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Artist · producer · entrepreneur

Mr Ridge

Mr Ridge — real name Coleridge Bell, Dominican from Newtown — puts his hands on a keyboard at 11. His training: Dominican classical music, schooled by First Serenade, WCK, Belles Combo and Midnight Groovers. In 2018, he drops "Riddim Tonight", his first solo single. Six years later, he wins the very first Bouyon Artist of the Year at the 2024 Caribbean Music Awards. The next year, he keeps the crown and also takes Bouyon Producer 2025. Around him, through Cross D Bridge, run Money Shaun, J-Lion, NICE, Sukie, Pudaz, Dirty Dawg Pudaz, 1T1. With 207,000 monthly Spotify listeners, he's among the most-streamed Bouyon artists worldwide. His stated goal, told to la presse dominicaine: take Bouyon to the world stage.

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Role
Artist · producer · entrepreneur
Origin
Newtown, Dominica
Period
2020s
Genres
Bouyon · Nasty Business · Soca · Kompa
Territories
Dominica · Caribbean diaspora

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Why this profile matters

Mr Ridge shifts Dominican Bouyon into an industry logic: production, awards, collaborations and export work. On the CMA side, he is the only Bouyon artist doubly crowned — 2024 (inaugural Bouyon Artist of the Year category), 2025 (back-to-back), plus Bouyon Producer 2025. His solo discography rolls out since 2018: "Riddim Tonight" 2018, "Come & Cocay" 2019, "Doh Call My Phone" 2020, "Chiney Wine" 2022 with Zaga and Elim Yen, "OG Wet Fest" 2023 with Matieu White, "Summertime" 2023 with Admiral T which opens the export door, "B.D.Y.M.M." 2024 with Pudaz / Dirty Dawg Pudaz, then the "Do Baby" + "She Stupid" 2025 double with 1T1 — two singles that build a direct bridge between Dominica and Guadeloupe. Through Cross D Bridge, he gathers the Nasty Business voices of the island: Pudaz (crowned DMA 2025), Money Shaun, J-Lion, NICE, Sukie. He produces, he sings, he carries the export project. In October 2025, his Big Bad Bouyon Festival programming in Miami confirms the international status. He's not the only creator of Nasty Business — the eponymous August 2022 single is the reference — but he stays the only CMA double winner and the voice holding the scene together.

Verified timeline

  1. Wins Bouyon Artist of the Year at the Caribbean Music Awards.

  2. “Fym” with Problem Child credits Ridge as vocalist, writer and producer.

  3. Nasty Business becomes his modern creative frame.

  4. Wins the first Bouyon Artist of the Year award at the Caribbean Music Awards.

  5. Retains the Bouyon Artist of the Year title at the Caribbean Music Awards.

Tracks / markers

2026

Blue Badness Riddim - EP

EP · with Bajan Tube

2026

Blue Badness Riddim Bonus Tracks

with Bajan Tube

2025

Fym

with Problem Child

2022

Chiney Wine

feat. Zaga and Elim Yen

2024

B.D.Y.M.M.

with Dirty Dawg Pudaz

2025

Do Baby

with 1T1

2021

Je T’aime Dayleeway

with DJ Luchshiy

2023

OG Wet Fest

with Matieu White

2025

She Stupid

with 1T1

2022

Push Ur Hand In Your

with Dova, Kenny G, Pudaz

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Sourced musical collaborations

2025

Do Baby

1T1

2025

She Stupid

1T1

Related chapters

Chapter IX — Global CrossoverChapter XI — Producers and ConnectorsChapter XII — Consecration and Limits

Frequently asked questions

Where is Mr Ridge from?

Mr Ridge is from Newtown, Dominica.

Sources

  1. Apple Music — Blue Badness Riddim EP (Ridge & Bajan Tube, 9 juin 2026)

    https://music.apple.com/us/album/blue-badness-riddim-ep/6778635967
  2. Apple Music — Blue Badness Riddim Bonus Tracks (Ridge & Bajan Tube, 23 juin 2026)

    https://music.apple.com/us/album/blue-badness-riddim-bonus-tracks/6783595195
  3. Cross D Bridge — Mr Ridge

    Official profile.

    https://crossdbridge.com/
  4. Dominica News Online — Mr Ridge wants Bouyon music on the world stage

    Global expansion vision.

    https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/mr-ridge-wants-bouyon-music-on-the-world-stage/
  5. WIC News — Mr Ridge crowned Bouyon Artist of the Year 2025

    Institutional recognition.

    https://wicnews.com/dominica/dominicas-mr-ridge-crowned-bouyon-artist-of-the-year-at-2025-caribbean-music-awards
  6. Shazam — Ridge & Problem Child, Fym

    Platform credits.

    https://www.shazam.com/song/1790285833/fym
  7. WIC News - Mr Ridge wins Dominica first Bouyon Artist of the Year

    Victoire 2024 et contexte de categorie Bouyon aux Caribbean Music Awards.

    https://wicnews.com/index.php/dominica/mr-ridge-wins-dominicas-1st-ever-bouyon-artist-of-the-year-at-caribbean-music-awards
  8. WIC News - Mr Ridge crowned Bouyon Artist of the Year 2025

    Victoire 2025, nomination pool dominicain et mention Someone Else.

    https://wicnews.com/dominica/dominicas-mr-ridge-crowned-bouyon-artist-of-the-year-at-2025-caribbean-music-awards
  9. Shazam - B.D.Y.M.M., Ridge & Dirty Dawg Pudaz

    Credits du titre B.D.Y.M.M. avec Dirty Dawg Pudaz.

    https://www.shazam.com/fr-fr/song/1742917061/bdymm

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