Payphone Hit: The Popstar

Payphone Hit: The Popstar is a mission featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as one of the Payphone Hits in The Contract update. It is a Free Mode job that can be conducted in any session type by answering a ringing payphone either randomly encountered or requested by calling Franklin Clinton.

Description
"'Ey, I would give you this target's name, but I know you haven't heard it before. He ain't even famous yet... but shit, he about to be. Some sick degenerate trust fund kid who fucks up people lives for fun. He's spiked girls' drinks, done hit and runs, assaults, man, you name it... and then he paid his way out of all that shit. And now he wanna do some reputation management, so he can buy hos way into being the next big pop star. He got a label and a song that's all bought and paid for, he go a ad space and social media campaign ready to fuckin' go. He's all set to scoop a number one single when it drops next week. Now, I know what you thinking: another manufactured pop star, so what? Who cares? Well, our client works at the record label, and he got some nice intel... the label sunk everything the got into this lil' son of a bitch. And if he has an accident, not only will the world be a better place, but the label fixin' to go bankrupt. And our client just bet against them big. So look, we make the stock crash, our clients get some zeroes added on to their bank account, and we get a slice of the motherfuckin' pie. Now let's go put this lil' evil motherfucker in the wrong kinda headlines."

- Franklin's payphone description

The target is driving around Los Santos in his customized Annis Euros. Franklin orders his assassination on behalf of an insider trader at his record label.

Bonus Conditions
After receiving the target location, Franklin sends a text message spelling out the Bonus criteria. All scenarios involve use of a different vehicle. "You down to ram the shit out of this punk for some extra cash? Grab one of theose big-ass truck cabs and squash him."

- Franklin's TXT for the "truck cab" bonus. "Client got a sense of humor. He'll throw in a bonus if we make this dude trash his rep on the way down. Grab a police cruiser and tail his ass - hard, sirens on. This motherfucker's always got a stash in the car, with any luck he'll freak out and do your job for you."

- Franklin's TXT for the "police intimidation" bonus. "Client's got classic tastes. Gonna throw in a little extra if we hit him with a drive-by. Use a Vago lowrider too, make it look like a gang hit. Simple and clean, right?"

- Franklin's TXT for the "lowrider drive-by" bonus. Franklin will then text again and say that Imani has located the necessary vehicle and a search location is shown:
 * Truck Cab
 * Mile High Club construction
 * Alta Construction Site


 * Police Cruiser
 * Mission Row Police Station
 * Snr. Buns, Little Seoul
 * Horny's Burgers, Mirror Park


 * Vagos Lowrider
 * Los Santos Department of Water & Power, near the LS Car Meet.
 * Corner of South Shambles Street and El Rancho Boulevard in Cypress Flats.

"Imani sourced a location with the vehicle you need for the bonus. Updated your GPS"

- Franklin's TXT.

The player simply needs to find and steal the appropriate vehicle then go to the target.

Truck Cab
Once the truck cab is collected, the player needs to ram the Euros repeatedly, preferably pushing it against a wall, until it is destroyed.

Note that the requested truck cab is mandatory for the assassination bonus.

Police Intimidation
Once a Police Cruiser is collected, the player needs to follow the target closely with lights and sirens activated.

A proximity circle will be shown on the minimap and an intimidation meter will be shown on the lower right of the Heads-Up Display and once filled, the target will panic and crash in a fiery explosion. Care should be taken to stay away from the target's car, as it will propel itself at high speeds and will explode on contact with any obstacle, including the police car the player was using.

Lowrider Drive-by
Once a Vagos lowrider (Buccaneer Custom or Chino Custom) is collected, the player needs to go to the target and Drive-by him. As this method can leave the Euros in one piece, it can be driven by the player afterward, but cannot be kept.

Bonus Failure Consequences
A 3 star wanted level will need to be evaded.