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Gyptian x Ricky Blaze - "Stuck" mp3 stream
Gyptian x Ricky Blaze - "Stuck" mp3 stream

LargeUp Audio: Gyptian x Ricky Blaze - "Stuck"

Gyptian x Ricky Blaze - "Stuck" mp3 streamGyptian x Ricky Blaze - "Stuck" mp3 stream

Reggae heads know that Gyptian teaming back up with Ricky Blaze--who produced his sleeper virus of a global hit "Hold Yuh"--is fairly major news. And since, as I writer, I was blessed to give both of these artists what I believe was their very first press, this one is kinda close to my badman heart. On first listen, "Stuck" does not quite have the unique feel of "Hold Yuh", with its dramatic basscapella build up and its Coldplay-meet-Cheb-Khaled melody. But it does have, you know, an pretty tuff moombaton tempo and thump to its dancehall drum pattern and the breezy appeal of Ricky's trademark teenager-in-love melody. On 2nd, 3rd and 4th listenings, however, it does seem to have the same kind of sublime simplicity to its  4-note keyboard hook and by listen #5  it's proving more addictive than cookies made by Latka's grandma. As I recall, "Hold Yuh" had a similar time-release effect, having been out and getting intermittent play on mixshow radio for a year and change before everybody suddenly realized at the same time that it was the best song of all time. Listen below and get the backstory from LargeUp:

Gyptian, Jamaican dancehall crooner and all-around ladies man, has a new single with Brooklyn producer Ricky Blaze. What happened the last time these two got in the studio together? Just one of the most internationally successful reggae tracks so far this milleniumand a song that essentially gave birth to the island pop genre, that’s all.

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