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Vybz Kartel and Stefflon Don Release New Music; Popcaan earns First Canadian Platinum Certification, and possible collaboration between Popcaan and Post Malone in the works
BY SYDNEE WALCOTT
Jamaican artists, Vybz Kartel and Stefflon Don, paired together again on their newly released dancehall single, “Amazing.”
Amazing, which was released last Friday, marks the second time the two artists have collaborated together, after both were featured on late rapper XXXTENTACION”S track, Royalty.
The single is also one of many songs of the dancehall producer Dunw3ll’s PlayStation Riddim, which featured the most streamed songs by Jamaican artists.
Other songs featured on this riddim include: “Day 2 Day” by Sean Paul, “Bye Bye” by Shenseea, “BFF” by Govanna featuring Romeo Nelson and “Please Yuh Girl” by Moyann Montique.
Dunw3ll is also credited for Vybz Cartel’s 2016 hit, Fever, which received a Gold Certification Plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2020.
There’s more great news for Jamaican artists. Even though Popcorn has a collection of plaques, this plaque he recently earned is special as this is his first Canadian platinum certification for his featured single, “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times).”
Music Canada issued the Platinum Single certification on September 14th, 2022 after selling more than 80,000 units in combined digital and physical sales and on-demand audio streaming in the country.
The single had also been certified silver in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) after selling 200,000 units and was certified gold in March of last year in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after seeing more than 500,000 units.
The song, which was by English producer/DJ Jamie XX and also features American rapper Young Thug, is the third single from Jamie xx’s 2015 debut album, “In Colour.”
More great news for Popcaan is a collaboration between the dancehall artist and rapper Post Malone, which is apparently in the works.
Post Malone’s manager, Dre London, who is currently promoting his tequila brand Don Londre’s broke the news of the collaboration and hopes for more collaborations in the future.
Since Popcaan’s rise to fame, the dancehall artist has been part of a long list of international collaborations with artists such as: Pusha T, Busta Rhymes, Chaka Khan, Megan Thee Stallion, Maroon 5, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Lion, Drake and countless others.