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2014 studio album by Popcaan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Where We Come From is the debut studio album by Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan, released on 10 June 2014 by Mixpak Records. A prolific dancehall artist from Jamaica,[2] Popcaan collaborated with several producers on the album: Dre Skull (who also served as the album's Executive Producer), Dubbel Dutch, Anju Blaxx, Jaime YVP and Adde Instrumentals.
"Where We Come From" received critical acclaim upon release, and placed on several year-end critics' lists for 2014.[3][4][5][6] Upon release of the album, Popcaan was featured as the cover star on The Fader,[7] garnered an 8.0 rating at Pitchfork,[1] and received positive reviews from NPR,[3] The Guardian,[8] The Washington Post,[9] Billboard,[10] Dazed,[6] Jamaican Observer,[11] Complex,[4] FACT,[5] and more.[12]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[13] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [14] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[15] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10[16] |
Wondering Sound | [17] |
Where We Come From received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 5 reviews.
Popcaan was praised for making his own mark on the dancehall genre. The Jamaican artist veers away from male posturing and bravado, instead producing an album that tackles important themes and demonstrates an emotional vulnerability on some of the more romantic numbers.[18]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) [19] | Length |
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1. | "Hold On" |
| Dre Skull | 3:59 |
2. | "Everything Nice" |
| Dubbel Dutch | 4:17 |
3. | "Number One Freak" |
| Jaime YVP | 3:15 |
4. | "Love Yuh Bad" |
| Dre Skull | 3:41 |
5. | "The System" |
| Dre Skull | 3:02 |
6. | "Hustle" (featuring Pusha T) |
| Dre Skull | 2:54 |
7. | "Waiting So Long" |
| Adde Instrumentals | 3:07 |
8. | "Cool It" |
| Dubbel Dutch | 2:59 |
9. | "Ghetto (Tired of Crying)" |
| Dre Skull | 3:22 |
10. | "Evil" |
| Dubbel Dutch | 3:19 |
11. | "Addicted" |
| Dubbel Dutch | 3:54 |
12. | "Give Thanks" |
| Dubbel Dutch | 3:37 |
13. | "Where We Come From" |
| Anjublaxx | 4:02 |
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