Protoje Drops Off ‘Still Blooming’ Remix With Lila Ikè, Ahead Of ISOLT Deluxe

Jamaican roots-reggae star Protoje just dropped off the spruced-up remix to his 2020 collaboration with Lila Ikè, In Bloom. The updated cut, called Still Blooming, was produced by rhythm master IzyBeats, the engineer behind Koffee’s global chartbuster Toast, as well as Ikè’s I Spy .

Still Blooming is also the first to be released from Protoje’s newest effort, a deluxe version of last year’s album In Search Of Lost Time .

According to a release on the upcoming project, “the artist’s groundbreaking fifth studio opus will be repackaged with three additional tracks for a March 19th debut on In.Digg.Nation Collective/Six Course Music/RCA Records. Still Blooming” (featuring Lila Iké & IzyBeats), “Still Royal” (featuring Popcaan, Pa Salieu & Toddla T) and “Righteous” continue the album’s narrative of introspection.”

Still Blooming which premiered earlier today is a guitar-led, laid-back soundscape full of percussion and passion as the pair swaps sweet lines.

“Where do you run to, to?/ Don’t you see me fighting for you/ And where are you hiding, hiding?/ Is all of this just fun for you?/ Don’t you see me fighting with all my might?” Ikè croons in her smoky, haunting tone.

The animated visuals, done by creative directors Yannick Reid and Joshua Solas, add a lighthearted touch to the cruisy sentiments. The four-minute reel features a fiery backdrop with an overlay of both singers, roses in bloom, and petals unravelling, plus a snappy 2D illustration of King Digg himself ‘running’ as the chorus suggests, even after the music stops.

Currently at 15K views and going strong, it’s a showy introduction to the updated suite, the perfect weekend soundtrack that fans didn’t know they needed.

“Did anybody’s morning go way smoother because of this calm and Rasta prolific greatness??” read one popular YouTube comment while another enthused user quipped, “Omg I love this remix! Absolutely Killed it! Friday set good 🔊🌸🔥”.

The original, In Bloom, was produced by Natural High and had sampled Freddie McGregor‘s 1980 song I’m a Revolutionist in the intro.

Press play above on the new visualizer above.