The opening track from his latest album The Art Of Acceptance has arrived with a new visual featuring fellow reggae artist Jesse Royal, extending the reflective, clear-eyed world Protoje has been building around the project since its release on April 17, 2026 through In.Digg.Nation Collective/Ineffable Records.
The album recently debuted inside the Top 10 of the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, adding to Protoje’s steady run of acclaimed chart-topping releases.
Directed by SAMO, the video was filmed in both his homeland of Jamaica and on the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The video captures the spirit of reflection, resilience, and spiritual grounding that defines the album’s core message. Ethiopia played a major role in shaping The Art of Acceptance, grounding Protoje spiritually and creatively during the album’s formation, and that energy runs through the visual without feeling overstated.
Over a hard-hitting hypnotic groove on “Something I Said,” Protoje picks apart badmind, projection, and ego with the kind of sharp but controlled writing that’s become central to his catalog. Jesse Royal slides into the track naturally continuing the conversation. The chemistry comes easy because the history is real — two artists who’ve spent over a decade helping define reggae’s modern renaissance.
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Directed by SAMO, the video was filmed in both his homeland of Jamaica and on the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The video captures the spirit of reflection, resilience, and spiritual grounding that defines the album’s core message. Ethiopia played a major role in shaping The Art of Acceptance, grounding Protoje spiritually and creatively during the album’s formation, and that energy runs through the visual without feeling overstated.
Over a hard-hitting hypnotic groove on “Something I Said,” Protoje picks apart badmind, projection, and ego with the kind of sharp but controlled writing that’s become central to his catalog. Jesse Royal slides into the track naturally continuing the conversation. The chemistry comes easy because the history is real — two artists who’ve spent over a decade helping define reggae’s modern renaissance.
Released April 17, The Art of Acceptance is among Protoje’s most layered work to date: spiritually searching, sonically expansive, but still deeply Jamaican at its core. Live instrumentation sits beside hip-hop textures and echoes of ‘90s dancehall, all anchored by longtime collaborator Winta James. Features from Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen Marley, Shenseea, Masicka, Jesse Royal, and Pressure Busspipe widen the album’s scope without pulling focus from its intimacy.
Over the last decade, Protoje has quietly become one of reggae’s most important architects, helping to create its ecosystem. Through his label In.Digg.Nation Collective, Lost In Time Festival, and the Lost In Time Foundation, his work has consistently invested back into Jamaican culture and emerging talent. Artists like Lila Iké are part of that lineage, proof that the movement extends beyond one artist or one era.
That global reach continues this year. Following a European run, Protoje is currently on tour across North America before heading to South America and returning to Europe later this summer. Upcoming stops include Salt Lake City, Miami, São Paulo, Bogotá, Brussels, and Spain’s legendary Rototom Sunsplash.
More than fifteen years into his career, Protoje moves with purpose and peace.
