Great Is He

Great Is He is the fifth studio album by Jamaican singer Popcaan. It was released through OVO Sound on 27 January 2023. The album features guest appearances from Burna Boy, Chronic Law, Drake, and Toni-Ann Singh. Production was handled by Kid Culture, Demario Duncan, Dane Ray, The Fanatix, Anju Blaxx, Dre Skull, Tresor, Batundi, TJ Records, Dan Sky, Atto Wallace, Steven Francisco, Savchenko Anton, Mojam, and Wez. The album serves as the follow-up to Popcaan's previous album, Fixtape (2020).

Great Is He
Studio album by Popcaan
Released	27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
Length	57:04
Label	OVO
Producer	Anju Blaxx Atto Wallace Batundi Dan Sky Dane Ray Demario Duncan Dre Skull Kid Culture Mojam Savchenko Anton Steven Francisco The Fanatix TJ Records Tresor Wez
Popcaan chronology
Fixtape (2020) Great Is He (2023)
Singles from Great Is He
"Skeleton Cartier" Released: 4 March 2022 "Next to Me" Released: 30 November 2022 "Set It" Released: 16 December 2022 "We Caa Done" Released: 6 January 2023 "Great Is He" Released: 20 January 2023

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Evening Standard	[1]
NME	[2]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Guardian	[5]

Release and promotion

Popcaan revealed the title of the album in early 2022, later promising a release date near the end of the year, which, however, did not happen.^[6] He revealed the cover art in early 2023.^[7] He revealed the tracklist exactly a week before its release date.

Singles

The lead single of the album, "Skeleton Cartier", was released on 4 March 2022.^[8] The second single, "Next to Me", was released on 30 November 2022.^[9] The third single, "Set It", was released on 16 December 2022.^[10] The fourth single, "We Caa Done", which features Canadian rapper and singer Drake, was released on 6 January 2023.^[11] The fifth and final single, the title track, was released on 20 January 2023.^[12]

Track listing

Great Is He track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Defeat the Struggle"	Andrae Sutherland Daniel Hackett	Kid Culture	3:47
2.	"Freshness"	Sutherland Demario Duncan Waldane Hampton	Duncan Dane Ray	4:03
3.	"Skeleton Cartier"	Sutherland Adrian Francis Curtis James	The Fanatix	3:42
4.	"Next to Me" (featuring Toni-Ann Singh)	Sutherland Toni-Ann Singh Andrew Myrie	Anju Blaxx	3:56
5.	"Teach Me"	Sutherland Andrew Hershey	Dre Skull	2:27
6.	"Aboboyaa" (featuring Burna Boy)	Sutherland Damini Ogulu Myrie Kurt Lewis	Anju Blaxx	2:47
7.	"11th Commandment"	Sutherland Hampton Nathaniel Brown	Dane Ray	3:39
8.	"We Caa Done" (featuring Drake)	Sutherland Aubrey Graham Tresor Riziki	Tresor Batundi	4:05
9.	"Cry fi Yuh Body"	Sutherland Hershey	Dre Skull	2:54
10.	"Set It"	Sutherland Linton White Ricardo Reid	TJ Records	2:35
11.	"New Benz"	Sutherland Wesley Singerman Hershey	Dre Skull	2:13
12.	"St. Thomas Native" (featuring Chronic Law)	Sutherland Ackeme Campbell Dan Sky Atto Wallace Madden Aubyn	Sky Wallace	3:10
13.	"Wish No Bad"	Sutherland Amilcar Smith Steven Francisco	Smith Francisco	3:14
14.	"Appreciation"	Sutherland Wallace Savchenko Anton	Wallace Anton	3:34
15.	"Past Life"	Sutherland Hampton Brian Mitchell Ryan Bevolo Nicholas Lira	Dane Ray	4:17
16.	"Memories"	Sutherland James Murray Mustafa Omer	Mojam	3:20
17.	"Great Is He"	Sutherland Murray Omer Amilcar Smith	Mojam Wez[a]	3:21

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

References

1. Smyth, David (January 27, 2023). "Popcaan: Great Is He album review - sunny and hummable". Evening Standard. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
2. Williams, Kyann-Sian (January 25, 2023). "Popcaan - 'Great Is He' review: dancehall star subtly pushes the envelope". NME. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
3. Herrera, Isabelia (February 4, 2023). "Popcaan: Great Is He". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
4. Dukes, Will (January 27, 2023). "Popcaan Throws a Blessed Up Party On 'Great Is He'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
5. Okundaye, Jason (January 27, 2023). "Popcaan: Great Is He review – dancehall star's banal hymns to luxury". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
6. Darville, Jordan (4 January 2023). "Popcaan announces Drake collaboration "We Caa Done"". The Fader. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
7. Price, Joe (6 January 2023). "Popcaan Taps Drake for New Single and Video "We Caa Done"". Complex. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
8. Strauss, Matthew (4 March 2022). "Popcaan Shares New Song "Skeleton Cartier": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
9. Renshaw, David (30 November 2022). "Popcaan returns with new song "Next To Me"". The Fader. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
10. Helfand, Raphael (16 December 2022). "Popcaan shares new song "Set It"". The Fader. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
11. Pierre, Alphonse (6 January 2023). "Popcaan / Drake: "We Caa Done" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
12. Aron A. (20 January 2023). "Popcaan Debuts Title Track Off Of Upcoming Album "Great Is He"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 20 January 2023.