It’s lightning striking twice for Sean Paul and Stalk Ashley. Their newest offering, ‘ Ready for the Ride’, captures the same undeniable chemistry that first sparked in 2024.
Produced by London-based Scribz Riley, a two-time Grammy winner for his work on Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy, the track is grounded in Jamaican dancehall sounds but crafted for a global audience. While the driving bassline stays true to dancehall’s foundations, there are hints of Afrobeats and R&B, sitting atop reggaeton-style drum programming.
Their partnership first caught fire in 2024 on Stay With Me, a standout from Stalk Ashley’s debut album, Stalky the Bratt, that helped introduce her to the global dancehall arena.
Where their first collaboration explored intimacy and vulnerability, Ready for the Ride feels like its grown-up sequel, less about asking someone to stay, more about deciding to move forward together. Sean Paul shifts from mentor energy to full creative partner, Stalk Ashley showing more of her bold personality, and both artistes meet in the middle for a sound that is both club-ready and emotionally grounded.
While Sean Paul brings his trademark confidence and reassurance to the chorus, Stalk Ashley answers with fearless intention, embodying a woman who knows her worth and is prepared for what comes next. Their call-and-response mirrors modern relationships, one voice offering assurance, the other affirming readiness.
Ready for the Ride drops just as the multi-award-winning dancehall icon embarks on his headline European tour this month, with two weeks across France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.
For Stalk Ashley, this collaboration marks a defining moment. Already recognised as a rising star on the dancehall scene, her presence alongside a global icon like Sean Paul signals an artistic growth that launches her into new markets
