Reggae and Dance Hall recording artiste/Producer Rico Tayla spent his childhood living in several communities including Kingston, Portmore and New York, it is to this moving around as a child that he attributes the varying influences in his music, he states “My music is a testament of all the things I have been through, I can only speak on a topic if I have seen or personally experience it”. His
father and uncle were devoted collectors of Dance Hall Tapes, his mother was an avid R&B listener and his grandmother had an endless love affair with country music. While attending Meadowbrook High School Rico and a group of friends decided to form the group Frass Squad and pursue music professionally. He went on to record his first song “VIP” for Small House Productions while still in high school and made a name for himself performing alongside group members at concerts across Jamaica. Shortly after leaving high school He would relocate to New York where he attended the City University of New York and obtained degrees in both audio engineering and music theory. Not only a performer but also an established Producer/Engineer Rico has produced and mixed records for an impressive list of artistes including Beenie Man, Sizzla, Gyptian, Capleton, Konshens, Mighty Diamonds, Vybz Kartel, Mad Cobra, British R&B songstress Kiesha White and Grime Legend Wiley. With influences such as Bounty Killer, Mad Cobra, Kanye West and Peter Tosh, Rico has crafted his own unique style of raw in your face rhymes blended with catchy and melodic hooks. In describing his music he states “ whenever I write or record a song I try to take the listener from where they are and put them in the story, I make them see what I have seen and make them feel what I am feeling”. Always striving for greatness Rico joined forces with JJ Wizzle in 2015 to create the record label Yardstyle Entertainment, to date they have released tracks for heavy hitters such as Vybz Kartel, Dexta Daps, Gyptian, Konshens, Laa Lee and more. As an artiste Rico has released a number of singles plus the albums Jefe and Yardstyle Vol.1 and Vol.2 a collaborative effort with JJwizzle.
