Gwan Walk by Rik Jam, JonQuan
Rik Jam has been on a steady rise since debuting with the single ‘Love Never Lost’ in 2018, culminating with his 2025 full-length debut release of THE GENESIS and extensive touring in the USA supporting Rebelution. JonQuan has been scattering gold nuggets throughout the reggae underground since his first singles began dropping in 2021 and he had a standout 2024 with singles featuring Ranking Joe and Linval Thompson, including the weed anthem ‘Cultivator’. This new single merges Quan’s retro-sounding cool with Rik’s contemporary singjay style, resulting in a modern throwback fit to shake up the end of 2025 and beyond.
Tracklist
| 1. | Rik Jam, JonQuan - Gwan Walk | 4:01 |
Lyrics
I want to get away
From the troubles dem weh I man face
Some a di times mi affi seh to myself
Is this a curse or I man living in hell
To all di people dem weh really need bread
We all can see that time is moving so dread
Jah Jah grant me with the strength that I need for the road
Of life beg yuh take control
I a gwan walk (walk)
Even when the road is hot
I a gwan walk (walk)
Nah stop till the soil
I a gwan walk (walk)
Deh ya fi defy the odds
I a gwan walk (walk)
Say I a gwan walk
When man trodding through the valley of the shadow of death
This ya rasta man ya nah go worry, him nah go fret
‘Cause the Almighty done carve di road weh I man step
Babylon a try fi bring we down with every chance dem get
But Jah Jah send a warrior fi step ‘pon dem neck
Try fi stop we food dat a di biggest threat
Not because we easy going
If dem test, we a go show it
Babylon dem a go know it
Fyah blaze, we a bun it
I a gwan walk (walk)
Even when the road is hot
I a gwan walk (walk)
Nah stop till the soil
I a gwan walk (walk)
Deh ya fi defy the odds
I a gwan walk (walk)
Say I a gwan walk
Seh Babylon them dead tonight
And me seh Babylon go dead tonight
Me seh burn up Babylon tonight
Burn up Babylon tonight
I a gwan walk (walk)
Nah stop till the soil
I a gwan walk (walk)
Deh ya fi defy the odds
I a gwan walk (walk)
Even when the road is hot
I a gwan walk (walk)
I a gwan walk
When man trodding through the valley of the shadow of death
This ya rasta man ya nah go worry, him nah go fret
‘Cause the Almighty done carve di road weh I man step
Babylon a try fi bring we down with every chance dem get
But Jah Jah send a warrior fi step ‘pon dem neck
Try fi stop we food dat a di biggest threat
Not because we easy going
If dem test, we a go show it
Babylon dem a go know it
Fyah blaze, we a bun it
I a gwan walk (walk)
Even when the road is hot
I a gwan walk (walk)
Nah stop till the soil
I a gwan walk (walk)
Deh ya fi defy the odds
I a gwan walk (walk)
Say I a gwan walk
Credits
Produced by JonQuan
Mixed by JonQuan
Mastered by Jason "Jocko" Randall
License
All rights reserved.
DJ, singer, songwriter...now add producer to the resume, as JonQuan debuts Easy Star Presents: JonQuan & Associates. Songwriter, front man, and keyboard player for Virginia Beach's Buddha Council, JonQuan began his infatuation with Jamaican music as a vinyl collector and DJ. From ska to rocksteady, reggae to dub, JonQuan’s production style and keyboard shuffle conjure classic Jamaican styles.