Earlier this year Federation Sound dropped their first official release, the Flatlands Riddim, with an all-star line up of artists. It spawned a video for Mr. Lexx's "Diggy" and several heavy rotation club anthems including Mr. Vegas and; Natalie Storm's "Doggy" and "Gyal Dem Waah Mi" by Terro 3000.

Well aware of the worldwide trend in dancehall music Federation Sound have once again broken ground with the Flatlands Remix Project. Max Glazer and Kenny Meez hand-picked a small group of influential producers and asked them to re-imagine the songs, their only direction being "go crazy". 

They went crazy. A first of it's kind, the Flatlands Remix Project takes all 12 songs from the original release and gives each one a remix by a different producer in a totally original and unique style. Also included are two bonus tracks - "Whining Queen" by Delly Ranx on the original Flatlands riddim and Max Glazer's "Brooklyn Dub Mix", an old school style dubbed out version of the instrumental track.  Preview and get the project here: 

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Caribbean Lifestyle Media-Mr. Vegas was nominated for a Soul Train Award in the 'Best Reggae Artist' category.   Mr. Vegas is scheduled to perform at the first annual SoulFusion pre-show concert to be held on November 9th at the Atlanta Civic Center.

Mr. Vegas released a statement today,"It is an honor to be chosen to represent Reggae and Dancehall at Soulfusion, and to be nominated for a Soul Train Award," states Clifford 'Mr. Vegas' Smith. "I strive to create authentic Caribbean music that people around the world can relate to and enjoy. I am humbled and honored at the Soul Train nomination, and at the opportunity to perform with such great artists at Soulfusion."

  

Vegas is expected to share the stage with Erykah Badu, Rick Ross, Slick Rick and Chrisette Michelle.  Soul Train Award show airs on Centric and BET on November 28th.

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Caribbean Lifestyle Media-Mr. Vegas just wrapped the last leg of his European tour.  The outspoken Mr. Vegas recently released a new tune titled, "Boy shorts".  The tune apparently cause some controversy due to the name of the song.  We are not clear why-women have been wearing "boy shorts" for some time.  The song seems to be getting thumbs up from the ladies.  As you know what the ladies like, most likely will become even more popular.

Boy Shorts was produced by Jah Snowcone and is the first feature on the Ital  Stew Riddim. The song is now available for digital download via Amazon and Itunes. 

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Caribbean Lifestyle Media-In the past seven weeks Mr. Vegas has been touring most major cities in the US and Europe. Mr. Vegas performed at the Dour Festival in Belgium-this show attracts more than 160,000 patrons and includes a variety of music including R&B and Electro. Mr. Vegas is the only Reggae/Dancehall artist to have performed the show two consecutive years in a row.


For its final week, Mr. Vegas will be touring Germany. Mr. Vegas recently released, "boy shorts" an ode to the ladies who wear....well why don't you listen for yourself. Other hits from Mr. Vegas includes Head High, Hot Wuk, and Gyallis.

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Caribbean Lifestyle Media-It was not long ago that I heard a Gospel show being advertised featuring Mr. Vegas. It was a little shocking, however, as I thought about the recent hit by Mr.Vegas, "I am blessed". I though to myself, I guess that is cool. Mr. Vegas seem to be finding his voice in the Dancehall/Reggae industry and leading by example. In recent times, Vegas can add the title of activist to his name.

The Martha house in Spanish Town received a very nice cheque from Mr. Vegas in the sum of $350,000JMD. The children currently housed at the Martha House were displaced after their original home in the Mustard Seed Communities were destroyed by fire. Many local charities, corporate entities, and aggrieve persons were said to have been instrumental in providing new housing for the children. We were told that a concerned person gave $50 USD after they learned of what took place with the children's home.

Vegas issued a recent statement, "I went to the first home a few years ago and I was so disheartened and touched by the living situation there and the cheerful spirit of these kids amidst all their trials, that I had to come back and follow up with them and donate money to assist. these are kids who are affected by HIV/Aids and though the new home is almost complete, there are other things that they need and supplies always cost money. Sometimes when we go about our daily lives we forget how blessed we are and complain about the smallest of things and there are others out there in more unfortunate circumstances. Let's not continue to turn a blind eye to our neighbor, but help them in any way we can,"

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