Vybz Kartel Ft. Skillibeng – Try Again

Vybz Kartel and Skillibeng make “Try Again” feel like a meeting of two different generations of Jamaican street music: Kartel’s razor-sharp dancehall command and Skillibeng’s colder, modern-day patter. The song lands on Kartel’s God and Time project, released in 2026 through TJ Records and Vybz Kartel Muzik, the same camp that has long helped shape some of his biggest post-peak eras. By the time this cut arrived, Kartel had already turned the album into a major statement, and “Try Again” sits neatly inside that larger picture without feeling like a token guest spot.

What gives the track its pull is the contrast. Kartel brings the veteran’s poise, the kind of phrasing that can sound teasing, reflective, or threatening depending on the line, while Skillibeng comes in with the clipped, impatient energy he’s become known for since breaking through out of St. Thomas. That pairing matters because Skillibeng has spent the last few years moving from breakout local name to a cross-border collaborator, while Kartel remains the genre’s most magnetic architect, still able to turn any feature into an event. Their chemistry here points to resilience and reinvention, which fits the title perfectly: this is a song about pushing through setbacks and coming back sharper, not folding under pressure.

As part of Kartel’s 2026 rollout, the track also reinforces how broad his current reach is. The album’s guest list stretches across dancehall and beyond, but “Try Again” has one of the most naturally modern pairings on the set. It feels less like a nostalgic handoff than a current-day alignment, with both artists sounding like they understand the same hard-edged, fast-moving audience.