Fixtape

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{{Infobox album

| name = Fixtape

| type = studio

| artist = Popcaan

| cover = Popcaan - Fixtape.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|8|7|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 64:39

| label = OVO Sound

| producer = {{hlist|Andre "Spider" Dennis|Boi-1da|Borial Thomas|Christopher James Hamer|Dane Ray|Jam 2|Jaxx Records|JoshSkull|Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke|KraiGGi BaDArT|London on da Track|Markus Records|Mini E5|Nineteen85|Noel Cadastre|Popcaan|Stephen Hicham Ched-di|The Fanatix|TJ Records|Two4kay}}

| prev_title = Vanquish

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Great Is He

| next_year = 2023

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Fixtape

| type = studio

| single1 = Mamakita

| single1date = 27 March 2020

| single2 = Buzz

| single2date = 29 May 2020

| single3 = Twist & Turn

| single3date = 1 September 2020

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|last=Collar|first=Matt|date=|title=Fixtape - Popcaan {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fixtape-mw0003414349|accessdate=3 September 2020|website=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork

| rev2score = 8.3/10{{Cite web|last=Burney|first=Lawrence|date=18 August 2020|title=Popcaan: FIXTAPE|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/popcaan-fixtape/|accessdate=26 August 2020|website=Pitchfork}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban|title=Urban Adult Contemporary Taking Off|publisher=All Access|accessdate=7 September 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906193752/https://www.allaccess.com/urban|archivedate=6 September 2020}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Fixtape track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Chill

| writer1 = Andrae Hugh Sutherland

| extra1 = Alvin Brown Beats

| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Buzz

| writer2 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Damian Gager|Remmel Brown}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Mini E5|Two4kay}}

| length2 = 2:37

| title3 = Fresh Polo

| note3 = featuring Stylo G and Dane Ray

| writer3 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Andrian Francis|Curtis James|Mark Waxkirsh|Gager}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Mini E5|The Fanatix}}

| length3 = 3:08

| title4 = Twist & Turn

| note4 = featuring Drake and PartyNextDoor

| writer4 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Aubrey Graham|Jahron Brathwaite|Paul Jefferies}}

| extra4 = Nineteen85

| length4 = 4:20

| title5 = Mamakita

| writer5 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Linton White|Mark Collinder}}

| extra5 = TJ Records

| length5 = 3:22

| title6 = Goodaz Gal

| writer6 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Jammy James|Andre Dennis}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Jam 2|Spider}}

| length6 = 4:51

| title7 = Canary

| writer7 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Darren Jack|Markus Myrie}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Jaxx Records|Markus Records}}

| length7 = 3:21

| title8 = Rapid

| writer8 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Waldane Hampton}}

| extra8 = Dane Ray

| length8 = 3:24

| title9 = Unda Dirt

| note9 = featuring Masicka and Tommy Lee

| writer9 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Christopher James Hamer|Stephen Hicham Ched-di|Gager}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Mini E5|Christopher James Hamer|Stephen Hicham Ched-di}}

| length9 = 3:18

| title10 = Any One a Dem

| note10 = featuring Frahcess One

| writer10 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Francis|James|Waxkirsh|Gager}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Mini E5|The Fanatix}}

| length10 = 3:16

| title11 = All I Need

| note11 = featuring Drake

| writer11 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Graham|Noel Cadastre|Dwayne Chin-Quee|A. Reid}}

| extra11 = Noel Cadastre

| length11 = 2:58

| title12 = Suh Me Luv It

| note12 = featuring Jada Kingdom

| writer12 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Matthew Samuels|J. Murphy}}

| extra12 = Boi-1da

| length12 = 4:13

| title13 = Bruck Di Buddy

| writer13 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Hampton}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Dane Ray|Popcaan}}

| length13 = 3:26

| title14 = Murda

| note14 = featuring Preme and French Montana

| writer14 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Raynford Humphrey|Karim Kharbouch|London Holmes}}

| extra14 = London on da Track

| length14 = 3:21

| title15 = Jealousy Die Slow

| writer15 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Kirk Clarke}}

| extra15 = Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke

| length15 = 2:50

| title16 = Friends Like These

| writer16 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|R. Douglas Evans}}

| extra16 = Popcaan

| length16 = 3:28

| title17 = Retribution

| writer17 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Borial Thomas|K. Daley}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Borial Thomas|Popcaan}}

| length17 = 2:28

| title18 = Bank & God

| writer18 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Rasheed Sutherland}}

| extra18 = JoshSkull

| length18 = 3:23

| title19 = My Way

| writer19 = {{hlist|A. Sutherland|Charles Doran|Clarke}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Kirk "Louie Vito" Clarke|KraiGGi BaDArT}}

| length19 = 3:28

| total_length = 64:39

}}

Personnel

Vocalists

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  • 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)

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Instrumentalists

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  • 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)

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Production

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  • 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)

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Technicals

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  • 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)

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Charts

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|+Chart performance for Fixtape

! scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|15|artist=Popcaan|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 August 2020}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|94|artist=Popcaan|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 August 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardReggae|2|artist=Popcaan|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 August 2020}}

References