{"id":41946,"date":"2019-02-27T19:59:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T17:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/popcaan-drops-black-and-white-music-video-for-firm-and-strong\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:36:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:36:13","slug":"popcaan-drops-black-and-white-music-video-for-firm-and-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/popcaan-drops-black-and-white-music-video-for-firm-and-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Popcaan drops black and white music video for &#8216;Firm and Strong&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><iframe  class=\"pam-featured-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0rEBT_Ge3sc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<h4>After\u00a0signing to Drake\u2019s OVO Sound label, the dancehall singer shares the official music video for \u201cFirm and Strong\u201d, taken from his last album.<\/h4>\n<p>The Portmore, Jamaica, native has soared from the island to countries worldwide thanks to noteworthy guest spots on tracks from Kanye West and Gorillaz.\u00a0Becoming the torchbearer for\u00a0modern dancehall, he dropped his\u00a0<em>Forever\u00a0<\/em>LP last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Firm and Strong&#8221; is one of the leading singles of\u00a0the project&#8217;s 17 tracks.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirm and Strong,\u201d is just [about] things I\u2019m going through in the industry. I was in a mood, so I just sang it and freed my mind. A lot of people don\u2019t like to see somebody else striving. So you have to not pay attention and give that less energy&#8221; says Popcaan.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Jamaican musician stars in the black and white music video\u00a0directed by Nabil, taking us from the streets to Church.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Popcaan&#8217;s<em> Forever\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/26z5UAfInaNNgFmYD2dkge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/album\/68566141?utm_source=deezer&amp;utm_content=album-68566141&amp;utm_term=924740661_1551289559&amp;utm_medium=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deezer<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h5>Read Next:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/rho-interview\/\">We spoke with Neo-reggae emerging artist Rho<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21743\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-1440x1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Popcaan-forever-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After\u00a0signing to Drake\u2019s OVO Sound label, the dancehall singer shares the official music video for \u201cFirm and Strong\u201d, taken from his last album. 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