Rytikal – Pon Me

Rytikal keeps pushing the raw, street-level side of modern Jamaican dancehall on Pon Me, a 2026 single that pairs his clipped, forceful delivery with a lean, physical groove. The title reads like a flirtation, but the energy is more commanding than sweet, with the kind of direct patter and stubborn confidence that has made him one of the more distinctive voices to emerge from St. Thomas. He came up with the sort of hard-edged style that connects naturally to the lane carved out by names like Vybz Kartel, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man, and that tension between melody and hardness is part of what gives his records weight.

Pon Me sits in the same run of fast-moving dancehall singles that has kept Rytikal busy through 2026, and it lands as a straightforward club record rather than a glossy crossover play. The production credit to Yuo101 Music and BigYard Music puts it in conversation with the longer Big Yard legacy in Jamaican music, a name long associated with dancehall that can travel from street play to wider commercial reach. Here the sound feels tight and percussive, with enough bounce for juggling but enough space for Rytikal to stretch his phrasing and attack the pocket.

What gives the song its pull is the way he rides the beat with confidence and attitude, turning a simple premise into a performance built on timing, swagger and control.