RICKY GENERAL IS MAKING A COME-BACK WITH NEW SINGLE “TEN MILLION!”

One thing Ricky General has learnt since he began his recording career 31 years ago — keep your ears to the ground. It not only keeps an artiste current, but earns respect from their peers.

That is what he does on 10 Million and Dolly Body, his latest songs. They are fast-paced dancehall tracks geared mainly at a contemporary audience.

According to the veteran deejay, both singles have enjoyed “nice rotation in di dancehall in New York and South Florida.”

Ricky General produced 10 Million for his Orange Diamond Records, while he recorded Dolly Body for Konsequence Muzik. He stressed the importance of keeping fresh in a competitive market.

“Wi listen to different genres. Yuh have to move with di times ‘cause things change,” he said.

Ricky General enjoyed a strong run during the 1990s with two dancehall anthems. Those songs are Informer, which he did for Stone Love; and the self-produced Sketell Bomb. 

Sketell Bomb was a monster hit in Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. It and Just Another Day, another of his songs, went number one in Barbados; a rare feat considering that country’s preference for soca.

Born Ricardo Anderson, Ricky General grew up between Waterford, Portmore, St. Ann and Manchester. Strongly influenced by Super Cat and Ninjaman, he earned his stripes deejaying on sound systems like King Larry in Waterford, and the established Black Scorpio alongside his good friend Mega Banton.

His first song, Slam Bam, was produced by deejay Red Dragon. Another of his early songs, I Am Back, was a collaboration with Mega Banton.

The 1990s were fruitful for Ricky General. In addition to Informer and Sketell Bomb, he scored with Just Another Day, Gun in A Barrow and Back A Yard. 

Ricky General also did several ‘combination’ singles with Echo Minott, Dennis Brown and Frankie Paul.