Popcaan’s global influence interlaces throughout the album. As a result, the artist calls upon high-profile musicians to feature in ‘Fixtape‘. Drake appears on ‘ALL I NEED‘ and ‘TWIST & TURN‘, with PartyNextDoor. French Montana and Stylo G also contribute, the former on ‘MURDA‘ and the latter on ‘FRESH POLO‘.

The dance-hall influences provide the skeleton for the project. However, the tone ranges. The albums opening track, ‘CHILL‘ radiates a sunny musical disposition. On the other hand ‘MURDA‘ showcases the artist’s aggressive edge, whilst ‘GOODAZ GAL‘ swaggers as a vintage dance-hall track.

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Popcaan took to Instagram to promote the release. He uploaded a, behind the scenes, homevideo which documents his creative process. He captioned the post: ‘we did put in a lot of work on this tape… I hope you will enjoy it as much how we enjoy making it for you‘. The clip shows the artist in the studio, relaxing with friends and cooking up some impressive BBQ.

‘Fixtape‘ cements Popcaan’s position as a dance-hall icon. The project demonstrates Popcaan’s international pull as an artist, due to the superstars that contribute, as well as his diverse range of sound. ‘Fixtape‘ is a triumphant accompaniment to the U.K’s impending heatwave.

Be sure to take in ‘ALL I NEED’, featuring Drake, below:

Revisiting the Team Salut produced beat, the remix features the jumpy hook and football references that we’ve previously been introduced to. However, French Montana brings that East coast flavour with a touch of autotune to the palette and rides this afrobeat sound with ease.

Afro B describes his genre of music as Afrowave, a fusion of hip-hop, dancehall and West African sounds. After releasing the catchy ‘Joanna (Drogba)’ track last year, Afro B has been generating a global buzz thanks to the growing popularity of the afrobeat scene. Since it’s release, major industry names such as WizKid, Kuami Eugene and basketball legend turned rapper, Shaquille O’Neal have all jumped on the chance to remix this banger.

Over the past few years, French Montana has been tapping into his global fan base and Arab/African heritage. Last year, he featured on Massari’s remake of the 90s Arab folk song ‘Ya Nour El Ein’ exhibiting his Arabic fluency. His 2017 single ‘Unforgettable’ was set in a village in Uganda and starred the young Ugandan-based dance collective Triplets Ghetto Kids, who also joined him on tour. After the visit, French began to fund the construction of the Suubi Health Centre in the East African nation, which aids 300,000 local citizens. He is the first rapper to be honoured with the prestigious title of Global Citizens Ambassador for his philanthropic efforts.

Make sure to catch Afro B performing at the Afro Nation Festival in Portimão, Portugal this coming August. You can also listen to the official audio of ‘Joanna (Drogba) (Remix)’ below.