Larruso

Larruso, born Ridwan Abdul Rafiu, is a Ghanaian dancehall and reggae singer from Accra New Town, the neighbourhood he credits with teaching him resilience. He describes himself as a sing-jay, moving between dancehall and Afrobeats.

His breakthrough came in 2019 with “Killy Killy”, the song he has said changed his career. Its remix, released in December 2019, brought in Stonebwoy and Kwesi Arthur, and a 2020 remix of “Gi Dem” added Samini and Shatta Wale. He won Best Reggae/Dancehall Video at the 2021 MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards, his first award.

Signed to Jadon Shatta Entertainment for his early run, he released New Gen in September 2021 and followed it in October 2022 with Sounds from the Slums, a seven-track record about poverty, betrayal, violence and mental health. Its opener, “Make a Way”, deals with the isolation of the Covid-19 years. He has since moved to his own New Gen. Records, which released We Thank God in October 2025 and the singles “Reap” and “Psychos” in 2026.

On 7 November 2026 he joined Stonebwoy on stage at Lalana Beach in Anloga during the Hogbetsotso festival concert, bowing to the BHIM Nation president in front of the crowd.