Dancehall's Unruly Boss: 16 Essential Popcaan Tracks
It’ll only take a few listens to his discography (especially the most recent album, Views) to realize Drake has been influenced by Jamaican music and its culture for years, and one source of inspiration that he consistently returns to is Popcaan. From big-ups on Instagram to the borrowing of a handful of his slang, it’s become clear that Popcaan has made his mark with the Drake co-sign.
Yet he is so much more than being a part of Drake’s ever-growing affiliates, as he solidified his international status beyond Jamaica way before OVO Unruly came about. So we present to you a playlist of all the essential Popcaan tracks from his early, rough-and-tough days through the present.
Before the Toronto guy was embedding phrases like “Way up” on his “Blessings” collaboration with Big Sean and “Yiy Change” on Views cut “Controlla,” Popcaan was already establishing a credible name for himself in a difficult genre with an ever-revolving door for artists—dancehall.
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