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Reggae/Dancehall Fresh Picks of the Month: Hector Roots Lewis, Nailah Blackman, Jahshii, Adam O & More
Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Yung Bredda and Qbe.
Between Vybz Kartel ‘s blockbuster Freedom Street homecoming concert, Machel Montano ‘s historic NPR Tiny Desk set and the slow-burning crossover of new soca anthems like Kes ‘ “Cocoa Tea” and Yung Bredda’s “The Greatest Bend Over,” Caribbean music has gotten off to an excellent start in 2025. In a few days, Shenseea could become a first-time Grammy winner, but her current focus is lambasting the “Puni Police.” “Hot gyal a nuh fi everybody, my yute/ Comment pon mi picture dem, a that a mad you/ You too insecure, so you lose/ That’s why I’mma need you to/ Gimme some room to breathe,” she spits over Di Genius’ siren-evoking riddim. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines-born artist incorporates more Haitian and Dominican musical influences than your typical soca anthem, but between his raspy vocal performance and live instrumentation by Chryston Floyd (guitar), Konata (percussion) and Geremi Webb (bass), “Ms.
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