OFFICIAL VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rom4qWtEkMA

POPCAAN T-SHIRTS & CAPS: http://store.mixpakrecords.com/ 

Just three years after Popcaan first stepped out in his Clarks as Vybz Kartel's protégé, he has quickly established himself as one of Jamaica's biggest artists. His distinctive voice, versatile style and positive energy has propelled him through summer smashes “Ravin” and “Party Shot,” pensive political tracks “The System” and “Dream,” and gallis anthems like “Only Man She Want.” Along the way, he's piled up tens of millions of YouTube plays, a Billboard Hot 100 hit and high profile collaborations with Snoop, Pusha T, and Busta Rhymes.

His much anticipated debut album will be dropping on Mixpak in the first quarter of 2014, and we're proud to release “Everything Nice” as the first single from the record. Popcaan lays his trademark catchy melodies and controlled flow over a minimal riddim produced by Dubbel Dutch that lies somewhere between dancehall and hip hop. Delivering a reflective and casually nostalgic track on the balance of working hard and holding a meds, the song is dedicated to his fans and their struggles. As Poppy whiles his worries away, the track eventually melts with the vocal, leaving a bittersweet blissfulness.

“Everything Nice” sets the tone for the LP, in name and nature. This is the first of a new palette of sounds and songs that carry Popcaan’s next chapter.

http://www.popcaan.mixpakrecords.com/

Buy the album now: http://smarturl.it/WWCF

Where We Come From

Popcaan - Everything Nice (Produced by Dubbel Dutch)

Mixpak Records presents 'Go Go Wine,' the first single from the Dre Skull produced Vybz Kartel album, 'Kingston Story'. 

Buy the album on MP3 / CD / Vinyl: http://bit.ly/1eVo7WP

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Go Go Wine

Kingston Story

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Vybz Kartel - Go Go Wine

Popcaan's debut album "Where We Come From" drops on Mixpak in June 2014, and the first single 'Everything Nice' (produced by Dubbel Dutch) is out now. 

Building nicely since its release in October, Mavado reached out to jump on the remix. Their first major collaboration since featuring together on the Snoop Lion album last year, this is a landmark in dancehall. 

OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rom4qWtEkMA

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Everything Nice (Remix)

FREE DOWNLOAD

Popcaan - Everything Nice (Remix) [feat. Mavado]

OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCaeioeKduE&list=UUtHbhFPwbdu5Em2XfNV5ZKg

Just three years after Popcaan first stepped out in his Clarks as Vybz Kartel's protégé, he has quickly established himself as one of Jamaica's biggest artists. His distinctive voice, versatile style and positive energy has propelled him through summer smashes “Ravin” and “Party Shot,” pensive political tracks “The System” and “Dream,” and gallis anthems like “Only Man She Want.” Along the way, he's piled up tens of millions of YouTube plays, a Billboard Hot 100 hit and high profile collaborations with Snoop, Pusha T, and Busta Rhymes.

"Love Yuh Bad" is the second single off of Popcaan's much anticipated debut album, Where We Come From, which will be released on June 10th via Mixpak. Hot on the heels of the lead single "Everything Nice," this sultry and energetic second single is a love song for the dance. Produced by Dre Skull (who also serves as the album’s executive producer), "Love Yuh Bad" pairs Popcaan's signature melodiousness and catchy rhythmic flow with skipping percussion and driving strings. It wouldn't be a Popcaan album without a wining song and "Love Yuh Bad" fully delivers the goods.

http://www.popcaan.mixpakrecords.com/

Buy the album now: http://smarturl.it/WWCF

Luve Yuh Bad

Popcaan - Love Yuh Bad (Produced by Dre Skull)

Where We Come From is the debut album from Jamaican superstar Popcaan. Executive produced by Dre Skull and featuring productions from Dre Skull, Dubbel Dutch, Jamie Roberts, Anju Blaxx and Adde Instrumentals, Popcaan's first full length offering sees his signature melodies and uplifting tones on thirteen original tracks. As musicologist Wayne Marshall writes,

“Where We Come From” gives voice, as the best reggae does, to the contradictions of life in a society rife with inequities and yet so rich. Whether odes to the ghetto or the good life, Popcaan's lyrics bring realist portraits and utopian visions into dynamic tension. Songs about struggle and sex and happiness occupy the same space because they do. And whatever the topic, Popcaan's infectious positivity comes through.”

Read the full essay: http://www.popcaan.mixpakrecords.com/

Buy the album now: http://smarturl.it/WWCF

Popcaan -  Where We Come From (Produced by Anju Blaxx)

Popcaan - Addicted (Produced by Dubbel Dutch)

Popcaan - Waiting So Long (Produced by Adde Instrumentals)

Popcaan - Number One Freak (Produced by Jamie YVP)

Taken from the Kingston Story album, out now on Mixpak Records. 

Buy the album on MP3 / CD / Vinyl: http://bit.ly/1eVo7WP

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Vybz Kartel - Mi Remember

The second single from Vybz Kartel's Kingston Story album, out now on Mixpak Records. 

Buy the album on MP3 / CD / Vinyl: http://bit.ly/1eVo7WP

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Half On A Baby

Vybz Kartel - Half On A Baby

Stream the 10 Year Deluxe Edition of  Popcaan's debut album "Where We Come From" now: http://lnk.to/WWCF

"Where We Come From" is the debut album from Jamaican superstar Popcaan. Executive produced by Dre Skull and featuring productions from Dre Skull, Dubbel Dutch, Jamie Roberts, Anju Blaxx and Adde Instrumentals, Popcaan's first full length offering sees his signature melodies and uplifting tones on thirteen original tracks. As musicologist Wayne Marshall writes in his essay on the album:

"Where We Come From" gives voice, as the best reggae does, to the contradictions of life in a society rife with inequities and yet so rich. Whether odes to the ghetto or the good life, Popcaan's lyrics bring realist portraits and utopian visions into dynamic tension. Songs about struggle and sex and happiness occupy the same space because they do. And whatever the topic, Popcaan's infectious positivity comes through.

Ten years on, Where We Come From still holds up as a singular mission statement that made waves around the world and helped cement Popcaan as a global superstar. This 10 Year Deluxe Edition includes two previously unreleased songs, "Don't Finesse Me" and "Beat The Struggle," and an acoustic reimagining of the title song, "Where We Come From."

"Beat The Struggle" is produced by Dre Skull.

Where We Come From - 10 Year Deluxe Edition

Beat The Struggle

Popcaan - Beat The Struggle

Stream the 10 Year Deluxe Edition of  Popcaan's debut album "Where We Come From" now: http://lnk.to/WWCF

"Where We Come From" is the debut album from Jamaican superstar Popcaan. Executive produced by Dre Skull and featuring productions from Dre Skull, Dubbel Dutch, Jamie Roberts, Anju Blaxx and Adde Instrumentals, Popcaan's first full length offering sees his signature melodies and uplifting tones on thirteen original tracks. As musicologist Wayne Marshall writes in his essay on the album:

"Where We Come From" gives voice, as the best reggae does, to the contradictions of life in a society rife with inequities and yet so rich. Whether odes to the ghetto or the good life, Popcaan's lyrics bring realist portraits and utopian visions into dynamic tension. Songs about struggle and sex and happiness occupy the same space because they do. And whatever the topic, Popcaan's infectious positivity comes through.

Ten years on, Where We Come From still holds up as a singular mission statement that made waves around the world and helped cement Popcaan as a global superstar. This 10 Year Deluxe Edition includes two previously unreleased songs, "Don't Finesse Me" and "Beat The Struggle," and an acoustic reimagining of the title song, "Where We Come From."

Where We Come From (Acoustic)

Popcaan - Where We Come From (Acoustic)

Stream the 10 Year Deluxe Edition of  Popcaan's debut album "Where We Come From" now: http://lnk.to/WWCF

"Where We Come From" is the debut album from Jamaican superstar Popcaan. Executive produced by Dre Skull and featuring productions from Dre Skull, Dubbel Dutch, Jamie Roberts, Anju Blaxx and Adde Instrumentals, Popcaan's first full length offering sees his signature melodies and uplifting tones on thirteen original tracks. As musicologist Wayne Marshall writes in his essay on the album:

"Where We Come From" gives voice, as the best reggae does, to the contradictions of life in a society rife with inequities and yet so rich. Whether odes to the ghetto or the good life, Popcaan's lyrics bring realist portraits and utopian visions into dynamic tension. Songs about struggle and sex and happiness occupy the same space because they do. And whatever the topic, Popcaan's infectious positivity comes through.

Ten years on, Where We Come From still holds up as a singular mission statement that made waves around the world and helped cement Popcaan as a global superstar. This 10 Year Deluxe Edition includes two previously unreleased songs, "Don't Finesse Me" and "Beat The Struggle," and an acoustic reimagining of the title song, "Where We Come From."

"Don't Finesse Me" is produced by Dre Skull.

Don't Finesse Me

Popcaan - Don't Finesse Me

Available on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/BlacklightRiddim

Fresh from an inspiring and productive trip to Kingston, Dre Skull returns with a new riddim release for the summer. Stepping in at 109bpm, Blacklight Riddim is the perfect collision of Brooklyn and Kingston, a Mixpak mission statement with four of dancehall’s finest: QQ, Spice, Konshens and Tifa. Drawing from dembow, the Caribbean super-loop with an origin story that spans from Kingston to New York in the early 90s, the riddim brings the energetic kick-snare combination to play with gurning rave synths for anthemic party status. Inspired by the energy in the music, all four vocalists take the opportunity to channel raw sexuality, whether it’s Tifa’s search for a stamina daddy, Konshen’s wining song, QQ’s gallis antics or Spice’s classic hard-line sensuality.

Recorded in Kingston, and mixed in Mixpak’s new Brooklyn studios by King Jammy protege Suku (of Ward 21), Blacklight Riddim keeps the JA/BK vibes strong and the summer juggling hot.

Blacklight Riddim

Gal Ting

Konshens - Gal Ting (Blacklight Riddim)

Almost 6 years after their collaboration on the now legendary Kingston Story album, Vybz Kartel & Dre Skull reunite for a one-off single: “Real Bad Gal.” Teased into the world by PartyNextDoor, who sampled the chorus on his Gold-certified hit single “Not Nice”, the original Kartel song is now available on Mixpak. 

An inimitable combination of Kartel’s throwback flow and Dre Skull’s minimal roughneck production that twists classic dancehall into 2018, the song is a dedication to a “bad and brave” woman, the original bad gal. 

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Vybz Kartel is Jamaica’s most revered contemporary artist, a household name in the Caribbean and a worldwide cult hero whose lyrical ability is matched only by his furious workrate and endless drive for excellent songwriting. In his 20+ year career, he’s had an untouchable influence on modern day dancehall and the pop world at large, working with Rihanna & Missy Elliott, finding fans in Drake and Jay Z and being instrumental in launching the careers of Jamaica’s newest generation of stars: from Popcaan to Spice. 

In 2011, he worked with Dre Skull to create the full length album “Kingston Story,” which gained unprecedented press coverage for an often overlooked genre, with features in Dazed, The New York Times, The Fader & more. The album, released on Mixpak, is now considered a classic, seeing its third vinyl repressing, and Kartel continues to release hit songs that dominate dancehall year after year.

Real Bad Gal

Vybz Kartel - Real Bad Gal

Popcaan announces his long awaited sophomore album, Forever, due this summer, with the release of the first single “Body So Good”.
 
In the time since his debut album, Where We Come From, and his early days as Vybz Kartel’s protege, Popcaan has risen to become the Caribbean’s most vital contemporary voice.

Revered and approached by artists in all genres the world over, Popcaan has found a fan and supporter in Drake, been sampled by Kanye, provided anthemic features for Jamie XX, The Gorillaz and Davido all while he continues to dominate his home turf of dancehall. Now a global star, his new album Forever is set to further cement him as an inimitable force and an icon of his generation.
 
“Body So Good” is a leaf out of Forever’s book, a glimpse of the craft to come. Popcaan’s signature infectious songwriting and unique tone sits afloat an effortlessly breezy dancehall riddim, with shimmering guitars and a throwback ragga post-chorus.
 
With “Body So Good,” Popcaan weaves together several concurrent musical threads; finding the sweet spot where pop meets its afro counterpart and dancehall future meets dancehall past,. “Body So Good” is a sublime summer anthem from the artist who has the world in his hands.

Body So Good

Popcaan - Body So Good

“Firm & Strong” is the most powerful & spiritual offering from Popcaan’s upcoming sophomore album,  Forever. 

On a stripped back beat, Popcaan is joined by a 20 person choir, who help him lift through the struggle he describes. It is a mantra for himself, and for the listener, a reminder to never give up and remain strong in hard times.  As the song reaches its pinnacle, and Popcaan leaves us with the choir, you have the sense he has ascended into rapture and gifted you the power to overcome.

Both moving and uplifting, “Firm & Strong” shows us Popcaan’s ever-evolving and impressive artistry.

Forever

Firm and Strong

Popcaan - Firm & Strong

“Wine For Me” is the second single from Popcaan’s upcoming sophomore album, Forever.

Popcaan is disarmingly effortless on this wining anthem, with an expert flow and expressive, catchy melodies. The airy and restrained production is anchored by a classic Jamaican drum pattern that has won over the world time again.  He rides the riddim with flair & ease, and reminds us that his voice is unmatched.

Popcaan - Wine For Me

Nearly a year after producing Vybz Kartel’s “Kingston Story” and fresh from delivering Popcaan’s “Get Gyal Easy,” Dre Skull returns with a brand new riddim, featuring four original vocals from some of the biggest Caribbean artists. 

The Loudspeaker Riddim, which is not just a name but also a serving suggestion, is a powerful and emotive track, with lingering echoes that 
build and fold over each other until the dancehall bassline kicks in and a minimal synth-stab leaves the track wide open for the vocalist to shine. King of the Dancehall, Beenie Man, sets the riddim alight with his fast- flowing ode to the female form on “Hot Like Fire,” while Mixpak family member Natalie Storm delivers a classic braggadocios take on “Rock The Runway.” Normally found voicing the upper echelons of bpm, Soca Monarch Machel Montano makes a rare appearance on a dancehall riddim, keeping his energy intact for an expressive tune dedicated to winery – “Go Down.” Popcaan rounds off the release with 'The System', an epic, conscious track that sees the young deejay describe the trials and struggles of ghetto youth in the face of the system. 

The Loudspeaker Riddim is not only a testament to the versatility of the artists featured, but to dancehall itself, a proud addition to the ever-growing Mixpak dancehall catalogue.

http://www.popcaan.mixpakrecords.com/

Buy the album now: http://smarturl.it/WWCF

Popcaan - The System (Produced by Dre Skull)

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Jamaican superstar Popcaan returns with his long awaited sophomore album, Forever.

In the time since his early days as Vybz Kartel’s protege and his breakthrough debut album Where We Come From, he has toured with Drake, been sampled by Kanye West, had mainstream hits with Jamie xx and Gorillaz, and released a stream of singles that continue to delight his dedicated fan base in the Caribbean and beyond. His journey has taken him from a promising young star to the leader of a generation of Jamaican and diaspora artists, a generation that feels their influence reverberate in pop’s continuing interest in the sonic signifiers of dancehall. Forever finds Popcaan grappling with his role as an icon of his generation, and finding his place in a pop landscape that he helped shape.

Forever is his best work to date, a record that is as much biographic as it is therapeutic, as soothing as it is fun. It is a journey through Popcaan’s life that reveals his pure spirit and his talent as a storyteller like no other.

Superstar

Popcaan - Superstar

Popcaan - Call Me

Buy / Stream / Support: smarturl.it/PopcaanForever

Watch the video: smarturl.it/popcaansilence

Jamaican superstar Popcaan returns with his long awaited sophomore album, Forever.

In the time since his early days as Vybz Kartel’s protege and his breakthrough debut album Where We Come From, he has toured with Drake, been sampled by Kanye West, had mainstream hits with Jamie xx and Gorillaz, and released a stream of singles that continue to delight his dedicated fan base in the Caribbean and beyond. His journey has taken him from a promising young star to the leader of a generation of Jamaican and diaspora artists, a generation that feels their influence reverberate in pop’s continuing interest in the sonic signifiers of dancehall. Forever finds Popcaan grappling with his role as an icon of his generation, and finding his place in a pop landscape that he helped shape.

Forever is his best work to date, a record that is as much biographic as it is therapeutic, as soothing as it is fun. It is a journey through Popcaan’s life that reveals his pure spirit and his talent as a storyteller like no other.

Silence

Popcaan - Silence

A Wha Suh

Popcaan - A Wha Suh

Strong Woman

Popcaan - Strong Woman

Watch the official video: http://smarturl.it/dunrichvideo

Buy / Stream / Support: smarturl.it/PopcaanForever

Jamaican superstar Popcaan returns with his long awaited sophomore album, Forever.

In the time since his early days as Vybz Kartel’s protege and his breakthrough debut album Where We Come From, he has toured with Drake, been sampled by Kanye West, had mainstream hits with Jamie xx and Gorillaz, and released a stream of singles that continue to delight his dedicated fan base in the Caribbean and beyond. His journey has taken him from a promising young star to the leader of a generation of Jamaican and diaspora artists, a generation that feels their influence reverberate in pop’s continuing interest in the sonic signifiers of dancehall. Forever finds Popcaan grappling with his role as an icon of his generation, and finding his place in a pop landscape that he helped shape.

Forever is his best work to date, a record that is as much biographic as it is therapeutic, as soothing as it is fun. It is a journey through Popcaan’s life that reveals his pure spirit and his talent as a storyteller like no other.

Dun Rich

Popcaan - Dun Rich (ft. Davido)

Mi Love Yuh

Popcaan - Mi Love Yuh

Lef My Gun

Popcaan - Lef My Gun

Foreign Love

Popcaan - Foreign Love

High Drive (Louis Out)

Popcaan - High Drive (Louis Out)

West African star Mr Eazi jumps on the remix to Popcaan's "Body So Good". 

Listen to Popcaan's album "Forever" here: smarturl.it/popcaanforever

Body So Good (Mr. Eazi Remix)

Popcaan - Body So Good (Mr Eazi Remix)

Taken from the Kingston Story album, out now on Mixpak Records. 

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Vybz Kartel - Yuh Love

Taken from the Kingston Story album, out now on Mixpak Records. 

Buy it now on MP3 / CD / Vinyl: http://bit.ly/1eVo7WP

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Vybz Kartel - Push It In

“Shape Nice” is the new single from Afro B, Vybz Kartel and Dre Skull.
Bringing together the sounds & vocal styles of London, New York, Jamaica and Africa, the song is an encapsulation of the ever-present dialogue between afro-pop & dancehall.

Afro B is one of London’s rising stars, with his hit song “Drogba (Joanna)”, which took over London in 2018 and is now on playlist rotation on NY radio. Meanwhile, Jamaican artist Vybz Kartel continues to dominate dancehall, with an impressive career spanning decades and more hit songs than you can count. They are united by NY producer Dre Skull, known for his work with Popcaan, Kartel, Wizkid, Davido and more.

Out now on Mixpak.

Shape Nice

Afro B x Vybz Kartel x Dre Skull - Shape Nice

Call For Location

Jubilee - WYA

Jubilee - Daylight Ravings

Jubilee - Call For Location

Jubilee - I Don't Think So

Jubilee - Speed Limit

Jubilee - Liquid Liner

Jubilee - Let Go

Jubilee - Disconnected

Celebrating 10 years of Mixpak with a special radio show 

100% Mixpak releases 

Originally aired on NTS radio, December 5th 2019

Tracklist:

Popcaan - Where We Come From
Popcaan - Silence
Ms Thing & Psycho Tanbad - Bonify
Vybz Kartel - Yuh Love
Konsens - Don’t Worry
Dubbel Dutch - Self Help Riddim
Murlo ft. Gemma Dunleavy - Jasmine
Keida - Never Lose
Florentino x Kaydy Cain - Tu Mirada
Palmistry - Water
Popcaan - Let My Gun
Gaika - PMVD ft Mista Silva
Dubbel Dutch - Rare Earth
Popcaan - Everything Nice ft. Mavado
Popcaan - Dun Rich ft. Davido
Afro B x Vybz Kartel x Dre Skull - Shape Nice
Jubilee - Fulla Curve ft. IQ
Palmistry - Lifted
Beenie Man - Super Model
Tifa - Champion Bubbler
Vybz Kartel - Go Go Wine
Vybz Kartel - Real Bad Gal
Florentino - Colombian Flute
Jubilee - Wine Up ft. Hoodcelebrity
Spice - Hold Tight
Konshens - Gal Ting
Tifa - Rock My Body
Vybz Kartel - Half On A Baby
Popcaan - The System
Machen Montano - Go Down
Beenie Man - Hot Like Fire
Sticky - Look Pon Me ft. Natalie Storm
Murlo & Famous Eno - Ariel
Jubilee - I-95
Dubbel Dutch - Hymn
Famous Eno - All Good FM (Famous Eno Remix)
Jubilee - Jealous
Dubbel Dutch - Dip So
Florentino x MC Bin Laden x MC Buzzz - Na Fuga
MC Buzzz - Bota Bota
Wildlife! - Whoao
¡El Cucuy! - Thug Theogony
Lil Scrappy - Look At Me
Jubilee - Shots ft. P Money
Murlo - Deep Breath ft. Gemma Dunleavy
Sissy Nobby - Lay Me Down
Popcaan - Get Gyal Easy
Popcaan - Firm and Strong

10 Years of Mixpak - NTS Radio December 2019

HOME TO >>> 
POPCAAN / VYBZ KARTEL / DRE SKULL / JUBILEE / PALMISTRY / FLORENTINO & MORE

Popcaan - Where We Come From - 10 Year Deluxe Edition out now!
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