Krueshef honors Jamaican roots and uplift in two new reggae songs

Krueshef opened 2026 with two releases that show two different cuts of his reggae sound. My Sound arrived first, with Audiomack and YouTube metadata placing it on February 26, and Blaze dem Up followed on May 15, giving listeners a fast, clear read on where he is heading this year.

My Sound, which features Lawgiver, leans into uplift with a message aimed straight at self-esteem and memory. Krueshef framed the song as a reminder that his history did not begin with slavery, but with royalty, and that gives the record its strongest push. The track’s metadata credits Clarence Joseph as composer and lyricist and lists Imperishable Uprising as the imprint, while production is shared by Krueshef, Steely, Clevie, Jtwist, Lawgiver and Kimani. It is a conscious cut, but it is also a release with a firm paper trail and a defined lane inside the roots conversation.

Blaze dem Up moves in a different direction. Krueshef described it as a song about correcting friends and family when they drift off course and staying aligned with Yah and Yahusha so enemies cannot win. A separate listing backed up that tone, calling the track a lean, no-frills dancehall record with a sermon-like delivery. Austin Joseph and Lloyd Laing handled the co-production, and the result is a sharper, more militant companion to My Sound rather than a repeat of it. Together, the two songs show Krueshef switching cleanly between uplift and discipline without losing his message.

That balance makes sense once you look at Clarence Joseph’s background. The official EPK identifies him as a former boxer from Frederiksted, St. Croix, and an alternate for the 2004 U.S. Olympic team. It also notes New York City and Colorado State Golden Gloves titles, plus a national championship in Las Vegas, details that explain the fight and discipline that keep surfacing in his records. BoxRec also lists Clarence Cornelius Joseph as a pro boxer from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Krueshef has carried that same purpose through earlier work under the name Splittt Personality, including the album Introspective and the 2020 EP We Rise Up, described as a call to come together and fight for rights. His official site now places him as a reggae artist from Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., living in California. With My Sound and Blaze dem Up, he has given 2026 a strong opening: one song reaches for self-worth, the other comes in with correction, and both make the Jamaican influence in his sound easy to hear right now.