Eek-A-Mouse Returns With AI-Driven Catch A Rat Release

Eek-A-Mouse is back in the spotlight with “Catch A Rat,” a digital single that landed on April 17, 2026 through D-Money Music Group and came packaged as a one-track release. For a figure whose name still carries real weight in reggae, the rollout stood out less for nostalgia than for how deliberately it pushed his sound into a modern visual frame.

The official video was billed as a cinematic AI-generated music video, and its concept was described as following in the tradition of Mad Professor and Lee Scratch Perry. That is a telling pairing for Eek-A-Mouse, whose career has always thrived on eccentricity, imagination and a style that never fit neatly inside one box. Instead of treating the release like a simple throwback, the presentation gave the song a new-school wrapper that should speak to listeners who discover music through video first and catalogue later.

That strategy makes sense for an artist identified by VP Reggae as one of the earliest figures to be called a singjay. Born Ripton Hylton in Kingston, Jamaica, Eek-A-Mouse began recording while still in college and cut two roots reggae singles under his own name early in his career. He went on to help define a scatting-based vocal approach that set him apart from Kingston’s deejay competition in the 1980s, blending sung phrasing with spoken, rhythmic delivery in a way that became part of his signature.

“Catch A Rat” fits neatly into that legacy. The title carries the kind of playful metaphor and storytelling that reggae has long used to sharpen its social edge, while the release format reflects how the music now moves through streaming, sharing and visual discovery. Reggaeville listed the song as a single-track digital release, keeping the focus on one tune rather than a larger package.

The timing also reinforces that this is not a one-off comeback gesture. Reggaeville’s archive shows Eek-A-Mouse active on live stages in 2024 and 2025, with festival and club dates in Europe and Jamaica. That recent run, combined with this digital-first drop, frames “Catch A Rat” as part of an ongoing career push, one that connects an established reggae voice with a format built to catch a younger audience fast.