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February 16 to 22, 2020

According to TMZ, the subject was killed in an armed robbery

https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/19/pop-smoke-dead-dies-20-murdered-home-invasion-robbery/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:244:4A80:2900:7948:B3DD:735C:8369 (talk) 14:39, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm hearing reports that he inadvertently posted the home's address to his Instagram story. That's how the robbers knew where to find him. 65.246.71.93 (talk) 06:37, 21 February 2020 (UTC) PoppedArts[reply]

What did the robbers took in pop Smoke's house Mlihl'maan (talk) 09:31, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A watch and his friends took his jewelry.sad Smocco (talk) 20:02, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Death

Murdered in Home Invasion Robbery.

February 19,2020 ShepherdWhisperer101 (talk) 14:39, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New article proposal: Rappers Killed Involving Crime ..... probably 79% or so, by the look of it. Finding RS's to support it might be tough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.111.9.62 (talk) 19:50, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 June 2020

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Can somebody add a picture maybe? 97.97.185.209 (talk) 05:31, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 06:39, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2020

Can you add a picture and more details to his page, early life, career and sadly his death. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.97.185.209 (talk) 04:50, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 July 2020

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The image of Pop Smoke used was not taken in 2019 it was taken in January 16, 2020 when he attended the Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2020-2021 show as part of Paris Fashion Week. Wiki2020llps (talk) 03:06, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done You don't have any sources. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 15:55, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I looked into the origin of the image and this user appears to be right. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9413416/50-cent-and-steven-victor-talk-pop-smokes-posthumous-album-murder-investigation-and-more This raises licensing questions though as the date given on the file page as to when the picture was taken is stated as after Pop Smoke died. I do not think CC-BY-4.0 is the correct license. I think the "fair use because the person is deceased" template would be more accurate. Additionally, I have concerns about the licensing of the album cover as well. Unless the users behind these images are indeed the correct owners of the images I do not think they currently have the right licensing templates. CAMERAwMUSTACHE (talk) 20:28, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 21:37, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2020

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When he was 15, he won a basketball scholarship to a Philadelphia prep school, but only stayed a short time, instead choosing to sell drugs.[13]

When he was 15, he won a basketball scholarship to Rocktop Academy, a Philadelphia prep school, but only stayed a short time, instead choosing to sell drugs.[13] CoolHoops (talk) 17:35, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. @CoolHoops: Please include a reliable source next time you file a request. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 03:06, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 August 2020

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ADD A PICTURE FOR THE YOUNG G.O.A.T. 2603:9008:1A85:D87:25EA:C419:C3D2:8125 (talk) 09:29, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Your request consists only of a vague request to add, update, modify, or improve an image, or is a request to include an image that is hosted on an external site. If you want an image changed, you must identify a specific image that has already been uploaded to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. Please note that any image used on any Wikipedia article must comply with the Wikipedia image use policy, particularly where copyright is concerned. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 14:06, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This article is already listed as needing an image. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 14:21, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Found: possible image for article

I think any of the images located in this New York Times article, specifically this image, are fair use under the "Pictures of deceased persons" category described at WP:NFCI. Because the images are not "from a press or photo agency (e.g., AP, Corbis or Getty Images)" (being from a press or photo agency is a disqualification for "pictures of deceased persons" being fair-use, as described in WP:NFCI), it seems like they should be allowed to be used.

Please let me know what your thoughts are on this, and if the image seems to meet fair use, we can put one of these pictures in this article. Thanks! palindrome§ǝɯoɹpuᴉןɐd 07:43, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok Msartsxbnkk (talk) 18:54, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 February 2021

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He was in a movie, which makes him a actor. I want to add that to the page. 24.187.51.33 (talk) 21:20, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. In addition, simply because he was in one movie, does not make him notable for being an actor. We only list the most important bits, and well if he was an actor in only one movie then it isn't that much of a defining characteristic, is it? RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 01:17, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RandomCanadian His debut posthumous acting for Boogie is out in the United States now. His wiki article is bound to get vandalism. Here are some reliable sources to prove it's his first movie. [1] [2] [3] The Ultimate Boss (talk) 04:40, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No need to post duplicate requests. Posthumous debut as an actor? That means he certainly isn't notable for it. We can certainly cover it in the article, but the infobox, per WP:INFOBOX, is for key features, not one-off feautres. And the article is already semi-protected anyway, so think that deals with the vandalism. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 04:53, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Ultimate Boss: And you should be able to edit the article anyway, since you are auto-confirmed... Not that I'd recommend implementing the change, in light of what I just write, but nevermind. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 04:55, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2021

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In the awards and nominations section, Dior's "Pending" status should be changed to "Nominated". Source: https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/63rd-annual-grammy-awards-2020

Done. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 07:16, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Category Murder

There is a conversation about whether or not categorizing this and many other articles as murder is appropriate. https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Talk:2021_Atlanta_spa_shootings#Category:murder I welcome anyone's inputYousef Raz (talk) 21:18, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs has an RFC for the use of radio station/networks' playlists being cited in articles. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Heartfox (talk) 00:07, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Recent revert

hi Shoot for the stars - can you share what led you to revert this edit? The edit summary you provided says, “...totally fine how it [the article] was.” Although, considering we do not seem to currently agree that the article was better off before the edit I had made, I wondered if you could share a bit more context about what motivated you to revert the edit.

For context, here is the value I saw for readers that motivated me to make the edit that I did:

I assume some readers will be curious to know who Teddi Mellencamp is and would value easy access to the article about her were it to exist in the context where they were [potentially] seeing her name for the first time.
I assume readers will consider the details about Pop Smoke’s death and the resulting investigation to be distinct enough that they would, at a minimum, find it to be intuitive that those topics were covered in separate paragraphs. Further, I think keeping both topics in one paragraph will be tiring for a mobile reader who would need to scroll nearly full two device’s worth of screen real estate (scrolls will vary depending on device, of course) to make their way through the == Death == section’s opening paragraph.

I hope this helps you see the value I saw in making the changes I did. Stussll (talk) 05:22, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 June 2021

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122.11.212.139 (talk) 05:51, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I will add more details about Pop Smoke death.

Not done: requests for decreases to the page protection level should be directed to the protecting admin or to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection if the protecting admin is not active or has declined the request. Living Concrete (talk) 07:35, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 29 June 2021

76.171.165.41 (talk) 20:12, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done – empty request CAMERAwMUSTACHE (talk) 21:53, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relation

what is 50 cent to pop smoke? Lil boy Baby (talk) 21:28, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pop Smoke looked up to 50 and 50 executive produced his first posthumous album but I don’t think they’re related in a familial sense if that’s what you’re asking. CAMERAwMUSTACHE (talk) 21:59, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]