folks could be seen dancing on top cars and yelling out his signature catchphrase, “Woo!” any chance they got. A man even popped a bottle champagne while Pop’s “Element” played in the streets, before the celebration ultimately came to an end at the corner 92nd Street and Seaview Avenue. “You would never see this sh*t before Pop Smoke,” a man shouted over the crowd. “We’re united! This is real Brooklyn sh*t.”
Pop Smoke has always been proud to rep Canarsie. In September 2019, while driving through his neighbourhood, he told The New York Times that he made music for the young people who grew up like him and “got to carry their guns to school because it ain’t safe, but they still got to make sure they get they diploma ’cause they mom could be happy.”
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