Fixtape

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

For the Rehab album, see Rehab (band).
Fixtape
Studio album by
Popcaan
Released7 August 2020 (2020-08-07)
Length64:39
LabelOVO Sound
Producer
Popcaan chronology
Vanquish
(2019) 		Fixtape
(2020) 		Great Is He
(2023)
Singles from Fixtape
  1. "Mamakita"
    Released: 27 March 2020
  2. "Buzz"
    Released: 29 May 2020
  3. "Twist & Turn"
    Released: 1 September 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.3/10[2]

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]

Track listing

[edit]
Fixtape track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Chill"Andrae Hugh SutherlandAlvin Brown Beats3:27
2."Buzz"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Damian Gager
  • Remmel Brown
  • Mini E5
  • Two4kay
2:37
3."Fresh Polo" (featuring Stylo G and Dane Ray)
  • A. Sutherland
  • Andrian Francis
  • Curtis James
  • Mark Waxkirsh
  • Gager
  • Mini E5
  • The Fanatix
3:08
4."Twist & Turn" (featuring Drake and PartyNextDoor)
Nineteen854:20
5."Mamakita"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Linton White
  • Mark Collinder
TJ Records3:22
6."Goodaz Gal"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Jammy James
  • Andre Dennis
  • Jam 2
  • Spider
4:51
7."Canary"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Darren Jack
  • Markus Myrie
  • Jaxx Records
  • Markus Records
3:21
8."Rapid"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Waldane Hampton
Dane Ray3:24
9."Unda Dirt" (featuring Masicka and Tommy Lee)
  • A. Sutherland
  • Christopher James Hamer
  • Stephen Hicham Ched-di
  • Gager
  • Mini E5
  • Christopher James Hamer
  • Stephen Hicham Ched-di
3:18
10."Any One a Dem" (featuring Frahcess One)
  • A. Sutherland
  • Francis
  • James
  • Waxkirsh
  • Gager
  • Mini E5
  • The Fanatix
3:16
11."All I Need" (featuring Drake)
Noel Cadastre2:58
12."Suh Me Luv It" (featuring Jada Kingdom)
Boi-1da4:13
13."Bruck Di Buddy"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Hampton
  • Dane Ray
  • Popcaan
3:26
14."Murda" (featuring Preme and French Montana)
London on da Track3:21
15."Jealousy Die Slow"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Kirk Clarke
Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke2:50
16."Friends Like These"
  • A. Sutherland
  • R. Douglas Evans
Popcaan3:28
17."Retribution"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Borial Thomas
  • K. Daley
  • Borial Thomas
  • Popcaan
2:28
18."Bank & God"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Rasheed Sutherland
JoshSkull3:23
19."My Way"
  • A. Sutherland
  • Charles Doran
  • Clarke
  • Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke
  • KraiGGi BaDArT
3:28
Total length:64:39

Personnel

[edit]

Vocalists

  • 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

[edit]
Chart performance for Fixtape
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 15
US Billboard 200[5] 94
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[6] 2

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Collar, Matt. "Fixtape - Popcaan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ Burney, Lawrence (18 August 2020). "Popcaan: FIXTAPE". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Urban Adult Contemporary Taking Off". All Access. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Popcaan Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fixtape&oldid=1197730569"