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Pop Smoke's debut studio full-length, this month's Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, is eyeing a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The stacked album is an inarguable summer 2020 high mark and—thanks in part to memorable contributions from 50 Cent, DaBaby, Karol G, and more—serves as a fitting statement on the lasting impression of the late artist whose impact will surely be felt for years to come.

In Complex's new cover story, more than 40 people who worked on Pop Smoke's album spoke on the process of making it, as well as shared details on the impending release of a Shoot for the Stars deluxe edition.

"We've still got more songs together," Quavo, who appeared on a trio of tracks off the initial album release, said. "I've got records in my phone that he would always send me. He was like, ‘Huncho Woo, Huncho Woo, Huncho Woo!’ Some of the records are already done, and they're on this album right now, but we've got, like, five or six more that will hopefully be on the deluxe."

Tyga, meanwhile, revealed that he and Pop Smoke made three records in total. He also put down a verse for "Enjoy Yourself," the standard edition of which already features Karol G, and he's hoping to see that pop up on the deluxe.

"When we started doing music about a year ago, it was a song called 'Bugatti Baby,'" he added. "On the hook, he said, 'My b**** go loco.' That was the first drill beat I got on, but it never came out."

Engineer Jess Jackson, speaking on the production behind the standard edition tracks, talked about extensive amount of work that went into getting this album to the fans. "I was still producing songs yesterday June 30, and I turned in the album last night at six in the morning," he explained. "It hasn't been a leisurely process over the past six months. It's been 10- or 12-hour days, every single day. I still have to do the deluxe version now. So the next week is going to be mixing and mastering the additional eight songs."

And Steven Victor, founder and CEO of Victor Victor Worldwide, said fans can look forward to a new Migos x Pop Smoke track, a collab that will most likely land on the next Migos album.

"Quavo, Offset, and Pop Smoke also made a song together called 'Light It Up,' which is probably going to be on the Migos' album. It was originally Pop's record, though," he said of the song. "When we were working on the album, Ben Lust kept on telling me about this song called 'Snitching.' For months, I'd be asking Quavo, 'Yo, let me just hear the record.' And then, finally, he sent it to me one day. He was like, 'I'll give you this record in exchange for the 'Light It Up' record.'"

Elsewhere in the cover feature, 50 Cent—an executive producer on Shoot for the Stars—said that he had heard as many as "50 or 60" songs in varying stages of completion. He also teased a sequel to the album, as well as revealed that he's "not getting paid off" the release.

"Easily, there's a part two to this, or another album," 50 said. "I say part two because there’s things that were in the playlist that didn’t make the list for the album. So those would be the records that came if it became a part two, because they already sonically match up with what's there."

The music, 50 added, does a good job at showcasing Pop Smoke's potential. "When people get a chance to really listen to it, it'll grow on them," he said.

Why would they not just wait a while and drop a new album

Features that were cut/considered for the album according to the article:

Meek on Bad B**** from Tokyo
Youngboy instead of DaBaby on For The Night
Travis on Aim for the Moon
Tyga on Enjoy Yourself
PNB Rock on Something Special
Hov on Snitchin

i think richard millie the track that was leaked is either the snitching or light it up track if not maybe the RM track will be on the deluxe also if they got a lot of tracks might as well release them make two deluxe album versions imo

do not give me a 50 song project

i even said travis should of been on this album that red pill blue pill track was nice on jackboys

lol added it to your playlist

Complex’s digital profiles too fire

Meek, Travis and HOV got cut?????

50 got beef

Youngboy probably would've been better than DaBaby on FTN too damn

The deluxe album trend gettin kinda lame ngl

Give the kids the music

them rushing this music out like this is nasty there’s nothing you can say to change my mind on that

idc just give me this

Just put out another album, I hate this deluxe s***

"Easily, there's a part two to this, or another album," 50 said. "I say part two because there’s things that were in the playlist that didn’t make the list for the album. So those would be the records that came if it became a part two, because they already sonically match up with what's there."

We liked Pop Smoke because he was different.

He passes and the industry morphs his image into something it never was/intended to be.

they finna turn this nigga into dj khaled from the grave

i see why 50 falling back

Yeah thats what i was referencing

Why not just drop this so called part 2 as another album some time down the line

if it's only a few songs that fit the album why not make a deluxe version while there's still buzz i wouldn't mind

don't want that 12 more songs bs rappers love to drop as deluxe versions nowadays tho

especially if they don't leave good s*** for the next posthume album