Queen Ifrica Honors Motherhood and Resilience on Mom Like Me

Queen Ifrica marked Mother’s Day with Mom Like Me, a roots-reggae single that puts the weight of everyday family survival at the center of the song. The record frames a mother not as a symbol, but as the person holding a household together through hardship, discipline, and unconditional love.

The song’s power comes from its emotional specificity. Rather than leaning on broad praise, Mom Like Me focuses on the quiet work of keeping children grounded when life turns difficult, and on the kind of perseverance that turns pain into stability. The imagery around the release connects guidance, divine light, sacrifice, and resilience, giving the single a spiritual texture that deepens its message. It reads less like a greeting-card salute and more like a cultural acknowledgment of the women who keep families standing.

That perspective fits Queen Ifrica’s career. Born Ventrice Morgan on March 25, 1975, in Montego Bay, she has long been known for socially conscious reggae and deejay work that blends personal storytelling with commentary. Biographical sources identify her as the daughter of ska legend Derrick Morgan, while also noting that she was raised by her mother and stepfather. That detail gives Mom Like Me added resonance, because the song speaks to the kind of maternal steadiness that shaped her own life.

Mom Like Me also arrived as the second of three singles leading into her summer album Breath of Life, a rollout that gives the release strategic weight beyond its Mother’s Day timing. The album title track will reunite Queen Ifrica with Stephen Marley, the eight-time GRAMMY winner whose name carries major weight in reggae production and songwriting. The single itself follows her earlier 2026 release, Lanton, and later reporting identified Junior Brown, through Nuh Rush Records, as the producer.

The release comes at a strong moment for Queen Ifrica’s visibility. She is set for her first major international show of 2026 at City Splash Festival on May 25 at Brockwell Park in Brixton, London, where the lineup also includes Beres Hammond, Gyptian, The Congos, Jada Kingdom, Aidonia, and Elephant Man. With U.K. roots and community stations already backing Mom Like Me, the single is positioned to travel well beyond her core audience and land as both a heartfelt family song and a timely reggae statement.