VEGAS RACKS UP 150,000 VIEWS ON HIP HOP WEBSITE

• MR. VEGAS BEATS SEAN PAUL, SERANI WITH BUZZ AROUND NEW GALLIS/SASSA STEP VIDEO


Internationally known singjay Mr. Vegas’ latest video Man a Gallis/Sassa Step is generating a lot of excitement on the Internet, generating over 150,000 views on the hip hop website, worldstarhiphop.com.

The website, which calls itself the 'CNN of Urban Video', generates millions of hits per day, and features videos dedicated toward hip hop, rap music, mixtapes, and beefs between rap acts. Mr. Vegas' latest video is his most successful outing so far on that site, surpassing his previous efforts such as I Am Blessed with 32,000 plus views, Daggering with 16,000 plus, and Mus Come a Road with 34,000 views.

The video, which was directed by Jay ‘Game Over’ Will, has been hailed by dancehall music insiders as “one of the best dancehall music videos ever done”, and a major breakthrough in how Jamaican dances are filmed, choreographed and interpreted for presentation in the international marketplace. Most of the popular dancers such as the Jamaican Michael Jackson, M.O.B., Mystic, TNT Squad, Shady Squad and Shy N, the Japanese dancehall king, made cameos in the video.

Mr. Vegas first premiered the video at SOBs club in New York City, NY last week Monday and followed that up with another premiere in Jamaica at the legendary Stone Love Headquarters. .

What is significant about Mr. Vegas’ achievement is that the video, which was shot on a budget of less than US$20,000, has been paying back great dividends, eclipsing – in only four days - the big-budget efforts of Sean Paul’s So Fine video which has racked up 61,000 views so far since its release in June, and Serani’s No Games with 92,000 views recorded since March.

“We’re going all out with this video, it is getting an incredible number of spins on youtube as well and last week when it came out, it was the 73rd most played video on youtube among all musicians and artistes. Things are going well,” Mr. Vegas said.

Mr. Vegas has always had an incredible appeal with the Hispanic demographic, and has appeared on several Reggaeton mixtapes in that community, especially after his Pull Up song inspired Pitbull to score a major US chart hit with Culo which has a similar melody. Mr. Vegas has consistently scored hits in the US marketplace ever since jumping into the spotlight with Nike Air. Songs such as Heads High", had a successful chart run in the UK and a #69 peak on the Billboard R & B chart, and he scored another hit on the R & B charts in the year 2000 with "Hot Gal Today" featuring Sean Paul.

'DON’T LET NEGATIVITY KEEP YOU DOWN’ SAYS FLIPPA MAFIA

If there were an award for taking flossing to an entirely new level, then King of Flossing, Flippa Mafia, would win hands down.
Full of style, with lyrics to match, an easy smile and a passion for pleasing his fans, Flippa says he has paid his dues and is now reaping the rewards. Like him or hate him, the fact is that, starting at the end of last year (remember Stone Love anniversary and Sting?), Flippa injected new and exciting vibes in the dancehall with his flossing antics and lyrics.
In December 2008, he swaggered onto the stage at Stone Love anniversary at Mas Camp, threw coils of $1000 and $500 bills into the crowd and, incredibly, a dancehall star was born. Some persons perhaps wouldn’t even be able to remember the songs Flippa did, but by the following day, the street was buzzing with his name. And closely following on that was the need to know the tune, Dem Yah and Dem Yah. He repeated his act on Sting on Boxing Day — this time adding US dollars and pounds to the loot — and again his ratings shot up.
While some have been charmed with the flossing lifestyle portrayed by the Mafia, who sings that he has “money more than how the bees have honey”, others contend that throwing out money to the crowd was a cheap gimmick, a waste and speculated whether or not Flippa even owned anything of value.
Flippa quickly hit back with Unfinished House, a song whch puts things in perpective: Mi vehicle cyaan bigger than mi house/And mi rims cyaan dearer than mi couch, some bwoy a hype over unfinished house/And mi madda nuh waan lef Waterhouse
“I don’t have a house … I own houses,” the jovial Flippa declares seriously. “I believe in the saying that you have one life so live it to the fullest. But even though you may see me flossing, remember that the important matters like school fees for kids and the mortgage are paid and all bills get placed on the front burner,” he emphasised.
Flippa has been steadily building his repertoire and enjoying enviable success in the streets, on the charts and on various stages. As is the nature of the business, he has even been in a lyrical battle or two — first a skirmish with Alliance general, Bounty Killer (over the song Unfinished House, as word on the streets is that Killer’s mansion in the hills is unfinished after quite some time) and then with Elephant Man.
“But it’s all musical on my part,” Flippa emphasises, explaining that with the Bounty argument, “everything is squashed … settled … finished.”
The battle with Elephant, however, rages on as songs by the two combatants have dominated the airwaves and still have the dancehall chatting.
Flippa doesn’t mind all the chatter. “Believe me, it only makes me stronger,” he says. “I am not about being a ghetto superstar, I am putting my thing on an international level,” Flippa adds.
He says that was the reason why he took the decision to stop throwing out money at shows and instead set up a foundation to help needy children.
“I love having fun and seeing people enjoy themselves. Giving away money at shows was just my way of adding to the entertainment value in a real way and making my performance a bit different. People use all kinds of things — some have a bag of dancers and hype men to help keep the thing on a level, others use different kinds of props … Flippa Mafia was known for popping champagne and throwing out money,” he said.
But it’s now on to the next level, and the artiste says he is more focused on his music and helping in a tangible way. “My foundation will be targetting kids because they are the future,” Flippa stated.
But whether or not he has totally retired from his money-throwing gimmick is left to be seen. However, the artiste is all smiles as he strides confidently towards his goal. Unfinished House has already captured number one on the chart this year and follow-up singles are doing extremely well. He has been on all the major shows for the summer, Sumfest, he was seen flossing at ATI/RTI Dream Weekend, A St Mary Mi Come From, Irie Jamboree in New York and his own Philly Fest. He says he has an album in the making and it should be ready by yearend.
To his fans, he says, “Don’t let negativity keep you down. I grew up surrounded by negativity but that didn’t prevent me from going after my goal. Just keep focused.”

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KILLER DENIED ENTRY INTO T & T

Bounty Killer a.k.a The Warlord was denied entry into twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago yesterday, while his arch-rival Vybz Kartel encountered no such problems.

Kartel will headline this evening’s ‘Cease Fire' in Trinidad while Bounty Killer will return home to Jamaica today. It was not immediately clear why Killer was denied entry. But Killer, whose real name Rodney Price, will return to the Corporate Area Gun court on November 11 when the assault case against him will continue.

The matter was mentioned last month in the Corporate Area Gun Court but was put off because the deejay's lawyer was overseas.

The deejay, who is charged with illegal possession of firearm, assault at common law and unlawful wounding, is accused of using a firearm to hit a policeman during an altercation in New Kingston in September 2007.

MADONNA TO KANYE WEST: ‘PUT A LID ON IT’

Madonna has never been one to hold her tongue. The Material Girl has some advice for Kanye West after his rant during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at last month’s VMAs.
“He’s a bit impulsive,” the music industry vet told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS FM radio show on Thursday. The rapper and pop queen previously collaborated on “Beat Goes On” from Madonna’s Hard Candy album.
When asked what she would have done in that situation, Madge said, “I would have given him a good talking to. He needs to put a lid on it.”
While she may not agree with ’Ye’s actions, that doesn’t take away from his artistic abilities. “I do think he’s very talented.”
Madonna believes the outspoken West should not take award shows so seriously. “He gets confused and by the way, it’s only an awards show,” she added. “We’re not passing a bill that deprives someone of their rights. He doesn’t need to protest.”
SOURCE: www.rap-up.com

SHARLENE SUSS: TAKEN FROM WEEKEND CHAT! NEWSPAPER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 02 ,2009

Some people a wonda how mi duh it cuz dem buck mi up a Manhattan a sport and all these tings. Well baby tell yuh dis mi a di mumma fi di suss world. Suss follow me mi nuh run down suss. Suh nuh matta which country or planet mi deh it muss reach mi cuz a got eyes all ova and some inna some really high places. Suh di big bad DJ wey a chat up yuh mouth wen a write bout yuh jus kno sey a yuh...a naah sey it. Link mi pon 1-876-288-9032 (text only please di ansa button nuh work pon it) or email Sharlenesuss@gmail.com.


BABY TASH HELD UP
People ah say Baby Tash have the performance ting locked but dem a wonder when she ah go move from Spain. The other day, one of her male friend dem a drop her home and ah crazy man corral the van, but when dem see say ah she, everything good. Ah she ah the mumma fi roun deh so, but no worry, the Facebook tune ah shot and the show dem start come in, so the future look bright, buy a pair of Gucci shades nuh, mi naah lie mi nuh like dat deh one wey yuh a par wit.


NEVA EXPECT FI DI DON AND DI SONGSTRESS LEF
Trust mi, mi a look and a get alot of info on to wat really happen between di ‘Don’ and di lovely songbird split. Bwoy all mi kno sey every relationship ‘ave problem and most a dem always work back out cuz certain ting can resolve. But fi si di songstress come out and sey we not together no more wen at first some denial was in it. It kinda show sey it deepa from wat wi tink, and lef fi wonda if di Don was tryin to play. Well mi a duh fi mi personal top 10 couple tru thick and thin fi dis month end and mi hope unu resolve it and mek it cuz mi deh nine suh far and a search fi di tenth couple.

VEGAS CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY IN STYLE
Everybody ah blow up mi phone and ah ask mi how Vegas ah cut cake wid Mystic and all these things? Come on, people, how yuh so mix up? A boy and a girl caan be friends, again? And everybody know say Mystic ah get up to all these things. The video sell off though, several popular dancers, including the Jamaican Michael Jackson, M.O.B., Mystic, TNT Squad, Shady Squad among others, and the Japanese yute, ShyN a gwaan good inna the Sassa Step version. Vegas,yuh career look sunny, is like every weekend yuh fly out, while some artiste, nuh kno wey airport deh, not even a visa or a plane ticket dem nuh ave fi certain caribbean island.

WEBSITE PAP DOWN, WHOI
How dem gwaan like dem hype so and nutten nah gwaan fi dem? Oonu can stop bite off mi suss dem now and ah run off oonu mouth say oonu ah the best because nothing nah gwaan fi yuh. Sharlene ah the queen of the suss, every Tuesday and Friday, mi ah talk the tings dem, and from wah day yah, the coffee dry up and the juice water down till not even nothing nah share out again. Whoi, mi body! Abena, what is going on? Yuh bank book deh pon E? What is going on over there?


CHAT TO MI

* Who dig up the skeleton and tief it inna Hayes the other day? Ah pure voodoo business gwaan a Clarendon, jah know.


* Busy yuh need to get busy quick and sort out yuh ting, yuh fren dem ave yuh name a road and it nuh look proppa.


* Where did Tami Chynn and Wayne Marshall have their honeymoon? Word is that it was a villa in an ultra-exclusive luxury resort on an island in the Eastern Caribbean. Mi caan talk too much tings bout it yet. But a ere sey di Mitchell dem did really get some honey from di moon.

* How dem a gwaan like say hime nah mad over Jody? Him still ah blow up her phone all hours ah the night so oonu caan gwaan run up oonu mouth pon the Net. Lady JOP fi life, memba!

* Who dem two girl de from Marcus Garvey High who grab up dem one another hair and ah tear off school uniform inna the middle of Ocho Rios square? It nuh look good atall atall.

* Which Jamaican man get dip from small island fi tief a stereo? How oonu can disgrace Jamaica name so?

* Why the gays dem a pressure yah so hard? Dem a mek life hard fi we ah Jamaica. Bwoy, the gays dem no forget nothing, look how dem a persecute Buju and now dem a pressure the little island. Father, Saviour, pilot me!

* How D’Angel ah wine and ah enjoy herself so a Wet Sundays? The Warlord nuh stop eyes her even though him come in wid Claudia. What is going on?

GALLIS/SASSA STEP MUSIC VIDEO BY MR. VEGAS