“Incognito” isn’t on a Stalk Ashley album or EP. The Alkaline duet came out on 23 October 2020 as a stand-alone single during her Atlantic UK years, landing between her 2019 breakout “Young” and her December 2021 EP Excuses, Pt. I, which left it off. It also doesn’t appear on her 2024 debut album, Stalky the Bratt.
So where does it fit? Think of it as the hinge of her early career: the moment a promising R&B-leaning singer landed a feature from one of dancehall’s biggest names. Here’s the run of releases around it. For the complete picture, see our Stalk Ashley career timeline.
Before ‘Incognito’: building a sound (2018–2020)
- 2018 – “Wasteman” with Jada Kingdom. Her viral freestyle in Jada Kingdom’s “Banana” challenge turned into a duet released on 4 October 2018. More on our Jada Kingdom collaboration page.
- February 2019 – “Sin Sex”. Her debut solo single.
- June 2019 – “Drunk Text”. Another early single, following up her debut.
- September 2019 – BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. Stormzy brought her in as guest vocalist for his cover of Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl”, a big moment of UK exposure.
- December 2019 – “Young”. The single that brought her much wider attention; Rolling Stone covered its video. An acoustic version followed in February 2020.
- May 2020 – “Deserted” feat. WSTRN and “OPEN.” Two more singles from the production team of Jaxx and KINGBNJMN, the same pair who would produce “Incognito”.
By autumn 2020, then, she had a recognisable style — melodic, sensual, somewhere between R&B and dancehall — but only a handful of releases. DancehallMag’s review of “Incognito” described her in exactly those terms: a rising star whose catalogue was still small.
October 2020: the fan who got the feature
What made “Incognito” a career milestone wasn’t just Alkaline’s profile. It was the backstory. As DancehallMag reported, Ashley had been covering Alkaline’s songs a few years earlier, and she told fans on Twitter that the collaboration came together online, before the two had even met. Summing up her reaction to finally having a song with him, she wrote: “Happy is a downplay.”
The response was immediate. Three days after release, DancehallMag reported that “Incognito” was the No. 1 trending video in Jamaica with more than 300,000 views; at that point the only official visual was the lyric video. In December, The FADER premiered the official music video, giving her a showcase with an international music outlet. (Our premiere story covers that moment in detail.)
After ‘Incognito’: the road to Excuses, Pt. I (2021)
- February 2021 – “TIP (The Party)”. Her first release after the Alkaline single, again with Jaxx among the producers.
- 2021 – Dazed 100. Dazed included her in its annual list of young people shaping culture.
- July 2021 – “Glu (Remix)” with Rygin King. Another link-up with a dancehall deejay.
- August 2021 – “Summer 16”. A single that would reappear on her EP.
- October 2021 – DancehallMag’s “Next Women of Dancehall”. The feature named “Incognito” among the songs that showed off her artistry, a year after its release.
- 3 December 2021 – Excuses, Pt. I. Her six-track Atlantic UK EP, including “Pretty Ugly” feat. BEAM. “Incognito” wasn’t part of it; the EP focused on newer material plus “Summer 16”.
The template it set
Look at Stalk Ashley’s biggest records since, and the “Incognito” formula keeps returning: her voice carrying the melody, a respected dancehall artist answering on the second verse, and a story built around romance, often a complicated one. “Narcissistic” with Valiant (2023), “Really Like U” with Skillibeng (2024) and “Stay With Me” with Sean Paul on Stalky the Bratt all build on that idea, leading up to “Ready for the Ride” with Sean Paul in February 2026. You can follow every pairing on our collaborations hub, including the Alkaline page.
There’s continuity behind the scenes, too. By the time Stalky the Bratt arrived in August 2024 via Stalk Ashley Music and Zojak World Wide, Kingbnjmn and “Jaxx & Jordan” were still among the credited producers, so the team that shaped “Incognito” carried into her album era.
Want the finer detail? Our Incognito credits page lists every writer and engineer, and our songs like “Incognito” guide picks 13 tracks to play next. The full words are on Genius.
If you like ‘Incognito’, you’ll love…
- “Young” – Stalk Ashley (2019). The breakout single that came just before “Incognito”, from the same producers.
- “Stay With Me” – Stalk Ashley & Sean Paul (2024). The album-era duet that shows how far the “Incognito” blueprint travelled.
- “Slow Down” – Skip Marley & H.E.R. (2019). A contemporary of “Incognito” in the island-R&B duet lane.
- “Work” – Rihanna feat. Drake (2016). A global reference point for dancehall-flavoured R&B duets, released a few years before Ashley’s rise.
Browse more in the lyrics hub.
Frequently asked questions
What album is ‘Incognito’ by Stalk Ashley on?
None. ‘Incognito’ feat. Alkaline was released as a stand-alone single on 23 October 2020 via Atlantic UK and isn’t on the Excuses, Pt. I EP or the album Stalky the Bratt.
What did Stalk Ashley release before ‘Incognito’?
Her earlier releases include Wasteman with Jada Kingdom (2018), Sin Sex and Young (2019), and Deserted feat. WSTRN and OPEN. (2020).
What came after ‘Incognito’?
She followed it with TIP (The Party) in February 2021, Summer 16 in August 2021 and the six-track EP Excuses, Pt. I on 3 December 2021.
How did ‘Incognito’ perform when it was released?
DancehallMag reported on 26 October 2020 that ‘Incognito’ was the No. 1 trending video in Jamaica, with more than 300,000 views in its first three days.
Sources
- DancehallMag – Stalk Ashley Scores With Her ‘Incognito’ Collab With Dancehall Star Alkaline (Oct 26, 2020)
- DancehallMag – Go ‘Incognito’ With Stalk Ashley And Alkaline’s New Sultry Collab (Oct 23, 2020)
- DancehallMag – The Next Women Of Dancehall, Class Of 2021 (Oct 18, 2021)
- The FADER – ‘Incognito’ video premiere (Dec 23, 2020)
- Apple Music – Stalk Ashley artist page (release dates)
- Apple Music – Excuses, Pt. I – EP
- Apple Music – Sneaky Link (Stalky the Bratt) credits
- Rolling Stone – Stalk Ashley ‘Young’ video
