Where We Come From

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
Studio album by Popcaan
Released	10 June 2014
Genre	Dancehall[1] pop[1]
Label	Mixpak
Producer	Dre Skull Dubbel Dutch Jaime YVP Anju Blaxx Adde Instrumentals
Popcaan chronology
Where We Come From (2014) Forever (2018)

"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] as well as positive reviews by NPR,[3] The Guardian,[8] The Washington Post,[9] Billboard,[10] Dazed,[6] Jamaican Observer,[11] Complex,[4] FACT,[5] and more.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s) [18]	Length
1.	"Hold On"	Andrae Sutherland Andrew Hershey	Dre Skull	3:59
2.	"Everything Nice"	Sutherland Marc Glasser	Dubbel Dutch	4:17
3.	"Number One Freak"	Sutherland Jamie Roberts	Jaime YVP	3:15
4.	"Love Yuh Bad"	Sutherland Hershey	Dre Skull	3:41
5.	"The System"	Sutherland Hershey	Dre Skull	3:02
6.	"Hustle" (featuring Pusha T)	Sutherland Hershey Terrence Thornton	Dre Skull	2:54
7.	"Waiting So Long"	Sutherland Andreas Nilsson	Adde Instrumentals	3:07
8.	"Cool It"	Sutherland Glasser	Dubbel Dutch	2:59
9.	"Ghetto (Tired of Crying)"	Sutherland Hershey	Dre Skull	3:22
10.	"Evil"	Sutherland Glasser	Dubbel Dutch	3:19
11.	"Addicted"	Sutherland Glasser	Dubbel Dutch	3:54
12.	"Give Thanks"	Sutherland Glasser	Dubbel Dutch	3:37
13.	"Where We Come From"	Sutherland Andrew Myrie	Anjublaxx	4:02

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19]	21
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[19]	2

References

1. Raymer, Miles (10 June 2014). "Popcaan - Where We Come From". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
2. Pareles, Jon (4 July 2014). "A Dancehall Debut and Love Songs From a Philosopher". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
3. Hart, Otis (8 December 2014). "The playlist: Otis Hart, december 8, NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2014". National Public Radio. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
4. Gardner, Alex (23 June 2014). "The Best Albums of 2014". Complex. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
5. Morpurgo, Joseph (9 December 2014). "The 50 best albums of 2014". FACT. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
6. Cliff, Aimee (9 January 2015). "The top 100 tracks of 2014 playlist". Dazed. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
7. Records, Mixpak (3 June 2014). "Cover Story: Popcaan Is Making Dancehall Nice Again". Fader. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
8. McLeod, Erin (28 December 2014). "The playlist: the best reggae, dancehall and soca of 2014, with Popcaan and Bunji Garlin". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
9. Richards, Chris (25 June 2014). "The month's best music: Miranda Lambert, Popcaan, Priests and more". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
10. Kenner, Rob (13 June 2014). "Dancehall's New King Popcaan Takes His Shot". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
11. Jackson, Kevin (29 June 2014). "A new day for Popcaan". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
12. Records, Mixpak (28 December 2014). "Popcaan News". Popcaan. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
13. "Reviews for Where We Come From by Popcaan". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
14. Jeffries, David. "Where We Come From – Popcaan". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
15. Dacks, David (10 June 2014). "Popcaan: Where We Come From". Exclaim!. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
16. Raymer, Miles (10 June 2014). "Popcaan: Where We Come From". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
17. Mistry, Anupa (10 June 2014). "Popcaan, Where We Come From". Wondering Sound. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
18. "Popcaan – Where We Come From". Discogs. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
19. http://www.billboard.com/artist/346372/popcaan/chart?f=336

External links

• Official website