More than a self-titled sophomore, Jesse Royal’s 2nd album is a sonic personal archive. Royal contains eleven lyrical missives and lives up to its roaring title and sublime cover art. The project shows the Maroontown rootsman evolving in real-time, shaped by faith, fatherhood, and his Rastafari creed.
On Royal, Jesse’s messages are rich and conscious, possessing the fervor of reggae and Rastafari at its core while mixing in elements from a multitude of genres. The album’s rich production is expertly calibrated: Grammy-winning Sean Alaric (responsible for Koffee’s Throne and Teyana Taylor’s Bad) who produced over half the album, along with Jesse Royal himself, Natural High, Dretegs, iotosh, Yared “Boomdraw” Lee, Romario Bennett (also known as Runkus) and Wayne Thompson.
| A1 | High Tide Or Low |
| A2 | LionOrder |
| A3 | Dirty Money |
| A4 | Natty Dread |
| A5 | Home |
| B1 | Rich Forever |
| B2 | Natty Pablo |
| B3 | Black |
| B4 | Like Dat |
| B5 | Differences |
| B6 | Strongest Link (Do My Best) |
