Rose Hill

Growing up in Portmore, Jamaica, Sutherland was introduced to music from an early age and became determined to pursue a music career from the age of seven. This turned to reality in 2007 when Popcaan was invited to join Vybz Kartel’s Portmore Empire who acted as his producer and mentor. On top of this Vybz Kartel showed Sutherland the ways of the music industry and accompanied him to huge shows including Sting and Reggae Sumfest. Showcasing his eclectic dancehall style and working with the group’s in-house producer NotNice, Popcaan issued the singles “Gal Wine”, “It Nuh Work So”, “Jah Jah Protect Me”, “Gangsta City”, and “Hot Grabba” in 2009.

The singles were well-received, regularly earning airplay on Jamaican radio, and significantly raised the national exposure of the deejay and songwriter. Subsequently however, Popcaan appeared on the remix of Kartel’s song about the British shoe institution, “Clarks”, which soon became his breakthrough hit in 2010. The following year the deejay won the “Best New Artist”, Best Collaboration of the Year” (“Clarks), and “Best Song of the Year - Dancehall” (“Clarks”) at the Excellence in Music and Entertainment awards.

In 2012 the musician released the mixtape “Chromatic presents Yiy Change”, featuring the single “Only Man She Want”. The single subsequently became Popcaan’s first single to chart on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Charts, peaking at No. 89, and earned an official remix by Busta Rhymes. Following tours across the Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean, the deejay released a video for his single “Unruly Rave”, which was directed by Drake’s October’s Very Own label director Niko. In early 2014, Sutherland signed with Mizpak Records who released his debut full-length “Where We Come From” in June 2014. Led by the single “Everything Nice”, the record debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Reggae Albums and earned a MOBO nomination for Best Reggae Act.

David was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica on 22 August 1973, and started his music career at an early age. In 1981 at the age of eight years he won the Tastee Talent contest and made the connections that brought him into the musician knows as Beenie Man. In 1983 he recorded his first single “Too Fancy” followed two years later by his debut album, “The Invincible Beenie Man: The Ten Year Old DJ Wonder.” Having to take a break from music to finish school, and gained momentum with his performance at the 1992 Reggae Sunsplash.

Throughout the 90s, Beenie Man gained a lot of popularity on the Jamaican charts, gaining the title of “Dancehall King.” He broke into the scene in the United States in 1997, with his hit single “Who Am I” which quickly reached Gold certified. The success led to a worldwide popularity; all the while he had remained a dominant artist on the Jamaican charts with seven of his singles on the lists. In 2002 he did a duet with Janet Jackson and in April 2008 he co-wrote and stared in the film “Kingston.” Teaming up with Eric Nicks and The Trackmasters, Beenie Man signed with Brookland Entertainment to record “The Legend Returns” which was released in 2009.