Shaggy Dominates Brooklyn and the Reggae Charts

International superstar Shaggy seems to be having an outstanding year. With his recent stellar performance at Montreal Reggae Festival in Montreal, Canada, Shaggy now holds the 1st, 2nd and 3rd spots on the Reggae iTunes chart.

 Shaggy Dominates Reggae Charts iTunes 1, 2, 3 

Just releasing his second single, 'You Girl' featuring Ne-Yo, off his soon to be released album produced by legendary Sly and Robby, titled Out of Many, One Music, the single is currently #1 on the Reggae iTunes chart.

 "It shows that people are still looking to hear good quality reggae music and the hard work we at Ranch continue to put in daily will pay off.

Out of Many, One Music is filled with great tracks like 'Fight this Feeling' and 'You Girl' and to have the number one, two and three, top selling reggae singles on the iTune's Reggae charts is a good feeling" says Shaggy.

The second top selling single on this weeks iTunes reggae chart is one of Shaggy hits 'It Wasn't Me' and the third top selling reggae single is 'Angel' feat Rayvon both off his album Hot Shot.

Recently, Shaggy was asked 'How do you continue to stay relevant and a headliner, in this ever changing music industry? "Well my formula, may not work for a next artist, but for me, a great team, have fun when working and no sleep. I have fun with every performance, I smile every time I'm in the presence of my fans and I work 23hrs a day. 

Most importantly I make sure develop a solid team to make sure we execute" states Shaggy. Shaggy was this years 'Celebrate Brooklyn' headline act in Prospect Park and pulled record numbers of over 14,000 people. Now off to St. Martin and Houston, Texas, Shaggy will return to New York, on August 29th where he is scheduled to take over New York. 

With over five performances in 3-days it is evident that Shaggy has no intentions to rest anytime soon. "You Girl" is the second single off the forthcoming new album "Out of Many, One Music" featuring Ne-Yo, produced by Sly and Robbie & Sting International.

Purchase 'You Girl' NOW - Shaggy feat. Ne-Yo

Vybz Kartel Tells School Youths “Don’t Bleach Yuh Face!!”

New Song “School Anthem 2” Released in time for New School Year in Jamaica.
ALSO ADMONSIHES STUDENTS ABOUT “pants on the ground,” DRUG USE AND ABUSE, TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND TRUANCY IN THEIR SCHOLASTICS Princeton University, World Championships Silver Medalist Warren Weir, French Football Star Florent Malouda, Doctors, Professors, Lawyers amongst those giving Kartel book and music accolades in interviews, social media and articles.

In January, Vybz Kartel business partner Michael Dawson, revealed that Kartel told him in a December visit at Horizon Remand Center, “I will be the man that will have the most positive effect on Jamaica since Marcus Garvey.” Many laughed and accused Dawson of misrepresenting or misunderstanding him.

However, with the recent comments from the Ivy League School Princeton University’s Librarian about his book, his song with Gaza Slim about preventing Child Abuse and now his timely “School Anthem Part 2” – it seems like Vybz Kartel is achieving his mission whilst still behind bars! Many are now wondering what will happen in November when most Jamaicans believe he will be exonerated as there is now a popular notion that his incarceration was an attempt of silencing the ghetto’s most influential persona.

In January, Vybz Kartel business partner Michael Dawson, revealed that Kartel told him in a December visit at Horizon Remand Center, “I will be the man that will have the most positive effect on Jamaica since Marcus Garvey.” Many laughed and accused Dawson of misrepresenting or misunderstanding him. However, with the recent comments from the Ivy League School Princeton University’s Librarian about his book, his song with Gaza Slim about preventing Child Abuse and now his timely “School Anthem Part 2” – it seems like Vybz Kartel is achieving his mission whilst still behind bars! 

Many are now wondering what will happen in November when most Jamaicans believe he will be exonerated as there is now a popular notion that his incarceration was an attempt of silencing the ghetto’s most influential persona. Ironically, some of the same parents who were telling their children to not listen to Kartel just two years ago are not only buying their children his book, paying to download his recent CD and now asking “you hear what Vybz Kartel say – do you work, pull up pants and no drugs and sex while you in school.” 

The question now is will the Ministries of Youth and Education let go off their biases against a man that has never been convicted of a crime in Jamaica and allow a voice that the children can understand pass on these important messages? Dawson is still doubtful as he explained “Addi and I share the belief that the politicians and powers that be do not want the poor class to elevate themselves as that will destroy the slavish society which overworks and underpays our people. 

I have heard uptown people say ‘if we have 100% literacy in Jamaica – who going cut the lawn and wash the clothes?’ so from the moment Vybz Kartel sang Dolla Sign, Adidja Palmer became a threat to society; so no, they will fight Vybz Kartel and keeping trying to silence him.” Now that Kartel has finally made a public statement in song telling the youths to not bleach their skin – will the media, society and the system give him his due? 

Or do they fear him so much that he will still be locked up and denied bail even though he can never hide as he is one of the most recognizable figures in Jamaica whose simple visit to the doctor went viral throughout the world on social media? Interesting days are ahead with rumors of an e-book release and a new cover for his massively successful book swirling around.

Mr. Vegas Links With 106 & Park Before European Tour

High flying dancehall artiste Mr. Vegas on Friday (August 30) appear on the BET hit show 106 & Park. Mr. Vegas, who is basking in the attention since the release of Standing on the Sun, his collab with R&B Superstar Beyonce, says the appearance is another step in continuing his musical journey, “This is good.

The world continues to support the music I put out. Bruk it Down is still killing the airwaves internationally and Party Tun Up is making its mark.

I am happy that my music is standing front and centre and people are continuously enjoying the songs I release”. Mr. Vegas, who shot the segment on Monday (August 19), is in Europe where he performed at the Rototom Sunsplash in Spain on Tuesday.

He will also appear at several venues including; the Festineth Park Festival in Belgium on Friday, August 23, Gatecrasher in Birmingham, England on August 25 and the Scandinavia Festival in Denmark Friday, August 30.

The artiste says these shows are in advance of the release of his next album, Bruk It Down 2.0, which will be released worldwide on September 24, “this album has 16 tracks such as Bruk It Down Soca Remix, Come Here Bubbler and Give it to Her. 

I will be releasing the video for Come Here Bubbla and Give it to Har in the first week of September when I return from Europe. After that it’s just strictly promoting the album”. With the success of Bruk It Down, Standing on the Sun and other tracks such as Party Tun Up, Mr. Vegas says the fans should take the credit for keeping him relevant in the dancehall space and giving him the credibility to continue touring internationally.