Before turning the page to close the old chapter and start a new one with hopes of a better year, let's take a moment to remember some of those celebrities who have left us this year.
- Dec 31, 2020
AceShowbiz - Many hip-hop stars became the victims of gun violence this year and Pop Smoke was just one of them. Unlike some who were caught in gang feud, the "Welcome to the Party" spitter was shot and killed during a home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California on February 19. He suffered from multiple gunshot wounds and eventually succumbed to his injuries despite medics' attempt to revive him. He was only 20 years old.
The Brooklyn native was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, but 50 Cent wouldn't let his music be buried with him. The former G-Unit member decided to executive produce the slain star's debut full-length studio album "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon", which was posthumously released in July 2020 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. So immense the response was that all 19 tracks from the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
