00:0020-year-old rapper Pop Smoke has passed away, and many artists and the world are reacting to the devastating news.
00:11Hey guys, it's Ali for Hollywood Life with some shocking and heartbreaking news as Pop Smoke has just passed away.
00:17TMZ reports the rapper was attacked on Wednesday morning during a home invasion robbery at the house of Teddy Mellencamp's husband in the Hollywood Hills around 4.30 a.m.
00:26It's reported he may have been renting the home at the time.
00:29The site reports two men wearing hoodies and masks broke into a house and fired multiple shots, hitting Pop Smoke and critically wounding him.
00:36Pop Smoke was rushed by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, where he was pronounced dead.
00:42As of this recording, the suspects have not been caught or identified, and it's unclear at the moment if the rapper knew them.
00:48One person was apprehended, but cops determined he was not involved and was released.
00:52Recall the New York City rapper just released an album back in July, and his track, Welcome to the Party, went viral.
00:57More recently, he and Travis Scott collaborated on the song Gotti.
01:07From Safari to Kehlani to 50 Cent, many artists are reacting to the devastating news.
01:12Radio personality Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97 reacted, tweeting,
01:16shocked and disgusted about the murder of Pop Smoke.
01:19I cannot believe we are here again.
01:21Heartbreaking.
01:22Nicki Minaj, who remixed Welcome to the Party, reacted to the news on Instagram, saying,
01:26the Bible tells us jealousy is as cruel as the grave.
01:29Unbelievable.
01:30Rest in peace, Pop.
01:31As of this recording, Teddy Mellencamp has responded to the reports, saying,
01:35early this a.m., we were informed by a third-party leasing and management company overseeing a rental
01:40home we own in Los Angeles that a shooting had taken place at the property.
01:44Foremost, we'd like to extend our prayers and condolences to the family and loved ones affected
01:48by the tragic loss.
01:49We aren't aware of any of the details beyond what we've been told or seen reported on the news,
01:53and at this time, we would like to refrain from commenting further as we wish for the
01:58focus to remain on the law enforcement officers who are diligently doing their jobs.
02:02This is incredibly sad news as the 20-year-old was just making his mark in New York,
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