{"id":5711,"date":"2025-04-04T14:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/ras-emmanuel-drops-jah-my-provider\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:25:29","slug":"ras-emmanuel-drops-jah-my-provider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/ras-emmanuel-drops-jah-my-provider\/","title":{"rendered":"Ras Emmanuel drops \u2018Jah My Provider\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After returning recently from several performances and TV appearances in the Gambia, West Africa, where he was given a hero&#8217;s welcome, Jamaican-born, New Jersey-based dancehall DJ Ras Emmanuel has dropped an explosive new single, &#8220;Jah My Provider.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Tuesday, the award-winning Emmanuel told <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caribbean Life<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that the new single is a collaboration with Kingston, Jamaica-based DJ Little Robert. The song speaks to &#8220;a steadfast reliance on Jah&#8217;s support and mercy to navigate some of life&#8217;s difficult hurdles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said the new single follows his 2024 resounding smash, &#8220;Dancehall Forever.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ras Emmanuel said a remixed version of the song was played at Vybz Kartel&#8217;s Freedom <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Street<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> concert on New Year&#8217;s Eve in Kingston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">am<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> just as excited about this new release as I <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">am<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> about &#8216;Dancehall Forever,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;The theme of this song is universal, and it immediately captures the consciousness of the listener.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everyone has their <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">own<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> problems to face in life, and this song brings hope and strength through Jah to confront and overcome the daily battles of levity,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> he added. &#8220;I wrote these lyrics because of some of the personal journeys that I <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">myself<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> have been through.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jah My Provider,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> produced by Nasir Gowdie and Imark Productions, is on the Central Village Voice label.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ras Emmanuel said he is not surprised by the &#8220;tremendously positive response<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to the new release, stating that, after testing it in Africa, he received &#8220;only green lights.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A number of radio stations, including Roadblock Radio, Richie B Radio <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Best FM, have already added the new joint to their playlists,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Jah My Provider<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is available on all major music platforms, including Spotify.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After returning recently from several performances and TV appearances in the Gambia, West Africa, where he was given a hero&#8217;s welcome, Jamaican-born, New Jersey-based dancehall DJ Ras Emmanuel has dropped an explosive new single, &#8220;Jah My Provider.&#8221; On Tuesday, the award-winning Emmanuel told Caribbean Life that the new single is a collaboration with Kingston, Jamaica-based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5711\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}