Posts tagged: Mr Vegas

Impressions: LargeUp x Mr. Vegas x Rice and Peas in Miami

March 23, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Tono—

On Wednesday night, Large Up brought the bashment to Winter Music Conference with the first ever Miami edition of New York’s famed Rice and Peas party, featuring a special performance from Mr. Vegas. Rice and Peas DJs Orijahnal Vibez, Max Glazer, DJ Gravy and DJ Maya set the tone for the night with top-notch dancehall selections while super MC Micro Don got the crowd hype with his mic chatter, Mixpak Records chief/Vybz Kartel producer Dre Skull took things to the left with some tropical bass and Trinidadian swimwear designer Elysia Persad debuted her Colly Dolly brand with a brief runway show. Everything, of course, built up to Mr. Vegas’ set, which featured the expected medley of classic hits like “Heads High” and “She’s a Ho.”

Tags:2011 dancehall, DJ Gravy, dj maya, Dre Skull, free reggae, la reggae, Lena the Dancehall Queen, Max Glazer, Micro Don, Miss Likkle Bit, Mr Vegas, music on the internet, online music for free, Orijahnal Vibez, reggae and dancehall, reggae reggae, Rice and Peas, the reggae, What is reggae

Viral Gyal: Watch Dancehall Queen Miss Likkle Bit’s ‘Bruk It Down’ Video

March 13, 2012

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Words by Emily Shapiro Photo by Martei Korley

Tags:Bruk it Down, Dancehall, Likkle Bit, Mr Vegas

LargeUp TV: Better Mus’ Come at Lincoln Center

March 13, 2012

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Words by LargeUp Crew, Sound by Jakeyland Productions, Photos and Video by Kevin Ornelas and Erich Onzik—

On a recent Thursday evening at New York’s renowned Lincoln Center, LargeUp was proud to be the media sponsor of the East Coast premiere of Storm Saulter’s award-winning film Better Mus’ Come, presented by ImageNation Cinema Foundation and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The screening sold out, while Mr. Vegas’ acoustic performance was met with unanimous approval, creating a distinct sense of excitement throughout the crowd. A strong turnout of middle aged and older Jamaican patrons were visibly joyful and extremely proud to see Jamaican people, music and culture set on a proper platform.

Tags:Better Mus' Come, Jamaican FIlm, Mr Vegas

LargeUp x Rice and Peas x WMC x Mr. Vegas in Miami (3/21)

March 12, 2012

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Words by LargeUp Crew—

Each March, Winter Music Conference brings what feels like a majority of the world’s DJs to Miami but amongst all the house, trance and occasional hip-hop going on, dancehall always seems to get left out of the mix. To remedy the situation, this year LargeUp is bringing New York City’s best dancehall party, Rice and Peas, to Ricochet in Miami during WMC. Even better, the event, on Wed. March 21, doubles as a release party for Mr. Vegas’ Sweet Jamaica LP, an easy frontrunner for the year’s best reggae/dancehall album in our collective opinion.

Tags:Black Chiney, dj maya, Dre Skull, Jillionaire, Mad Decent, Max Glazer, Miami, Micro Don, Mr Vegas, Rice and Peas, Rice and Peas Party, Walshy Fire

Island Exchange: Mr. Vegas Soca Remixes from St. Lucia

March 6, 2012

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Words by Jesse Serwer—

Dancehall artists doing soca is such a mixed bag. Sure, Beenie Man and Busy Signal seem to kill every soca rhythm they touch but there’s only a handful of other Jamaican deejays who’ve had any success with the style in recent years. Put Mr. Vegas in that category—if not for his straight up soca tunes (though this one is kind of dope) than the brilliant dancehall meets soca vibes of “Tek Weh Yuself.” Now, 758 out of St. Lucia have taken two of Vegas’ latest dancehall tunes,“Bruk it Down” and “Beautiful Life,” bruk them down and given them beautiful new, Groovy-tempo life. Stream them both below.

Tags:2011 dancehall, 758, free reggae, la reggae, Mr Vegas, music on the internet, online music for free, reggae and dancehall, reggae reggae, soca, St. Lucia, the reggae, What is reggae

Hi, Rihanna: Federation Sound’s All-Dubplate Rihanna Birthday Mix

February 21, 2012

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Words by Jesse Serwer, via Federation Sound—

As you may know, our dude Max Glazer and Rihanna go way back. The Federation Sound boss man was Ms. Fenty’s original DJ, playing an instrumental role in the pop superstar’s early career, and still turns up as a DJ at her private parties. For her 24th birthday today, Mr. Glazer gave his old buddy a nice tribute by compiling an all-dubplate mix in her honor featuring pretty much every current dancehall star of note toasting to the Bajan princess’ B-day over their biggest recent hits. Popcaan’s “Ravin” and “Party Shot,” Beenie Man and Future Fambo’s “Rum and Red Bull,” Mavado’s “So Special,” Serani’s “No Games,” Vegas’ “I Am Blessed” and more all get Rihanna x 24 re-licks from the artists themselves. Stream the mix below, and download it here.

Tags:2011 dancehall, Beenie Man, Federation Sound, free reggae, Future Fambo, la reggae, Mavado, Max Glazer, Mr Vegas, music on the internet, online music for free, Popcaan, reggae and dancehall, reggae reggae, Rihanna, the reggae, What is reggae