Popcaan Opens Up About Unruly Shagel's Death On "Traumatized"

BYAron A.Updated onMay 04, 20199.3K Views

Popcaan is back with new music.

Popcaan has been pumping out a ton of music over the past few months. It feels like he's been dropping something new every week, sometimes delivering two new tracks in the span of seven days. In late December, the dancehall artist announced that he'd be signing with Drake's OVO label officially after being a close affiliate for years. As he prepares for what we believe will be his OVO debut, he comes through with his latest track, "Traumatized."

Popcaan speaks on the death of his friend Unruly Shagel who was killed at the dancehall artist's home. The singer previewed the song on Instagram recently, writing, “It’s been 6 months and still feel like yesterday @unruly_shagelshag miss you bro keep watching over us from above.. RIP bro unruly fi life a swear blood." Popcaan delivers a powerful track where he reflects on the death of his friend over production from Notnice Records and Unruly Records.

Quotable Lyrics
All kinda fake news a advertise
Some ah say me set yuh up and a sacrifice
But any boy ever say dat in front mi eyes
More den a thousand rifle rise,

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.