Likkle Addi – ProtoSTAR EP

Likkle Addi’s ProtoSTAR arrives as a sharp little dancehall statement from an artist who has spent the last few years moving from “Vybz Kartel’s son” to a voice with his own pull. The title fits the moment: he is still in the early stretch of his career, but the confidence is already there, and the songs carry the kind of self-belief that has become part of his lane. Released on October 17, 2025 through Uptown Gaza Records UTG, the cut sits comfortably inside the modern dancehall current he has been building with a steady run of singles and collaborations.

The track itself is tense, moody, and forward-moving, with a hard-edged bounce rather than a glossy club sheen. It runs just over two and a half minutes, and that short runtime suits the style: no wasted space, just a direct vocal and a rhythm that keeps its pressure on. The production credit goes to Uptown Gaza Records UTG, with Redboom Supamix handling the mix and Marvoni Beats credited on composition and lyrics, which points to the same tightly controlled UTG ecosystem that has been behind much of Likkle Addi’s recent output.

What makes ProtoSTAR feel like more than another catalogue entry is the way it sits beside the rest of his run. Addi has been working a lane of young-gun dancehall with enough polish to travel, but also enough street edge to keep it rooted in Jamaica’s present tense. He came up alongside Likkle Vybz under the UTG banner, and that family link still matters, but songs like this are useful because they show him pushing his own identity forward rather than hiding inside the legacy. There’s a sense of momentum here, the kind that comes from an artist still sharpening the voice but already knowing exactly how he wants it to land.