Pops Jr is an emcee who is OBSESSED with originality. With every verse
he tries to push the limit of rap as we know it. His ability to
combine pain and laughter is unreal. his comedic bars mixed with raw
emotion is what makes him so different. One of the few rappers who
will change his cadence at the drop of a hat .His raspy voice is sure
to captivate any audience instantly. Pops Jr is not to be compared to
ANY rapper. Pops often says "im more James Brown than Jay-Z" His huge
influences comes from soul artistes from the 70s. Even though he grew
up in the 90s he always had a old soul. At 5 yrs old his father Pop
Heavenly aka POPS put him and his 4 older brothers in a rap group
called the Heavenly Boyz. In the group he was much like little
Michael. He love the stage. the group travel coast to coast performing
where ever their Pops could get a gig. No matter how much he steered
his boys right the baby of the family had different plans. At 16 Pops
Jr caught a murder case. "i was young and aggressive which led me to
take a life early" says Pops Jr. His intent was only to rob but his
aggression took it too far. "thats when it all changed" says Pops Jr.
He thought his rap dreams were over. But prison ended up giving him
the strength he needed. He did 11 yrs straight and was released at 27
with an insane passion. He changed his name to Pops Jr in honor of his
father POPS. "my dads legacy bein honored means the world to me" says
Pops Jr. Pops has a lane like no other. "i stopped trying to be the
best rapper once Eminem got as good as he did" says Pops. he no longer
wanted to focus on each word and focus more on how they come across to
the listener. Pops Jr is on a mission and wont stop til the whole
world knows exactly who he is.