Popcaan scores his first Billboard 200 debut with ‘Fixtape’
Jamaican dancehall artiste Popcaan has an international career poised for greatness, following the debut of his latest project, Fixtape, on the Billboard 200 on Monday (August 17).
The album entered the global chart at 94th,
according to Billboard; the sixth best debut of the week and Popcaan’s best-ever
effort in his professional career.
Debuts on this week’s — billboard charts (@billboardcharts)
Debuts on this week’s — billboard charts (@billboardcharts) #Billboard200 (2/2):#94, @PopcaanMusic Fixtape#150, @NOWThatsMusic 75#159, @prjowellyrandy Viva El Perreo#161, @_DeepPurple Whoosh!#174, @VictoriaMonet JaguarAugust 17, 2020
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The 32-year-old St Thomas native expressed
his gratitude to his Unruly fans, in a post on Instagram, as Popcaan also
thanked all his collaborators who made his Billboard debut possible.
“Respect to everyone who made this possibleŸ™Ÿ¿Ÿ™Ÿ¿ forever grateful. @billboard unruly fans up forever Ÿ¤˜Ÿ¿#fixtape,†he wrote briefly.
View this post on Instagram Respect to everyone who made this possibleŸ™Ÿ¿Ÿ™Ÿ¿ forever grateful. @billboard unruly fans up forever Ÿ¤˜Ÿ¿#fixtapeA post shared by 876GUD (@popcaanmusic) on Aug 17, 2020 at 11:26am PDT
Fixtape, the deejay’s star-studded, 19-track effort, released last Friday (August 7) by Drake-owned OVO Sound, also features fellow dancehall stars Tommy Lee, Masicka, Jada Kingdom and Stylo G, as well as hip-hop talents PARTYNEXTDOOR and French Montana.
Already making the rounds is the fourth-listed single, TWIST & TURN, a four-minute picker-upper which features Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR.
TWIST & TURN ft. — Popcaan (@PopcaanMusic)
TWIST & TURN ft. — Popcaan (@PopcaanMusic) @Drake & @partynextdoor Ÿ’Ÿ’#fixtape pic.twitter.com/6LUyfJ3GaZAugust 12, 2020
Jamaican Twitter users have been buzzing
with excitement since Billboard broke the news, showering Popcaan with
congratulations amid his impressive debut.
Have you peeped Fixtape yet, BUZZ fam? What do you think?