If we absolutely must have another album wrung from the tragedy of Pop Smoke’s untimely death, then it could be worse. Much of Faith is this kind of acceptable. That is to say, “Demeanor” goes down surprisingly smooth a song about popping Perc 30s and shooting people that you’ll probably hear by a hotel pool at some point this summer. The song, “Demeanor,” ended up on Faith and is proof that his gravelly charisma would have eventually been able to sell anything-it’s like when “ Infatuation” showed up out of nowhere on Takeoff’s 2018 solo album The Last Rocket. The video, in which the 20-year-old and his gleaming overbite are trying but failing to get everyone else in the car to join the karaoke performance, is precious in its way, and another reminder of what was lost with his death. Pop Smoke, who died last year, is seen dancing in the captain seat of an SUV to the demo of a disco record the rapper was- gasp-singing on with the British pop star. Before last Friday’s release of Faith, the late rapper’s second posthumous album, Dua Lipa posted an Instagram video of Pop Smoke with the phrase in question, a slightly altered version of a line he said on “Gatti” with Travis Scott and the Jackboys. While “You Can’t Say Pop Without Smoke” is capable enough for a caption, and while its heart is in the right place, it has the disadvantages of sounding market-tested.
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