As Vybz Kartel’s go-to producer during the dancehall singer’s rise to fame in the early 2010s, Rvssian—real name: Tarik Johnston—built a pop-chart-conversant strain of the sound. By stripping dancehall to its most essential elements, Rvssian gave vocalists like rapper Kevin Gates and singer Gyptian extra space to operate. Later, he’d work with Bad Bunny and J Balvin, creating simmering fusions of Latin trap, reggaetón, and dancehall.