G Cole is keeping Jamaica close—and putting it on wax—with Black Green and Reggae, a 12-song album available digitally and on vinyl.
The Ocho Rios-born singer celebrated the project with a September 19 launch at VP Records’ Miramar office in South Florida, performing songs and signing copies for supporters, according to the Jamaica Observer’s October 12 report.
The release itself preceded that gathering. VP Reggae’s official vinyl listing gives September 18, 2026 as the release date and identifies the label as Homegrown With G Cole.
For Cole, the title ties the music to his homeland. He told the Observer that the Jamaican flag’s colours prompted reflections on hardship, landscape and sunshine, while reggae remained a constant through changing circumstances.
“Regardless of what the day is, there’s always reggae music playing. It’s the only constant.”
The physical edition gives that conviction a form listeners can hold. Cole, a collector and broadcaster, said producing vinyl was a natural choice, while acknowledging the expense involved for reggae artistes.
The track list brings several collaborators into the story. Kumar Fyah joins him on Real Friends, Ed Robinson appears on Feeling The Love, and Hezron contributes to Cool & Easy.
VP Reggae also lists Do You with J. Will, All Day with Maile and After The Sunset with Furna Burna. Solo selections include Blue Skies, Your Love, Lovers Rock and Mi Caan Groove, with Final Song closing the set.
The personal thread runs deeper than the guest list. In a September 24 Jamaicans.com interview, Cole described dedicating the album to friends and using it to express appreciation for the people who had stayed beside him.
That report links Final Song to the loss of his mother and brother, and his movement from anger towards gratitude for the years they shared.
Cole also discussed developing a live presentation with his band that would follow the album’s emotional journey. The aim was a connected experience rather than simply a succession of tracks.
With the new Observer feature returning attention to the release, Black Green and Reggae offers listeners a project built around belonging, friendship and the music Cole continues to carry from home.
Sources: Jamaica Observer, October 12, 2026; VP Reggae official vinyl listing; Jamaicans.com interview, September 24, 2026.
