Anthony Cruz tackles badmind on new rub-a-dub single Dem Badmind

Anthony Cruz has returned with a rub-a-dub warning shot aimed squarely at badmind, the kind of jealousy-and-envy talk reggae has carried for generations. His new single, Dem Badmind, lands on Tad’s Record and is already out on all platforms, giving selectors and streaming listeners a fresh culture tune with a title that says exactly where it is headed.

The record sits in a familiar but still potent corner of Jamaican music. World A Reggae described Dem Badmind as a rub-a-dub-style track about badmind, jealousy, envy, and ill will toward other people’s success, and that framing fits the way the song taps into a feeling listeners recognize far beyond the dance. Badmind is not just a lyrical subject in reggae; Jamaica Observer has long noted that it is so deeply rooted in the music that recording about it can feel like a rite of passage for Jamaican artists.

Cruz’s choice of style matters as much as the theme. Rub-a-dub keeps the focus on deejay cadence, rhythmic bounce, and clear delivery, a lineage that runs through reggae’s late-1960s rise in Jamaica and into dancehall’s emphasis on toasting over riddims. Dem Badmind uses that foundation to make its point without excess. It is less interested in abstraction than in the everyday tensions of success, rivalry, and the quiet resentment that can surface when somebody is moving forward and the wrong people are watching.

The release timing has already been logged two ways. Riddims World placed it on April 24, 2026, while World A Reggae dated it April 25, 2026. A YouTube metadata listing also marked the track as released on 2026-04-24 and credited Tad’s Record Inc., with mastering by Christopher. However the rollout is read, the single is now in circulation and positioned as a practical new drop for reggae fans who follow label-backed culture records.

Cruz’s own history gives the song extra weight. Reggaeville identifies him as a singer, songwriter, and producer, and also as the nephew of reggae singer Garnet Silk. The same profile traces a key turn in his career to 1993, when he met producer Willie Lindo in Miami, leading to an early break with Just Call My Name. Cruz later returned to Jamaica in 1999, and Dem Badmind feels like another chapter from an artist who knows exactly how to keep reggae’s moral vocabulary alive in the present tense.