Rising rap star Pop Smoke was fatally killed on February 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. The young artist had an album coming on the way before he was gunned down. Nonetheless, the music recorded by Pop Smoke will now finally be making its way to the public with his new forthcoming debut album.
Virgil Abloh was selected to develop the album’s cover artwork and came up with the following:
Fans were not happy with the artwork.
Twitter’s response to the art was loud and clear in the disapproval of Virgil’s work.
Hey Virgil we need new album art, they ain’t going for this bullshit. Love ya work let’s get to it. 🤔Steven i told you this shit was 😡eww let’s get it right! #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/mE24CtErto
— 50cent (@50cent) June 30, 2020
Virgil making the album cover pic.twitter.com/vIkGzJIyio
— A (@andohood) June 30, 2020
What do you think of Virgil Abloh’s cover art for Pop Smoke’s debut album?