TMZ reports that the demand for responses related to COVID-19 issues have added up to less time and resources for police to devote to identifying the person or persons responsible for Pop Smoke’s death.
Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, was shot and killed in a house that he was renting in the Hollywood Hills on February 19.
Pop Smoke became known outside of the local Brooklyn, New York, drill music scene that he was part of after scoring a hit with “Welcome to the Party,” which was followed by a remix version featuring Nicki Minaj.
But the owner of Victor Victor Worldwide, Pop Smoke’s label, issued a statement and said a lot more work from the late rapper is coming.
“Throughout the next year we will be sharing new music, as we continue to work to build Pop’s legacy,” wrote label owner Steven Victor in a statement.
