Rymey Gad is a Jamaican dancehall artist from Westmoreland whose
music has built momentum through a mix of street-level energy,
melodic hooks, and a modern, digital-first release style. He
emerged as one of the more closely watched new voices from the
parish in 2024, when local coverage described his songs as
spreading quickly on YouTube and TikTok and noted the growing
attention around tracks like “Mercedez Benz” and “Brain
Freeze.”
Born Garrett Whitelock, he has spoken about growing up in Hanover
and Westmoreland, leaving school for financial reasons, and getting
his first grounding in performance by deejaying at school from
around grade six. In that same profile, he described music as
something he had long been drawn to, and he named Jah Vinci, Vybz
Kartel, and I-Wayne among his influences.
Rymey Gad’s catalog shows an artist working steadily and
collaboratively across the current dancehall scene. Streaming
platforms list him in the modern dancehall lane and show a run of
releases through 2025 and 2026, including singles such as “Without
Me,” “Crook,” “Billionaire,” and the 2026 release “Hattrick.” His
name also appears on collaborations that helped widen his reach,
including “Nuh Obeah” with Kraff, which he has said gave his career
an important push, and newer pairings like “Get Up” with Rushawn
and “SouthWest” with Areakode.
What stands out in Rymey Gad’s rise is the way he combines raw
local swagger with a polished release pattern that fits today’s
dancehall ecosystem. His records often lean into bold phrasing,
hard-edged confidence, and upbeat, chant-ready delivery, but they
also reflect an artist still sharpening his live presence and
expanding his sound. That tension between early promise and steady
development gives his work its appeal: he sounds like someone still
on the climb, but already understood by listeners who follow the
new wave of Jamaican dancehall closely.
