Chip has gone back to Jamaica for his latest single. ‘Deyah’ brings in two dancehall heavyweights, Mavado and Govana. It’s the third single from CANNON, his new EP, out on 27 November via 7Wallace as part of its Here To Stay series.

Clash says the EP runs to eight tracks and calls ‘Deyah’ a ‘clipped, calm, and cool piece of UK rap that leans in to the diaspora’.

According to Creative Gen UK, Chip sets the scene from his time ‘back in his motherland’, Mavado steps in next and Govana closes it out with a rags-to-riches verse.

Chip and Mavado go way back. Creative Gen UK lists earlier records together, including ‘Every Gyal’, ‘More Money’ and a ‘Starboy’ remix. He has been working the States too, recently linking up with DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45 in New York.

Why this matters: UK rap owes a huge amount to Jamaican sound-system culture. Records like this keep that line open both ways.