Mr. Vegas is main the cost as he calls out the Jamaican authorities for awarding Wayne Marshall a nationwide award on Heroes Day whereas different extra ‘deserving’ artists have been ignored.

Wayne Marshall and Tarrus Riley had been awarded the Order of Distinction, one among Jamaica’s distinguished awards on Nationwide Heroes Day, for his or her contributions to nationwide growth by means of music, notably reggae music. They had been two of three as Marcia Griffiths additionally acquired the nation’s highest nationwide award, the Order of Jamaica (OJ), for sterling contribution to reggae music, domestically and internationally.

Nonetheless, evidently factions throughout the native music fraternity are displeased at Wayne Marshall’s awards, and amongst them is the vocal Mr. Vegas, who questioned the choice. In line with the artiste, he disagreed with the reasoning that Wayne Marshall represented “the nice facet” of dancehall as a result of he had a “lovely” brown spouse and was a household man, which was the picture that many had been extra in favor of.

“Even the person who is on the “unhealthy facet” Wayne Marshall is proud to say that’s the one who impressed me. However Wayne Marshall is representing the ‘good’ facet of dancehall,” Mr. Vegas mentioned as he bashed the opinion of a bunch on The Repair podcast.

“He has a wonderful spouse…so meaning so in case your spouse have nappy hair or darkish complexion you aren’t certified Mr. Artiste…all of you who’ve darkish pores and skin spouse go get a wonderful spouse,” he added.

The controversy within the dancehall group since Marshall’s award has been vibrant as many name for Beenie Man and Bounty Killer to obtain Order of Distinction.

“Once we discuss bout this yah trade yah, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer fi get OD longtime,” MV mentioned. “If Beenie and Bounty nuh get OD, it’s like the federal government or the individuals dem weh inna authority a inform we seh Beenie and Bounty inna one thing why dem cya get OD… How Wayne Marshall fi get OD over the person weh run Alliance, if unno nuh have one thing pan the person?”

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Nationwide Awards in Jamaica come from nominations by members of the general public. Nonetheless, Mr. Vegas claims that the federal government was taking part in politics by giving Marshall an award and claiming that individuals didn’t nominate their individuals, a declare by Professor Dr. Donna Hope.

Clevie of Steely & Clevie ignored for Order of Distinction

In line with Mr. Vegas, Clevie of the dynamic duo Steely & Clevie, who’s credited because the founders of the Dancehall and Reggaeton genres, had been nominated twice however ignored by the federal government.

“Perhaps it is advisable to make a name to Steely & Clevie – Studio 2000, one of many individuals who created dancehall…Earlier than unu put out this stuff that we’re campaigning in opposition to Wayne Marshall, perhaps it is advisable to make a cellphone name to Clevie and arrange an interview…the person weh accountable for dancehall, the person weh create dancehall, the person weh created the Punany Riddim, was nominated twice, as much as final 12 months,” Mr. Vegas mentioned.

In line with Vegas, Clevie was the one who organized the primary reggae awards in Jamaica, and he’s additionally behind the push for Jamaican artists to obtain royalties from streaming music.

“No person is campaigning in opposition to Wayne Marshall…We campaigning in my opinion how this factor has grow to be political,” Vegas mentioned.

He continued, “Ask dem how Clevie, the person weh create dancehall don’t get OD however Wayne Marshall [and Assassin] weh come sing dancehall get OD. Ah dat unu want fi discuss bout…How may somebody see a reputation come out, Clevie from Steely & Clevie come up and don’t give him [Order of Distinction, Order of Jamaica], all of them one thing there? Inform me how?” Vegas requested.

Within the meantime, Mr. Vegas additionally raised a number of artists who positively impacted reggae and dancehall music, together with Half Pint, Coco T, Willie Lindo, Johnny Osbourne, Little John, Peter Metro, Yellow Man, and others who’ve by no means been honored by the federal government.