![]() ![]() Īt the Youth View Awards, Popcaan won three awards: Favourite Summer Song and Local Chart-Topping Song of the Year for "Ravin", and Young, Hot and Hype Male of the Year. Popcaan was also featured in The New York Times speaking on the growing impact of "Only Man She Want". The song was later officially remixed by rapper Busta Rhymes. In March, "Only Man She Want" gave Popcaan his first Billboard entry at No. Īt the end of January 2012, Popcaan released a new mixtape, Chromatic presents Yiy Change-the follow-up to his 2010 mixtape Hot Skull, Fry Yiy, Boil Brainz. In 2011, Popcaan received the Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) Award for Best New Artist, and Collaboration of the Year for "Clarks", which also won Song of the Year (Dancehall). The success of the song caused a nationwide spike in sales of the British shoe. Popcaan's breakthrough came in 2010 with "Clarks", a collaboration with Kartel. He got off to a strong start with "Gal Wine" on the Gal Farm riddim, "Clarks" featuring Vybz Kartel, Popcaan and Gaza Slim and more following up with early hits including "It Nuh Work So", "Jah Jah Protect Me", "Gangsta City", "Dream", "Gangsta City Part Second" and "Hot Grabba". Popcaan began making music for Adidjaheim Productions with then in-house producer NotNice, the first person to voice him professionally. Besides showing Popcaan the ropes of the music game, Kartel took him on major shows like Sting and Reggae Sumfest. In 2007, Popcaan approached Vybz Kartel at a local jam called "My Scheme" where Kartel recruited the young deejay to his Portmore Empire music group, becoming both a producer and mentor. ![]() 2.3 2014–present: Where We Come From, Forever and subsequent fameīorn in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica, Sutherland grew up in Greater Portmore, Saint Catherine Parish.Ĭareer 2007–10: Early career. ![]()
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