Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album, Shoot the stars, aim for the moon, is forecast to make large numbers.
On Saturday (July 4), Hits Daily Double reported that the late Brooklyn MC’s new album is expected to reach between 175,000-195,000 equivalent album units. He is also reportedly on track to get 200 million audio streams. If the album falls to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, it will likely dethrone Lil Baby. My turn album, which has been at No. 1 since returning to No. 1 last month.
This would be a significant obstacle in Pop’s sales department. His Meet Woo 2 mixtape debuted at number 7 when it launched in February. It moved 36,000 equivalent album units in its first week. Pop’s debut mixtape, Meet the Woo, debuted at number 173 in 2019, but eventually reached number 105 on the list.
Pop Smoke is highly anticipated Shoot the stars, aim for the moon The album, released on Friday (July 3), features special appearances by Lil Baby, Future, Roddy Ricch, Quavo, 50 Cent, DaBaby, Lil Tjay, Swae Lee, Tyga, King Combs, and more. It was led by the single “Make It Rain” with Rowdy Rebel. Originally planned for a June release, 50 Cent’s co-executive LP was delayed until July.
The launch was not without a bit of drama. The lackluster album cover designed by Virgil Abloh for the album was rejected by fans of 50 Cent and Pop Smoke after being released just days before the project’s release. This prompted Fif to call the famous designer. Ultimately, a new design was used for the final artwork.
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