Popcaan can be considered as a bonafide genre of the smash hits numbers and genre-bending work in the segment of his back pocket. The singer and songwriter, Popcaan is a Jamaican star who began with his dancehall journey from the year 2007.
It was then when Popcaan decided to join Vybz Kartel’s posse that got an introduction to the Jamaican public through Kartel’s shows at long-awaited festivals named Reggae Sumfest. Some of the singles titled “Jah Jah Protect Me,” “Gangsta City” “Nuh Work So,” “Hot Grabba,” and helped to make Popcaan a regularly appearing radio star, whose performances are frequently aired in the Jamaican radio channels. His net worth is estimated to be an amount of 1.4 million dollars.
Early life
Andrae Hugh Sutherland is the birth name of the well known professional DJ whose stage name is Popcaan. He hails from the land of Jamaica and is a fabulous and eminent singer as well as a songwriter who is blessed with the virtue of terrific lyrical context.
He was born on the 19th July 1988 at Saint Thomas. His early childhood days were spent in Portmore, St. Catherine. His dedication and love for creating the beautiful musical compositions commenced at quite an early age when he could choose to play with his friends. Music was in his chromosome. He decided to trains him as a dedicated vocalist and a well-seasoned performer who can make people go on with huge applause. He was supported by his family in each step of his growing up and along with his family; Popcaan had to move to Portmore when he had hardly attained the age of just seven years.
His childhood days were spent in the under construction housing project known as called the “Three West Portmore.”The city was developed on the requisition reclaimed for the swamp to get dilute the problem of the ever-growing uncontrollable population of Jamaica.No one would hardly believe the fact that it is his luck that made him rise suddenly with fame and prosperity. The Jamaican singer Popcaan was only 17 years old when Kartel chose him, the duo met each other at a local city party, and within some days he got recruited to the famous Portmore Empire. Kartel was not only responsible for finding him the path to success but also guided him through every step of life. He was like his godfather who made him know the real meaning of life.
Career
Popcaan got his groundbreaking success with the release of the album “Ravin.” The song was exclusively produced by the production house Kartel’s label. Popcaan net worth is $1.4 million, and one must know that this just the beginning scenario. Popcaan became more popular with his fans and was one of the favorite rap stars after his release of the first studio album titled “Where We Come From.”
At the end of the year 2015, he decided to construct his dream mansion in his original native land Jamaica, Africa. This mansion is proof of his hard earned money considered his own constructed first real estate property where no one can claim to have any financial contribution. He is supremely and exclusively talented, with numerous collaborations with exceptionally talented artists like Young Thug and the reputed rapper Jamie XX.
The latest masterpiece of this revolutionary singer is an extraordinary mixtape called “Yiy Change.”This was a successful production with the collaboration of Chromatic Sound. The chromatic sound has successfully proved to be the best monitoring unit and served to be extremely beneficial for this legendary rap singer. Some of his most notable works are titled “Ova sweet,” “Please Forgive Me” and “Wicked Man Ting.”
He even starred with many popular artists who are well-known personalities in the rap world. In the year 2001, he successfully made his ever first appearance in the United States which was made along with Mixpak, an association with the Red Bull Culture Clash. He was also successful in winning the clash over Wiz Khalifa and UKG, and they knew the marvelous tunes of Eskimo Dance. Popcaan also got featured on the worldwide famous hit number Aluna George’s track that is uniquely titled “I’m in control’.
He is a prominent revolutionary figure in the world of pop music rap and singing culture. He is serving as an example for millions and millions of young aspirant who wants to prosper in the field of rap music and want to get famous like Popcaan worldwide. He is a motivation for millions and thousands of people with the Black ethnicity and is economically unstable in the interior regions of Africa.
He pursued all his dreams and fulfilled them with utmost responsibility and vigor. Popcaan holds extreme respect and gratitude for those people who had helped him grow and soar up high in the sky.
Personal life
Popcaan got secretly married to his girlfriend who hails from Trinidad named Kavell Keir. She was previously married to Machel Montano but started dating the songwriter Popcaan since 2015.Popcaan had dedicated the mixed number, the album titled “Addicted” to his girlfriend Kavell, who is of Trinidadian and Canadian descent.
His wife is quite supportive and has trust on Popcaan. She has even adopted her husband’s bohemian lifestyle without any question.
Quick summary:
Full Name: Andrae Hugh Sutherland
Date of Birth: 19th July 1988
Birth Place: Saint Thomas Parish, Portmore, Jamaica, West Indies
Age: 30 Year Old
Profession: Pop Singer, Songwriter
Height: 5 Feet 5 Inches / 165 cm
Weight: NA
Net worth: 1.4 Million Dollar
