MR.VEGAS REMAINS ON TOP!!!

NEW Mexico Reggae Dancehall Charts April 2004 1 1 Mr. Vegas Tamale In the Street /Delicious Vinyl 2 9 Capleton Bun Dem Every Day Germaican/VP 3 re-ent Mr. Vegas Pull Up H. Society/Delicious Vinyl 4 5 Baby Cham Vitamin S Mad House 5 13 Tanya Stephens Its a Pity Germaican/VP 6 2 Beenie Man & Ms. Thing Dude Mad House 7 16 Cobra Wuk Dat High Society 8 8 Elephant Man Bad Mind Mad House 9 3 Bounty Killer & Angel Doolas Gal Turn Me On Big Yard/VP 10 (new) Beenie Man Good Oh High Society 11 4 Shaggy & Rick Rok Your Eyes Big Yard/VP 12 (new) Tanto Metro & Devonte Tiane High Society 13 11 Beenie Man & J Dick Mad House 14 7 Chico Exchange Big Yard/VP 15 (new) Sizzla Shout It Out Loud Big Yard/VP 16 15 Natty King Dont Bring Your Guns to Town 2 Miles 17 (new) Voice Mali Slaso Big Yard/VP 18 18 Lady Saw Man is the Least Massive B 19 6 TOK Won't Stop Big Yard/VP 20 10 Elephant Man Won't Stop Big Yard/VP updated Apr. 25, 2004

Mr.Vegas is still red-hot in New Mexico. Not only did his "Tamale" retain its #1 ranking, but "Pull Up" featuring Wayne Anthony on the COOLIE DANCE has re-entered the chart at #3. The FIESTA is still making waves out here, led by Baby Cham's "Vitamin S" (which has scored him a major contract with Atlantic) at #4 and followed by Beenie Man, Miss Thing, Elephant Man, J and Lady Saw. The SALSA is also still happening (hey, this IS New Mexico) featuring some new (Sizzla, Voice Mail) and some older entries (Bounty&Doolas, Shaggy&Rik Rok, Chico, TOK, Ele).

Now that the double lp/cd is out on VP, Germaica's DOCTORS DARLING still refuses to die out here. Capleton has charged up to the runner-up spot, while Tanya Stephen's "Its A Pity" moved up to #5. Due to regular rotations on commercial radio as well as at hip-hop sessions, interest in the COOLIE DANCE has increased notably again. The High Society selection is represented by Cobra's ever-popular "Wuk Dat", Beenie Man's "Good Oh", and Tanto & Devonte's "Tianne", besides the Vegas/Wayne Anthony combination. Another huge combo of Ele and some hip-hoppers on the beat called "Jook Gal" is starting to tear up the air-waves and dancefloors, while we still find the plagarized Pitbull/Lil John track very WEAK.

Stonelove has released its first creation since the BAGHDAD, which sounds promising, as does South Rakkas' follow-up to last year's CLAPPAS: the RED ALERT. Tony Kelly & K-Licious have their first riddim since 2002's huge BUY OUT ("Like Glue") out on the streets entitled GRINDIN, while Renaissnace has yet another fast-paced hardcore beat on the market, called TUNDA CLAP. Mr.Vegas just released his third album "Pull Up" on Delicious Vinyl, as did one of yard's top-a-top roots vocalists of the new generation: the mighty Bushman. Nuff new material finally, so I expect some definite changes next time around.

Until such time: