Artist

Lila Iké

In.Digg.Nation from 2017 · activeManchester Parish → Kingston → global contemporary reggae
THE STORY

A Jamaican singer who refuses the false choice between roots dignity, dancehall confidence, R&B intimacy and pop reach. Her voice can sound conversational one moment and towering the next.

GO DEEPER

Lila Iké developed through Kingston jam sessions before Protoje brought her into In.Digg.Nation in 2017. The ExPerience introduced a voice that could move from spare reggae to soul and dancehall without becoming a playlist of personalities. Treasure Self Love arrived in 2025 after years of singles and experimentation, bringing mental health, desire, family, confidence and self-definition into one album. Features from H.E.R., Joey Bada$$, Masicka and Protoje make its wide musical world obvious, but the center is Lila’s refusal to let other people decide which parts of a Jamaican woman can coexist.

reggae + R&Bself-definitionIn.Digg.Nationfull-range vocalist

How they stand with the others

Mixed withThe movement among roots, R&B, pop and dancehall is part of Iké’s artistic premise, not evidence that the reggae identity is weak.

Listen

The ExPerience Lila Iké · 2020 YouTube
Treasure Self Love Lila Iké · 2025 YouTube
Recording Academy · Lila Iké interviewRecording Academy · Lila Iké

People

ProtojeH.E.R.Masicka

Connected

Reggae Revivala younger expansion of the generation Reggae Fusionreggae, soul, R&B and dancehall Hip-Hop ReggaeJoey Bada$$ and rap-adjacent production ProtojeIn.Digg.Nation mentor and collaborator

Sources

Recording Academy · Lila Iké on Treasure Self Love grammy.comFirst-person career account covering In.Digg.Nation, The ExPerience, genre range and the 2025 debut album.
Recording Academy · Lila Iké grammy.comOfficial confirmation of the 2026 GRAMMY nomination for Treasure Self Love.

Last checked 1 September 2026

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