Posts tagged: Shaggy

Win Tix, Be Photographer For A Day At UCLA JazzReggae Fest

May 23, 2012

Words by LargeUp Crew—

LargeUp and Okayplayer are offering you the chance to win a free pair of tickets to the 26th annual edition of the legendary JazzReggae Fest at UCLA (No. 9 on our Toppa Top 10 list of best summertime festivals), taking place this coming Sunday May 27th and Monday May 28th. Don’t worry, it’s Memorial Day–school’s out. The line-up on Sunday, “Jam Day,” includes The Roots, Booker T. Jones, Gary Clark Jr., Thundercat, Selah Sue and Sonnymoon; Monday’s “Reggae Day” features Shaggy, Tarrus Riley, Collie Buddz, Alison Hinds, Cris Cab, Don Carlos and the just-added Kes the Band. In other words, a whole lot of LargeUp TV webisode stars.

Tags:Alison Hinds, Booker T. Jones, Collie Buddz, Cris Cab, Don Carlos, Gary Clark Jr., Kes the Band, Selah Sue, Shaggy, Sonnymoon, Tarrus Riley, The Roots, Thundercat, UCLA Jazz Reggae Fest

Audio: Cris Cab x Melanie Fiona x Shaggy, “Turn You On”

January 31, 2012

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Words by Jesse Serwer

The force really seems to be aligning behind 18-year-old reggae-pop protege Cris Cab. The Cuban kid from Miami dropped his Echo Boom mixtape today, featuring production from Wyclef (who’s executive producing Cab’s upcoming debut LP) and Pharrell Williams, and, unsurprisingly, it’s everywhere. We’d like to bring your attention to two tracks in particular that we’re jamming to the most—at least on first listen. The first being “Turn You On,” featuring two of our favorite Caribbean crossover acts in Shaggy and Melanie Fiona, and the other being “Put In Work,”—’cause any track that starts out with ‘Clef referencing Phil Collins just wins on GP. Download Echo Boom here, and listen to “Turn You On” and “Put In Work” below.

Tags:Cris Cab, Melanie Fiona, Shaggy, Wyclef

Mixtape Mondays: Faction Sound Crew, Sensi Movement, Bassrunner Productions

January 16, 2012

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Words by DJ Theory—

It’s a new week, which means more mixes and vibes coming your way from different corners of the world here on Mixtape Mondays. This week we touch down in Vancouver, NYC, Germany, Austria with some brand new one drop, big duplates, moombahton, and even some throwback hip-hop. Suit up.

Tags:bassrunner, Dancehall, DJ Arems, dj tanner, faction sound, Federation Sound, Flatlands Riddim, iron lyon, Mixtape, Mixtape Mondays, moombahton, Natalie Storm, Rayvon, Red Fox, Reggae, Riddim, Riddims, sensi movement, Shaggy, Tarrus Riley

Chin Music: Watch Shaggy + Kat De Luna on Jay Leno

January 5, 2012

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Words by Jesse Serwer—

Mr. Bombastic hasn’t been this ubiquitous since he was claiming “It Wasn’t Me.” On NBC’s Today Show, performing with the Roots and Rahzel at the Okayplayer Holiday Jam—it seems like Shaggy has been everywhere lately. As some of you may know, this weekend he’s in Kingston for his annual Shaggy & Friends charity concert, an event that promises to be bigger than ever thanks to the involvement of Ms. Lauryn Hill. Last night, he stopped into The Tonight Show to give Jay Leno and his infamous chin a rare taste of Caribbean flavor, performing “Dame” (from last year’s digital Summer in Kingston EP, which finally gets a physical release next month) with “Whine Up” singer Kat DeLuna in tow. Watch the video here, and check out our LargeUp TV footage of Shaggy rocking with Rahzel, hyping up Patra, and dropping “Nice and Lovely” with Rayvon and the Roots, all from last month’s holiday jam.

Tags:Dancehall, Jamaicans, Jay Leno, Kat de Luna, Shaggy, Tonight Show

LargeUp TV: Dancehall All-Stars Meet the Roots

January 3, 2012

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Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada—

The third and final video from the historic Dancehall All-Stars meet the Roots session at the 2011 Okayplayer Holiday Jam features Red Fox, Shaggy (who busts out some suave new moves you might want to take notes on), Patra, Mr. Easy and Rayvon, together with Master of Ceremony, Rahzel, and the Roots. The epic medley captured here includes “Down in Jamaica” (Red Fox), “Romantic Call” (Patra), “Angel” (Shaggy and Rayvon), “Nice and Lovely” (Shaggy and Rayvon). Be sure to catch part one and part two if you haven’t yet, and read the full recap of the Dec. 15 event here.

Tags:Brooklyn Bowl, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Mr. Easy, Patra, Rahzel, Rayvon, Red Fox, Shaggy, The Roots

LargeUp TV: Patra + Friends Jam with the Roots

December 28, 2011

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Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photo by Anthony Andrada—

In our second video from the historic The-Roots-Meet-Dancehall-Allstars session at this year’s Okayplayer Holiday Jam, Mr. Easy starts things off with a quick snippet of his classic “Drive Me Crazy” before a shapely Patra, looking incredible in a camo Butch Diva spandex suit with high-heel boots (is it us or is she looking sexier than ever these days?), wines her way onstage, taking the spotlight with her classic “Romantic Call,” while Shaggy and Rahzel provide support. Watch Part 1 here, and look out for the third and final clip—with Rayvon and Red Fox joining Shaggy, Patra and Easy—soon.

Tags:Brooklyn Bowl, Dancehall, Drive Me Crazy, Hip Hop, Mr. Easy, Okayplayer Holiday Jam, Patra, Rahzel, Rayvon, Red Fox, Romantic Call, Shaggy, Stephen Bishop, The Roots