Impressions: Photos from Konshens’ “It Feel Good” Album Release Party

Words by LargeUp Crew
Photos by Irene Stergios 

Last night in New York City, LargeUp, The Solid Agency and EMPIRE teamed up to present an exclusive release party for Konshens‘ It Feel Good album inside Soho’s E&C Studio.

Massive B, DJ Gravy and Vashtie provided the soundtrack for the night, while guest host Jabba kept the vibes tun up at all times. Media in attendance included YouTube, Spotify, Billboard, Hypebeast, Mass Appeal, NY1, Page Six TV, Irie Jam, Vibe, HipHop DX and writer Eddie STATS (Pitchfork, GQ). Nuff selectors and artist inna di building, too, including Protoje, Ricky Blaze, Rayvon, Alex Mali, Dre Skull (Mixpak), Noah Issa, DJ Pee Wee, Cali B, Scratch Famous (Deadly Dragon) and D Life, to name but a few.

Scroll through the photos by Irene Stergios below.

Courvoisier drink specials included It Feel Good, the Bruk Off Yuh Back and Turn Me On

Bring on the vibes…

Jabba (Hot 97/Massive B) and Sharon Burke of The Solid Agency and manager for Konshens

Downtown’s sweetheart, Vashtie, inna di place

The man of the hour

Konshens and Jabba

Actress Alice Rose and director Joshua Coates of the movie Deliver Us From Evil

Vashtie in the mix

Publicist Francoise Blanchette and Sharon Burke

Wheel up, selectress

He must be drinking that “It Feel Good”

Writer Kieran Meadows and photographer Rayon Richards

Strictly serious business with these ladies

Smiles all around

Soca selector D Life (Sirius XM) with LargeUp’s DJ Gravy and Martei Korley

X Man from Massive B testing levels

Selector JD (Deadly Dragon) hoists up a cold one

Konshens and crew

Konshens and his wife, Latoya

Showtime…

Konshens dropped a medley of classics including “Do Sum’n,” “So Mi Tan,” “Gal a Bubble” and “Bruk off Yuh Back” on the Showtime riddim

Quick flick with Vashtie

Konshens and LargeUp editor Jesse Serwer

Konshens and DJ Gravy

Massive B! Massive B! Massive B!

DJ Gravy and Dre Skull

Seen?!?

Konshens and Cali B

Neil Edwards from VP Records with LargeUp’s Martei Korley 

Konshens and LargeUp writer/Freetown Collective singer Tishanna Williams

Konshens and Protoje

Actress Roxanne Nadine Remekie

Producer Noah Issa and fashion designer Joshua C. Joseph of Rebels to Dons

Konshens, Martei Korley and VP Records family: (L to R) Brian Greenspoon, Neil Edwards and Chris Chin

Konshens with Esther & Carol/E&C Studio owner Cordell Lochin

Dancer Unfriendly Ghost

Ricky Blaze and Protoje

Photographer Dutty Vannier and wife

LargeUp Trini crew Tish and Maj

Bobby and Syn Clarke of Irie Jam

DJ Pee Wee

Martei Korley, Ricky Blaze, Rayvon

Sister action