"Popcaan a di next Vybz Kartel," said Kartel in 2010
In October 2010, during an interview with BBC radio, Vybz Kartel spoke highly of the unruly deejay, being his protégé and that Popcaan would become the next Vybz Kartel. It is clear that Kartel saw the talent in Popcaan and knew the deejay had huge success ahead of him. Since then, Popcaan has achieved alot on the dancehall scene, winning back to back MOBO Awards in 2015 and 2016, YVA awards for best 'Local International Artiste 2016' and also releasing his debut studio album "Where We Come From" which did well worldwide.
Watch clip from Vybz Karel's interview below:
A week ago following Popcaan's BBC Radio interview, dancehall fans started speculating that Popcaan was referring to Vybz Kartel. In his interview, Popcaan spoke about his unruly position in the dancehall scene. and also said that 99% of dancehall artistes hates him. Watch clip below:
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