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Pop Smoke’s mother, Audrey Jackson, is sharing her thoughts on her son’s tragic passing, his enduring legacy, and the power of forgiveness.
Pop Smoke’s mother Audrey Jackson sat down with HOT 97’s TT Torrez for an emotional discussion leading up to what would have been the drill rapper’s 25th birthday.
During her conversation with Torrez, Audrey Jackson expressed her views on the release of the individual convicted of allegedly killing her son. Per TSR, a judge did not disclose the man’s name to the public due to his status as a minor at the time of the 2020 incident.
Now, the individual known as Blockstar has stepped forward and made his first public comments since his release from prison. The New York Post reports that Blockstar, formerly known as King Vermont Raskel, appeared on the ‘No Jumper’ podcast to discuss his case and the incident that resulted in the tragic death of Pop Smoke. While speaking with Adam 22, Blockstar appeared to display no remorse for the tragedy.
“I’m not sorry about nothing.It shouldve never happened, but I aint sorry. If I could go back, Ill go back. But I aint sorry. N****s die every day. Pop Smoke was rapping about it. All type of s***. So, I aint sorry about it. I send my condolences to the family. I wish it never happened. But, I dont regret nothing,“ Blockstar said.
Audrey Jackson responded to questions about Blockstar’s release and his recent interview, stating that she doesn’t follow updates on such matters.
Im not tuned into that. Its not apart of my world. I have people who will come and say, Have you heard? Theyll hit me up and say, Ma you okay?,” Jackson stated.
Audrey Jackson further clarified that she chooses not to dwell on the disrespectful remarks made by Blockstar.
I felt a way when you just said he was being disrespectful because Ive been told hes been interviewing and being disrespectful. I gotta let that go because thatll eat me up, I gotta let that go. The bottom line is your life is over. His life is finished. Hes living but if thats his approach to what hes done, life is done for him,” Jackson explained.
Instagram user @wadupchuck wrote, “You can tell mom in the Bible. She know God got it from here and shes at peace.”
As The Shade Room previously reported, Pop Smoke tragically lost his life when four men invaded a Hollywood Hills, California home where the 20-year-old rapper was staying in February 2020.
It was a robbery. Nobody sent us. Nobody did none of that.Nobody was intended to get hurt. We was just kids being kids being kids from the hood. And there was too much movement. Movement from everybody. Too much s**t going on. Just too much s**t going on. It wasnt intentional,” Blockstar explained.
Blockstar further explained that during his upbringing, he was taught to always take accountability for his actions and stand by them.
Growing up my people, my family told me, You aint sorry for s**t. Whatever you did, you did it for a reason and stand on it.”
In a follow-up interview with TMZ, Pop Smoke’s mother, Audrey, said she’s considering a gag order to preserve her son’s name after Blockstar’s interview. Watch everything she said below.
