Just before Christmas two years ago, almost 20,000 people travelled from all corners of Jamaica to its southeasternmost parish, St. Thomas. It may not be among the first places that come to mind when ...

Popcaan and longtime collaborator Dre Skull speak with Billboard about the making of the dancehall titan's debut studio album. By Kyle Denis Between the triumphant, box office-topping Bob Marley ...

From the magazine: ISSUE 92, June/July 2014. This is the third of four covers from our annual Summer Music issue that we'll be revealing this week. Hayfield, the rural village in Jamaica’s Saint ...

“Big up all the real gangsters,” said Popcaan around 4 a.m., bathed in spotlights on the stage at Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Jamaica. “Big up all the real Popcaan fans, mi love you for ...

Once known as Vybz Kartel's protégé, Popcaan is now a boss in his own right. And with his powerful debut album, he's out to prove that he's more than just a raving king. This past Easter the ...

Well, I’m from the streets, and my influence [there] is very strong, so I can use it to do anything. With my album right now, it makes me feel good, because it doesn’t involve any gun lyrics and it’s ...

Popcaan is always in motion, but his voice beckons home. When he answers my call last Friday, a week after the release of Forever, his second studio album, the prolific dancehall singer is quick to ...

2024 saw quick-moving song snippets, boosted by mystery-wrapped algorithms, turn into year-defining singles (but not necessarily lasting stardom). Beating the odds to capture attention looked ...

Throughout August, in the build-up to Notting Hill Carnival, we’ve been exploring the evolution of reggae in three distinct phases. First, we heard from Vincent ‘Vin King’ Edwards on the Jamaican ...

“Real sentimental and your body is righteous / Tight as I want it / Tight as my lips when I lock them in silence,” sings Drake on Popcaan’s “All I Need,” one of the tracks on the Jamaican dancehall ...

Popcaan unveiled his new mixtape Fixtape on Friday (Aug. 7), and the dancehall project features two new collaborations with none other than <a href="../../music/drake ...