Cholita launches debut EP Broken Promises with Popcaan feature

Cholita unveiled her debut EP Broken Promises at Mezza Luna in Kingston, turning the Friday evening launch into a clear first statement from the fast-rising Jamaican recording artiste. The six-track project, which runs 18 minutes and was released June 26, was credited to Mixpak Records and introduced as more than a one-song rollout.

The set is built around a sharp emotional arc, moving through Next Time, Without You with Skillibeng, Deja Vu, No Second Chances, Too Damn Hard and Never Come Down with Popcaan. That last track has been positioned as the project’s main hook, and the official Never Come Down video arrived alongside the release, giving the EP a coordinated audio-visual push rather than a simple upload.

Mixpak said the record was made in Kingston and Los Angeles with producer Dre Skull, and described the sound as global pop grounded in dancehall and Caribbean bass-driven music. That production lane fits the way Broken Promises has been framed, with Cholita leaning into heartbreak, healing and self-discovery while still keeping one foot firmly in the dancehall marketplace.

The Popcaan link also carries its own weight. Dre Skull produced Popcaan’s debut album Where We Come From and its follow-up Forever, which makes the feature feel less like a random guest slot and more like part of a familiar lineage of Kingston-to-global dancehall crossover records. For Cholita, it gives the EP an immediate bridge to a wider audience while leaving space for her own voice to stay at the center.

Her profile had already been building before the EP landed. The release followed a Caribbean Music Awards Best New Artist nomination and a sold-out debut live performance in Kingston, signs that the rollout had momentum well before Broken Promises hit streaming services. With the Mezza Luna launch, the six-track structure and the Popcaan feature working together, Cholita presented the project as an arrival moment, not a debut footnote.