Fixtape is the fourth studio album by Jamaican musician Popcaan. It was released on 7 August 2020 via OVO Sound and Warner Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Boi-1da, London on da Track, Nineteen85, Noel Cadastre and Popcaan himself. It features guest appearances from Drake, Dane Ray, Frahcess One, French Montana, Jada Kingdom, Masicka, PartyNextDoor, Preme, Stylo G and Tommy Lee. The album peaked at number 15 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number 94 on the Billboard 200. It was promoted by two pre-released singles: "Mamakita" and "Buzz", while "Twist & Turn" features Drake and PartyNextDoor and was released as the third single by being sent to urban contemporary radio on 1 September.[3]
Fixtape | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 August 2020 | |||
Length | 64:39 | |||
Label | OVO Sound | |||
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Singles from Fixtape | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10[2] |
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chill" | Andrae Hugh Sutherland | Alvin Brown Beats | 3:27 |
2. | "Buzz" |
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| 2:37 |
3. | "Fresh Polo" (featuring Stylo G and Dane Ray) |
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| 3:08 |
4. | "Twist & Turn" (featuring Drake and PartyNextDoor) |
| Nineteen85 | 4:20 |
5. | "Mamakita" |
| TJ Records | 3:22 |
6. | "Goodaz Gal" |
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| 4:51 |
7. | "Canary" |
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| 3:21 |
8. | "Rapid" |
| Dane Ray | 3:24 |
9. | "Unda Dirt" (featuring Masicka and Tommy Lee) |
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| 3:18 |
10. | "Any One a Dem" (featuring Frahcess One) |
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| 3:16 |
11. | "All I Need" (featuring Drake) |
| Noel Cadastre | 2:58 |
12. | "Suh Me Luv It" (featuring Jada Kingdom) |
| Boi-1da | 4:13 |
13. | "Bruck Di Buddy" |
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| 3:26 |
14. | "Murda" (featuring Preme and French Montana) |
| London on da Track | 3:21 |
15. | "Jealousy Die Slow" |
| Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke | 2:50 |
16. | "Friends Like These" |
| Popcaan | 3:28 |
17. | "Retribution" |
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| 2:28 |
18. | "Bank & God" |
| JoshSkull | 3:23 |
19. | "My Way" |
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| 3:28 |
Total length: | 64:39 |
Personnel
editVocalists
- Andrae Hugh "Popcaan" Sutherland – primary artist
- Waldane "Dane Ray" Hampton – featured artist (track 3)
- Jason "Stylo G" McDermott – featured artist (track 3)
- Jahron "PartyNextDoor" Brathwaite – featured artist (track 4)
- Aubrey Drake Graham – featured artist (tracks: 4, 11)
- Masicka – featured artist (track 9)
- Tommy Lee – featured artist (track 9)
- Frahcess One – featured artist (track 10)
- Jada Kingdom – featured artist (track 12)
- Raynford "Preme" Humphrey – featured artist (track 14)
- Karim "French Montana" Kharbouch – featured artist (track 14)
Instrumentalists
- Andrae Hugh Sutherland – keyboards & programming (tracks: 1, 13, 16, 17)
- Damian "Mini E5" Gager – keyboards & programming (tracks: 2, 3, 9, 10)
- Remmel "Two4Kay" Brown – keyboards & programming (track 2)
- Andrian Francis – keyboards & programming (tracks: 3, 10)
- Curtis James – keyboards & programming (tracks: 3, 10)
- Mark Waxkirsh – keyboards & programming (tracks: 3, 10)
- Paul "Nineteen85" Jefferies – keyboards & programming (track 4)
- Linton "TJ Records" White – keyboards & programming (track 5)
- Jammy "Jam 2" James – keyboards & programming (track 6)
- Andre "Spider" Dennis – keyboards & programming (track 6)
- Markus "Markus Records" Myrie – keyboards & programming (track 7)
- Darren "Jaxx Records" Jack – keyboards & programming (track 7)
- Waldane Hampton – keyboards & programming (tracks: 8, 13)
- Christopher James Hamer – keyboards & programming (track 9)
- Stephen Hicham Ched-di – keyboards & programming (track 9)
- Noel Cadastre – keyboards & programming (track 11)
- Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels – keyboards & programming (track 12)
- London "London on da Track" Holmes – keyboards & programming (track 14)
- Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke – keyboards & programming (tracks: 15, 19)
- Borial Thomas – keyboards & programming (track 17)
- Rasheed "JoshSkull" Sutherland – keyboards & programming (track 18)
- Charles "Kraiggi Badart" Doran – keyboards & programming (track 19)
- Noah "40" Shebib – additional arranger (track 4)
- Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee – additional instrumentation (track 11)
Production
- Popcaan – producer (tracks: 1, 13, 16, 17)
- Damian "Mini E5" Gager – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 9, 10)
- Remmel "Two4Kay" Brown – producer (track 2)
- Andrian Francis – producer (tracks: 3, 10)
- Curtis James – producer (tracks: 3, 10)
- Mark Waxkirsh – producer (tracks: 3, 10)
- Paul "Nineteen85" Jefferies – producer (track 4)
- Linton "TJ Records" White – producer (track 5)
- Jammy "Jam 2" James – producer (track 6)
- Andre "Spider" Dennis – producer (track 6)
- Markus "Markus Records" Myrie – producer (track 7)
- Darren "Jaxx Records" Jack – producer (track 7)
- Dane Ray – producer (tracks: 8, 13)
- Christopher James Hamer – producer (track 9)
- Stephen Hicham Ched-di – producer (track 9)
- Noel Cadastre – producer (track 11)
- Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels – producer (track 12)
- London Holmes – producer (track 14)
- Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke – producer (tracks: 15, 19)
- Borial Thomas – producer (track 17)
- Rasheed "JoshSkull" Sutherland – producer (track 18)
- Charles "Kraiggi Badart" Doran – producer (track 19)
- Noah "40" Shebib – vocal producer (track 4)
- Taranchyla – vocal producer (track 11)
Technicals
- Dale "Dizzle" Virgo – mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 9, 18), mastering (tracks: 2, 5)
- Remmel "Two4Kay" Brown – mixing (track 2)
- Noah "40" Shebib – mixing (track 4)
- Mark Collinder – mixing (track 5)
- Dre Day – mixing (track 7)
- Waldane "Dane Ray" Hampton – mixing (tracks: 8, 13, 15, 16), recording (tracks: 1–5, 8, 9, 12–16), mastering (track 15)
- Noel Cadastre – mixing (track 11), recording (tracks: 4, 11)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing (track 12)
- Amir "AmirJamm" Jammalieh – mixing (track 14)
- Dohnzhey "Sasaine" Grindley – mixing & recording & mastering (track 17)
- Jacob Richards – assistant mixing (track 12)
- Mike Seaberg – assistant mixing (track 12)
- DJ Riggins – assistant mixing (track 12)
- Prep Bijan – recording (track 4)
- Jammy "Jam 2" James – recording (track 6)
- Markus Myrie – recording (track 7)
- Marlon Easy – recording (track 18)
- Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke – recording (track 19)
- Chris Athens – mastering (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6-11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19)
- Dave Huffman – assistant mastering (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6-11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19)
Charts
editChart (2020) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] | 15 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 94 |
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Collar, Matt. "Fixtape - Popcaan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Burney, Lawrence (18 August 2020). "Popcaan: FIXTAPE". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Urban Adult Contemporary Taking Off". All Access. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2020.