Fixtape Explained

Fixtape
Type:	studio
Artist:	Popcaan
Cover:	Popcaan - Fixtape.png
Length:	64:39
Label:	OVO Sound
Prev Title:	Vanquish
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	Great Is He
Next Year:	2023

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.^[1]

Personnel

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Urban Adult Contemporary Taking Off. All Access. 7 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200906193752/https://www.allaccess.com/urban. 6 September 2020.