The man involved in the gruesome 2020 slaying of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke shows no remorse in new interview
A man involved in the cold-blooded slaying of Brooklyn-born drill-rap pioneer Pop Smoke showed no remorse for the senseless tragedy in a new interview.
“Blockstar,” whose real name is King Vermont Rascal, told the No Jumper podcast that he’s “not sorry for anything” in his first public comments since he and three other men allegedly broke into a Hollywood Hills home where the 20-year-old pops on Feb. 19. , 2020 around 4:30 am there was smoke.
One of Perps, who was 15 at the time of the murder, admitted in court three years later to shooting the famous rapper — whose legal name is Basher Barakah Jackson — according to the report, which did not identify the defendant because he is being tried as a juvenile.
Pop Smoke, who was hit three times in the back, later died from his wounds at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
It’s unclear whether Blockster, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, fired the gun, or whether it was one of his co-defendants, two of whom are also minors and tried as juveniles.
Another alleged perpetrator, Corey Walker, is awaiting trial.
Blockstar pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery in 2023 and was sentenced to four years in prison. Because juvenile criminal records are confidential, it is unclear when or under what conditions he was released.
A June 27 video on her Instagram shows her using scissors to cut off her ankle monitor, while the caption reads, “Can’t let a PO determine my safety.”
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office told The Post: “If someone has an official ankle bracelet, they should not cut it off.”
Blockstar Adam 22, founder of the podcast “No Jumper” said in an interview on July 4: “It should never have happened, but I’m not sorry. If I could go back, I would go back. But I’m not sorry. N – dies every day. [Pop Smoke] It was rapping about. All kinds of sh-t. So, I’m not sorry about it. Condolences to the family. I hope it never happens. But… I don’t regret anything,
In interviews, Blockstar Report denied that the killing was a premeditated hit.
“It was a robbery,” Blockster insisted. “No one sent us. Nobody did anything about it.”
“No one [was] Intention to get hurt. …we were just kids to be kids – to be kids from the hood. And [there was] Too much movement … movement from everyone. Too much sh-t going on. Just too much sh-t going on. It was not intentional.”
He continued: “Growing up . . . My people, my family told me, ‘You’re not sorry for sh-t. Everything you did, you did it for a reason and stood by it.’
Detectives said Pop Smoke posted the address of the home — owned by “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddy Mellencamp’s husband, Edwin Arroev — on social media and was targeted by the crew.
Fans ripped Blockster on No Jumper’s Instagram, where a video of the interview has been viewed 1.6 million times.
“We’ve all been robbed of a great musician,” wrote one user.
“This is sick and demonic,” wrote another.
During the interview, Blockster admitted, “I got off very lightly.”
Pop Smoke, a Canarsie native, died just 12 days after releasing his second mixtape, “Meet The Us 2,” which debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. He collaborated with stars including Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby and Travis Scott.
Blockster could not be reached for comment.