| Mr. Vegas / Hits, The |
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| Album: | Hits, The | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Mr. Vegas | Added: | Jan 2009 | |
| Label: | Greensleeves Records Ltd. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-01-25 | Pull Date: | 2009-03-29 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Mar 29 | Mar 22 | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 | Feb 15 | Feb 8 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 29, 2013: | New World Disorder Under Mi Sensi (Feat. Alozade & Hollow Point) | 4. | Jul 16, 2011: | New World Disorder Heads High | |
| 2. | Sep 01, 2013: | New World Disorder Heads High | 5. | Dec 23, 2010: | Happy Hour Do You Know | |
| 3. | Aug 25, 2013: | New World Disorder Bun It (Feat. Elephant Man) | 6. | Sep 18, 2010: | New World Disorder Heads High |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2009-01-23 | ||
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Mr. Vegas – The Hits Reviewed by Sadie O., 1/23/09 10 years worth of top Dancehall hits by the original “sing-jay”. Most riddims are very electronic, often with soca beats, and pretty creative. Apparently Mr. Vegas did his first vocal track shortly after having been hit in the jaw with a pipe, so although he wanted to be a singer, he settled for creating the “sing-jay” style, which is sung DJing. Some admissions – I didn’t know Mr. Vegas was the voice behind a lot of these, and I can’t make out more than a couple of words in most of them. As far as I can tell, there’s a couple of somewhat suggestive tracks, but no clear FCCs… I like 1, 7, 9, 17 best. 1. 3:32 ****minimalist electronic dancehall with poits (yes, that’s “poits”), monster hit. Chances are you’ve heard this, and didn’t know who it was. Now you do! 2. 2:57 **slightly ominous sounding intro, uptempo soca-dancehall, totally danceable. 3. 3:25 **odd cobbled riddim – part gunshot beat snare beats, part acoustic guitar. 4. 3:11 **uptempo electronic riddim, boopy keyboards, high speed rhythmic vocals. 5. 2:54 ***downtempo lopsided electronic dancehall with fun cobbled elements, party lyrics. 6. 3:35 *a bit downtempo roots reggae riddim, sad love song, very commercial chorus although the lead vocals are sweet. 7. 3:39 ****several spoken voices intro, then irresistible electronic swing, different version of a familiar pothead anthem. Fun! 8. 3:33 **fun midtempo electronic soca riddim, R&B female chorus, fun lead vocals. 9. 3:15 ****minimalist, fun electronic dancehall, contrast of very high and very low vocals. 10. 3:46 **downtempo soca-dancehall, huge hit with female chorus, all about wiggling your booty on the dance floor. 11. 3:39 downtempo swingy skank, love song, singing rather than sing-jaying – very commercial sound. 12. 3:27 ***chanting and huffing intro (well, how would YOU describe it?), minimalist downtempo dancehall with chant/huff chorus. Bagpipes! Huh! 13. 3:05 **minimalist syncopated dancehall, vocal duties shared with Sean Paul – they are apparently competing for the same hot gal. 14. 3:13 *Oh my… There’s a lesson for all of us here. Riddim seems largely composed of game beeps, and the lyrics are… direct. 15. 3:21 ***fun, familiar boopy downtempo electronic riddim. I’m pretty sure he’s asking the girls to jump up if they know who their baby’s father is… Ah, Jamaica! 16. 2:51 ***midtempo synchopated dancehall, tough “bwoh bwoh bwoh” chorus. 17. 2:53 ****starts with Elephant Man coughing, then midtempo lopassed riddim, fun interplay of vocals, all about pot! Yay! 18. 3:28 ***rather ominous boops in the riddim, huge hit, perhaps along the lines of My Adidas? | ||
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