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Vegas Back On Top!
Mr Vegas Back After-Five Year Drought
By Kevin Jackson Observer writer
Tuesday, August 23, 2005



Producing quality music is Mr Vegas' main drive in life, and this focus has landed him at the number one spot on all the local charts this week with his single Last Night (Constant Spring), re-igniting the hit power he has enjoyed in the past with producers Steely and Clevie.


Mr Vegas' hot new track Last Night (Constant Spring) is on top this week, and a new Jay Wills-produced video for the song is set to drop soon.
Last Night is featured on Steely and Clevie's Sleepy Dog rhythm and is the second number one song from that rhythm project. The previous chart-topper was Assassin's As a Man. "I worked with Steely on the song Big Things a Gwaan in the late 1990's.

Then we worked on Hot Gal Today, which also hit number one. Steely knows the hits. When you record a song for him, you feel like you buss," said Vegas in an interview recently. This is Vegas' first number one song in Jamaica in five years. In the year 2000 he topped the charts just before Reggae Sumfest with Girls Time. Vegas' hit list is huge.

Mr Vegas whose real name is Clifford Smith, started out singing in the late 1980s. He recorded songs like Killing Me Softly with Don Yute before recording a string of songs for the Pick Out label. He eventually left that production entity out of frustration and set up a cooking shop in Patrick City.

But the music bug continue to bite, and Vegas followed his intuition and recorded the 1997 Jeremy Harding-produced hit Hands Inna Di Air (Nike Air) which was featured on the wildly popular Playground rhythm.

Since then he has racked up numerous accolades. Apart from copping the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Award in 1999 for Best Reggae Artiste, Vegas has struck it big on the Billboard charts three times, first with Hot Gal Today featuring Sean Paul, and then with Heads High and last year with Pull Up.

On the local charts he has racked up a number of hits with She's a Ho, Go Up, Juicy, Rise, Yuh Sure, Sucky Ducky, Jacket and Sweet Pineapple among others. Said Vegas, "I have reached a stage right now, where I am doing this for the love of it. Having a number one song is good, but the greatest pleasure is to have a hit out there that the people can identify with."

Vegas' debut album Heads High sold more than 100,000 without the support of a major record company.

Last year US-based Delicious Vinyl released the album Pull Up in Europe. Vegas added that the album is yet to be released in the US or in the Caribbean. "Right now I am not pressuring an album. I am just recording and focusing on the base market which is Jamaica," Vegas pointed out.

Vegas recently reunited with one-time manager Byron Murray of In the Streetz. The two have been working together ever since Vegas emerged onto the scene in the late 1990s. "Murray is doing his thing, and we have a good working relationship. The work speaks for itself," Vegas added.

Vegas' latest single is Taxi Fare, which features Mr Lex aka Lexxus. The song was produced by Richard 'Shams' Browne and a video was shot recently by director Jay Will.

"It's a really funny video. Is dem type a song deh fi di girls," Vegas reassured. Fans can also look out for another new recording, More Love on the Q45 label which is also receiving a steady run at radio.

Taken from the Jamaica Observer
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Check the new tune "Taxi Fare" on my page. It features Mx. Lex aka Lexxus.

This is a really gully thing which speaks about some girls who go to Asylum and don’t have no taxi fare. We shot the video recently... It was done by J. Will. It’s a really funny video. Is dem type a song deh fi di girls.

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From Mr. Vegas post on myspace.

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Check out Mr. Vegas on Myspace.

www.myspace.com/mrvegas

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Check it out..."Hot Wok" is number 1 on the South Florida Charts....

Big UP Mr. Vegas

Bless

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Vegas busy with his career
Between making videos, performing and putting the finishing touches on his album, singjay Vegas has his hands full.

He recently wrapped up the video shoot for his combination song, You Gonna Need Me, with Jovi Rockwell. The shoot was done in Los Angeles, California under the expert direction of Mark and Rick. Vegas is promising that the video will be the talk of the town when it is released sometime in the near future.

Following the shoot, Vegas was off to fulfil his performance commitments in Rochester and Antigua where he shared stage with the top Jamaican group Morgan Heritage. "Man it was crazy," Vegas shared about the shows as he went on to point out that the response, which never ceases to amaze him, was very overwhelming. Among the songs that he devastated the place with were Hot Wuk, Do You Know, Tek Weh Yuhself and Nuh Friend From Dem.

Now back in the island, Vegas is putting the finishing touches on his soon to be released album. According to Vegas, the album is now in the mixing stages and he has over 40 tracks to select the final cuts from. Tracks that will sure to be included are Tek Weh Yuhsef, Do You Know, Hot Wuk and Lean Wid It.

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MR.VEGAS RIDES HIGH WITH HIT SINGLE AND VIDEO
'MUS COME A ROAD'

Dancehall's favorite singjay is mashing up the place with his steamy single, "Mus Come a Road." The song, which is causing havoc on the dancehall circuit, is produced by Reli of "Raging Bull" fame and penned by Mr. Vegas. "Mus Come a Road" has set the summer on fire.

When the pulsating beat drops for "Mus Come a Road," a sense of nostalgia evokes, as the song is built on Barrington Levy's 1982 smash "Prison Oval Rock." Vegas' millennium version of the cult classic thrives with a Barrington Levy sample, which is looped through out the song.

The original cut evolved from dances in Spanish Town that were held near a prison. Barrington Levy, clearly Vegas' favorite singer, vividly described the whole era in his hit. Moreover, Vegas unleashes a modern day twist with "Mus Come a Road."

On "Mus Come a Road," Mr. Vegas' passionately croons of the injustice of criminal justice. "There are some people behind bars who have been charged for a crime that is not as bad as the people who are in jail for murder, and the murders sometimes get out before them," says Mr. Vegas earnestly. "This song is for the people who have experienced that."

The "Mus Come a Road" single is joined by an appealing music video, currently in rotation on numerous American and Caribbean television outlets. As "Prison Oval Rock" was a hardcore vintage record, they wanted to capture it's essence with a "Harder They Come" themed video -- adding to the rough, street vibe of the song. In the video, Mr. Vegas is wanted and "on the road."

The "Mus Come a Road" video was produced by Winston Mayhew, who boasts a number of top Reggae music videos to his credit including Busy Signal's "Nah Go A Jail" and "These Are The Days," Morgan Heritage's "Look Pon Di Gully Side," and Duane Stephenson's "August Town."

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It is with deep sadness to report that dancehall artist Mr. Vegas lost his father, Kenneth Maitland, to sudden illness on the morning of Tuesday, December 2, 2008.

In addition to Mr. Vegas, Kenneth Maitland is survived by his wife and son. Kenneth Maitland holds a special place in Mr. Vegas' heart, as he came into his family's life at a very tender time. Kenneth Maitland filled the pivotal role of father to Mr. Vegas and his brother after his biological father left during childhood.

"I have many fond memories of my father, as he was kind and humble.....he always encouraged me as a youth," says Mr. Vegas. "I sincerely regret not being able to spend time with my father because of my busy schedule....his death comes at a critical time in my life."

Kenneth Maitland lived in St. Andrew, but worked in Kingston as a carpenter. He was a great husband and father. At this time, Mr. Vegas truly desires to comfort his mother. He has penned the song "Mama Don't Cry," which he hopes will soothe his mother during this very sad time.
We ask that you lift Kenneth Maitland, Mr. Vegas and his family high in your prayers.

Source:Irish and Chin