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

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 wh... Read More...

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

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 p... Read More...

“Better Mus’ Come” NYC Premiere at Lincoln Center Featuring Mr Vegas

Jamaican cinema and music gets a major New York showcase.

Twitter Contest: Tickets to Better Mus’ Come (And Mr. Vegas!) at Lincoln Center, 2/16

Words by LargeUp Crew— We've been bigging up Jamaican director Storm Saulter and his directorial debut Better Mus' Come for years, and, recently, we told you about the long-awaited NY premiere of the mov... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Mr. Vegas’ ‘Sweet Jamaica’ Unplugged

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Kevin Ornelas— Two more clips from Mr. Vegas' intimate (and awesome) acoustic Sweet Jamaica performance/album preview at Miss Lily's Variety last Thursday night... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Mr. Vegas Unplugged, ‘Sweet and Dandy’

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Photo and Videos by Kevin Ornelas— Mr. Vegas gets props (although not as much as he should) for being a great dancehall hitmaker but a lot of people don't realize just how awesome... Read More...

Sweet Jamaica Live: Mr. Vegas Unplugged at Miss Lily’s Variety

Words by DJ Gravy, Photos by Kevin Ornelas— Last night, Mr. Vegas offered the audience at Miss Lily's Variety an intimate preview of his upcoming album, Sweet Jamaica. The theme of the night followed su... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Talking ‘Sweet Jamaica’ with Mr. Vegas

Words by Jesse Serwer— Over the last 15 years, Mr. Vegas has probably been the most consistent dancehall artist. While never attaining the household-name status of a Sean Paul or Elephant Man, the singja... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Dancehall Songs To Ram A Desi Dancefloor

Words by DJ Rekha— DJ Rekha is the woman responsible for popularizing the South Asian diasporic sound called bhangra in the US, holding down the famed Basement Bhangra party at New York's SOBs for going ... Read More...

Audio: Download Mr. Vegas’ “Can’t Stop (Remix)” Featuring Jovi Rockwell

Words by Jesse Serwer— You may recall Mr. Vegas and Jovi Rockwell's "Can't Stop" as one of the standout tracks from Major Lazer's Guns Don't Kill People, Lazers Do album. The tune offered a sweet, unexpe... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Stream Tunes From Mr. Vegas’ ‘Sweet Jamaica’ LP

Words by Jesse Serwer— Mr. Vegas' Sweet Jamaica isn't out until Feb. 21 but it's already shaping up to be one of the year's most significant reggae albums. Trust us: the LP, which sees the dancehall hitm... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Year’s Best Dancehall Singles

Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Theory and Emily Shapiro There was no exact science to compiling this list—it's a mixture of the year's biggest dancehall tunes, and some of our personal favorites. By no one'... Read More...

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