Duane Stephenson isn’t letting “Make You My Queen” sit still. The Jamaican singer has dropped a dub version of the song, and he’s pitching it as more than a remix.
In his words, it “brings a fresh atmosphere to the original song” while celebrating Jamaican roots reggae.
He announced it on Instagram with a flag emoji and a simple “The wait is over!” The new cut is out now across all major digital platforms. It’s released through the @atbigfeetrecords label, credited as At Big Feet Records.
Josh Harris is the main architect here. He’s credited with production, composition, bass and keyboards, which puts the two instruments that carry most of the weight in dub in the same pair of hands.
That matters in a format where the low end and the space around it are basically the whole song.
Mixing went to Tomy T, listed as Tommi Tikkanen. In dub, the mix engineer is arguably the star of the show, since the genre lives on drop-outs, echo and reshaping a track at the desk. Giving him top billing in the credits feels like an acknowledgment of that tradition.
The rest of the lineup is a proper band rather than a programmed setup. @santadavis61 is on drums, @jallanzo_music handles guitar, and @sherietasings provides backing vocals. Stephenson thanked “everyone involved in making this project a reality.
For listeners who know Stephenson’s background, a roots-leaning project like this makes sense. He came up as lead singer of the group To Isis before going solo.
His debut album, *From August Town*, named for the community he’s from, introduced him as a conscious roots voice.
There are two ways to hear a release like this. Fans who connected with the original vocal track may treat the dub as a companion piece, a way to sit with the riddim and the musicianship underneath the lyrics.
Others will hear it as a statement of intent, a singer leaning into the studio-craft side of reggae history rather than chasing current dancehall trends.
Stephenson’s post doesn’t say whether more versions or a larger project are coming. It also doesn’t give a date for the original “Make You My Queen.” For now, he’s simply asking people to “listen now and let the vibes reach your soul.”
What’s clear from the credits is that the dub wasn’t a quick afterthought. A full rhythm section, a dedicated mixer and a producer-composer steering the whole thing points to a deliberate rework.
Whether it pulls in new listeners or mostly rewards the ones already following him is the next thing to watch.
