Andrae Hugh Sutherland is known as Popcaan. He is a Jamaican dancehall artist, singer, and songwriter from the parish of St. Thomas.
Popcaan was famous for a pop singer. He joined Vybz Kartel's Gaza Music Empire in 2088. In 2010, he released his breakthrough international hit Clarks with Kartel and ode to the popular shoe brand. He signed with Mixpak Records and released his debut studio album, Where We Come From. His international single include Only Man She Want, Everything Nice, Ova Dwee, El Chapo, and Family. He has collaborated with a number of the international artists most notably Drake, Jamie xx, Pusha T, Giggs, Matoma, Wale, and Gorillaz.
Popcaan was born on July 19, 1988, in Saint Thomas, Jamaica. He holds Jamaican nationality and belongs to black ethnicity. His birth sign is Cancer. His parent's name is unknown. He grew up in Portmore, St. Catherine. There is no information about his education background.
Popcaan approached Vybz Kartel at a local jam called My Scheme, where Kartel recruited the young DJ to his Portmore Empire, becoming both a producer and mentor. In 2010, his breakthrough came with Clarks, a collaboration with Kartel. In 2011, he received the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Award for Best New Artist, and Collaboration of the Year for Clarks which also won Song of the Year- Dancehall. He released a new mixtape at the end of January 2012, Chromatic presents Yiy Change, the follow-up to his 2010 mixtape Hot Skul, Fry Yiy, Boil Brainz. In March "Only Man She Wants" gave him his first Billboard entry at No. 89 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. He has toured the world since in Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean and South American region. He signed to Mixpak Records for a multi-record deal. His debut studio album Where We Come From was released on Mixpak on June 10, 2014. In 2015, he was featured on Jamie xx's I Know There's Gonna Be with American rapper Young Thug. In 2016, he made his first UK appearance alongside Mixpak for the annual Red Bull Culture Clash and won the clash over Wiz Khalifa/Taylor Gang, Eskimo Dance, and UKG. In 2017, he performed guest vocals for the Gorillaz track Saturnz Barz off of the album Humanz. The track reached number five on the Billboard Hot Rocks Songs chart. He announced his second album Forever on May 11, 2018. It was preceded by the singles Body So Good, Wine For Me, and Firm and Strong. The album was released on July 20, 2018, premiered on a live-stream hosted by Boiler Room. On December 23, 2018, Drake announced that Popcaan will be signed to OVOsound.
Popcaan height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall and body weight is unknown. He has black hair and black eyes.
Popcaan is a married man. He got secretly married to his girlfriend Kavell Keir. She was previously married to Machel Montano but started dating the songwriter Popcaan since 2015.
Popcaan estimated net worth of $1.4 million and his salary has not been revealed yet but will be updated soon.