{"id":35762,"date":"2018-05-10T10:42:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T09:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=35762"},"modified":"2018-05-10T10:44:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T09:44:22","slug":"mr-vegas-wakanda-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/mr-vegas-wakanda-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Vegas &#8211; &#8216;Wakanda Jam&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/mr-vegas-wakanda-jam\/mr-vegas-press-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Mr-Vegas-Press.jpg?fit=1200%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1479358978&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mr Vegas &amp;#8211; Press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Mr-Vegas-Press.jpg?fit=640%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Mr-Vegas-Press.jpg?resize=640%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mr Vegas is back with another dance hit, this time taking his inspiration from Marvel&#8217;s &#8216;Black Panther&#8217;, with his song, &#8216;Wakanda Jam&#8217;. The track features his incredibly catchy blend of reggae and dancehall, with a modern twist.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Vegas has been honing his craft since the 1990s, working with the likes of T-Pain, Future, and Nicki Minaj. His recent releases, &#8216;Dancehall Dab&#8217;, and &#8216;Follah Da Leadah&#8217; were brilliant dancehall style tracks challenging anyone who dares to resist the urge to dance. &#8216;Wakanda Jam&#8217; follows this trend, with the video having over 300,000 views in its first week of release.<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s a bright and vibrant clip filled with feel-good vibes, and enthusiastic singing from Mr Vegas, who rolls up with a pizza truck containing a crew of dancers. They pour out of the truck and get down and dirty twerking and having a generally fun time, dressed in colourful prints, dancing in front of murals and palm trees. We can guarantee you will be up dancing before you even know it, as soon as you start listening to &#8216;Wakanda Jam&#8217;.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Mr Vegas on his <a href=\"http:\/\/MrVegasMusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_17917\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZHr9mXnTDys?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Mr Vegas - Wakanda Jam (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZHr9mXnTDys\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr Vegas is back with another dance hit, this time taking his inspiration from Marvel&#8217;s &#8216;Black Panther&#8217;, with his song, &#8216;Wakanda Jam&#8217;. The track features his incredibly catchy blend of reggae and dancehall, with a modern twist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":35799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,640],"tags":[13887,12162,14213,14214,13886,13240,77,370,1182,14212],"class_list":["post-35762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-black-panther","tag-dancehall","tag-dancehall-dab","tag-follah-da-leadah","tag-marvel","tag-mr-vegas","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-reggae","tag-wakanda-jam"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-9iO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66138,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/11\/mr-vegas-dancehall-hallelujah\/","url_meta":{"origin":35762,"position":0},"title":"Mr. Vegas &#8211; &#8216;Dancehall Hallelujah&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"19\/11\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The King of Reggae and Dancehall, Mr. Vegas, returns with a hot new track to make us get up and dance. 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