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Rytikal

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Rytikal (Ryan McFarlane) is a Jamaican dancehall deejay from St Thomas whose breakout single 'Courage' introduced a hard-edged, street-rooted delivery; he has since built a catalogue including 'Water', 'Chosen' and 'We Okay' on East Syde Records, and has spoken publicly about Jamaica's crime rate in interviews.

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Era: Open era →

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Story · ProbableThe streaming-generation dancehall deejays

A new cohort of Jamaican deejays broke through on YouTube views and streaming charts rather than radio play, without breaking from dancehall's toasting lineage.