Forever Pop (song)
2020 song by Lil Tjay
"Forever Pop" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Tjay. It was released on February 20, 2020, and was produced by Othello. A clap-driven, mid-tempo song, Lil Tjay pays homage to his close friend and fellow collaborator Pop Smoke, who was shot and killed at the age of 20 during a home invasion on February 19, 2020, in Hollywood Hills. It samples Pop Smoke's song "Like Me", which features American rapper PnB Rock. The song received positive reviews from music critics, with some of them describing it as emotional and heartbreaking.
Background and release
On February 19, 2020, American rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed at the age of 20 during a home invasion. Four hooded men, one of whom was carrying a handgun, broke into a Hollywood Hills house Pop Smoke was renting. A 15-year-old boy, the youngest of the four intruders, shot Pop Smoke three times in the chest with a Beretta M9 after fighting with him. The robbers stole Pop Smoke's diamond-studded Rolex watch, which they sold for $2,000. Pop Smoke was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where doctors performed a thoracotomy on the left side of his chest, but a few hours later, he was pronounced dead.
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