United Kingdom based BBC’s Radio 1Xtra has chosen young Jamaican recording artist Popcaan as one of its ‘Hot 20 for 2012.
Popcaan is the only Jamaican to appear on the list.
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station based in United Kingdom and it is part of BBC, and their radio channel is specialized in new black music or urban music – UK is where the real money are, so this is big up for Poppy Hotskull.
You can visit BBC station’s website,  where all 20 acts are featured in a video interview. Popcaan’s interview, two-minutes long, was done in his homeland, Jamaica.
The list, which was revealed last week, is the station’s collection of the 20 acts they think will make an impact in 2012.
In the short interview Popcaan talks about growing up in St Thomas and Portmore, as he describes himself as being a “loving person” to his friends and family.
He also gives credit for the collaboration single “Clarks” with his mentor Vybz Kartel and Gaza Slim, as being what brought attention to his career, to which he followed up with other popular songs.
Speaking about what inspires his lyrics, the young Gaza artist touches on the controversial topic of the relationship between Dancehall Music and crime.
He says, “Nuff people feel say Dancehall Music sparks violence and crime in the community and those type of things.
But is not really like that yuh zee it. Di artists dem sing what they see and what dem hear. So Big Ups to Dancehall Music and Reggae Music.”
