Seasons Greetings everyone! I’m tempted to tease all you foreigners out there by mentioning that I’m currently in warm Trinidad, munching my first official piece of black cake (fruit cake for the non-Trinis) and sipping on a cool glass of sorrel… but that would be cruel, right?

Nah – the truth is, I’m really just writing this to send out a special Christmas wish to all of you out there, as my special little Yuletide gift for everyone.

As much as we ALL love the fun stuff (exchanging gifts, enjoying our favourite holiday dishes, liming with family and friends, partying, etc), I feel honour-bound to remind you all to HAVE LOTS OF FUN – ENJOY YOURSELF TO THE FULLEST by all means, BUT do so RESPONSIBLY. Let’s have a SAFE, happy and holy Christmas.. or Hannukkah, or Kwanzaa… or whatever you happen to be celebrating this Holiday Season.

All my love, appreciation and best wishes go out to you at this joyous time. Make the most of it – savour every moment – because life is short.

Me? I’ll be listening to the sweet strains of my family’s new favourite Christmas album, “Ma$tamind Productions presents: A Caribbean Soul Christmas” (featuring MY rendition of “Little Drummer Boy”), while munching on my black cake (thanks Cousin Aileen!), sipping on my sorrel and enjoying the heavenly smell of my Mom’s homemade bread wafting through the house, while … Ahhhhhhh – now DAT is a real Trini Christmas (for me anyway)!

Anyway, on behalf of myself and the whole MistaVybeWorld.com Team, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Mista Vybe… outttttttttttttttttt!!!

In October of this year (2009), Mista Vybe released his soulful rendition of the classic Christmas Carol, “Little Drummer Boy”, as part of the Ma$tamind Productions compilation “A Caribbean Soul Christmas”. Since then, fans and music critics alike have consistently expressed nothing less than awe at the artist’s amazing, world-class vocal performance on the track, alongside timeless production by Shawn “Da Ma$tamind” Noel.

If you have not yet heard Mista Vybe hit higher vocal heights on “Little Drummer Boy”, stay locked onto The New FLOW 93.5 FM or visit www.flow935.com.

To Request and Dedicate “Little Drummer Boy” on The New FLOW 93.5FM:

• Request Line: 416-935-1935
• Text: 935935
• Email: requests@flow935.com

Fans who have been requesting information about getting their hands on a copy of the album can purchase the compilation on CD in Toronto for only $15 (Cdn.) by contacting Mista Vybe’s manager, Joanne Marcano at 416-579-7927 or email Jo@MistaVybeWorld.com for further info.

Note: “A Caribbean Soul Christmas” is also available on CD at various locations in Canada, including the following:

· TORONTO: Play De Record, 357A Yonge St., Toronto, ON., Tele: 416-586-0380 sales@playderecord.com

· BRAMPTON: Knowledge Bookstore, 177 Queen St. East, Brampton,ON., Tel: 905-459-9875., E-mail: sales@knowledgebookstore.com

· HAMILTON: Frontline Barbershop (Both locations) 555 Upper Wentworth and 53 Young St., Hamilton, ON., Tel: 905-574-0845

In addition, the entire “Caribbean Soul Christmas” album is available for download worldwide on TrinidadTunes.com, as well as on iTunes and Amazon.com.

“Getting put into rotation on one of Canada’s biggest stations is truly a blessing. This is a great moment for myself as an artist, and for Trinidadian music on the whole,” Mista Vybe exclaims enthusiastically, explaining: “I couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas gift than this wonderful news. My undying thanks and appreciation goes out to Natasha and Shawn at Ma$tamind for reaching out to me and allowing me to be part of their amazing project, as well as to my manager Joanne from The Marcano Management Group and my whole MistaVybeWorld.com Team. This is a major step for us all, but trust me – this is only the beginning.”

As the singer’s website constantly reiterates through its mantra, when it comes to making world-class strides in the music industry – for Mista Vybe, “It’s NOT Just Soca”!

You know what they say – “There’s no place like home”. Even though I got a whole bunch of things done while I was in Toronto, Canada for the last few weeks, and even managed to have a little fun there as well, it’s GOOD to be HOME in Sweet TnT at last! As the classic Calypso goes: “Trinidad is MY land, and of it I am proud and glad…” ;-)

No time for me to sit around and chill now that I’m home in TnT though. Aside from my personal responsibilites to take care of, there’s A WHOLE LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE and no time to waste!

Studio sessions to book, tunes to finish recording and mixing for Carnival 2010 and several releases that are out already out (“Little Drummer Boy” from the “A Caribbean Soul Christmas” album as well as “False Pretender” on the Picture Frame Riddim and my solo single “Jam In De Road”), which I plan to promote more now that I’m home. Plus there’s lots of other business for AFTER Carnival 2010 to be handled as well. ;-)

First and foremost, I’ve got to thank my cousin, manager and my right hand, Joanne for making the entire trip AMAZING and helping me get SO MUCH DONE in T-Dot! Also thanks to my family over there in T-Dot (whaddup Naughty V, and HI Auntie Muriel!) for showing me a wonderful time “in the cold”. :-)

Special thanks as well to all of my new extended family, friends and assorted crew: Sandhya, Jester (GO DOWNLOAD OUR MIXTAPE NOW!!!), Cheryl, Doc Jones HD, DeLaVega, Kid Kut, Leisa, Jez (still well groomed bredrin – doh worry), Janelle, Carey, Tisha, Dion (thank you for all your help!), Emti (NO, you’re still NOT new anymore lol), Future The Prince (thanks for the intro again my dude), DJ Chief, Kenetha (thanks for hooking my hair up hunny), Fatiah (thanks very much for the wonderful photography!!!), Ice (enjoyed your shindig, dude), Football Steve (you kill me! lol), Darling Nicky, Ms Paige, Tenika (how I ent see you UP to NOW? lol), D Ultimate Sting (tell Peaches and Moms I said hi), Billy D Kid (we go link next time bredrin), Kevin (big up FeteNet.com and Mystic Impact crew), Ivan (iSkin and FeteNet.com), Stefan aka Jax (”Velcro” for 2010!!!), White Wine, Laura-Leah (keep grinding hun – I’m proud of you), Nikki (AKA Miss Onika), Dee, Mizz Kayzzz, Sweetness (and Team Sweetness too!), D’ Enforcas (thanks for everything guys – keep doin it big!), Nurse Karen, Playhouse, Dirty Dez (see you in Trini big man), Bandit, E-Man (whaddup hoss?), Big C, Brenton B, De Pong Chune Man and anyone (and everyone) else whose name I don’t have space to list here… thanks and much love to you all!!!

Also special thanks to: (in order of appearance) Wale, Pharrell Williams, N.E.R.D., Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Drake, Kid Cudi and Lady Gaga for ALL the inspiration! lol…

Oh and don’t worry T-Dot crew, I won’t even BOTHER to show off on you guys by mentioning that while it’s SNOWING in cold-ass T-Dot, we’ve had BLAZING HOT SUN HERE IN TnT ALL DAY LONG!!! LOL!

Alright, that’s all for now. This is a stronger, wiser, smarter, faster, new and improved Mista Vybe saying “Goodbye Toronto!” and “Hello Trinidad!”.

Time to buckle down and work… Mista Vybe Inna yuh Dancehall again – I’m OUTTTTTTTTT!

Mista Vybe’s version of the classic Christmas Carol, “The Little Drummer Boy“ reveals his veiled, yet true vocal dynamics and exposes a soulful side to your favourite SuperModelRockStar.

Click here to view the original post of Mista Vybe’s interview with The Entertainment Macco.

Listen to the song by visiting the Music section of the MistaVybeWorld.com, or by clicking here for the original blog post about “Little Drummer Boy” and “A Caribbean Soul Christmas”.

What are you waiting on? Don’t just sit there staring at your computer screen! Click your way over and get your copy of “Jam In De Road” NOW via TrinidadTunes.com – and while you’re there feel free to pick up a copy of the album “Ma$tamind Productions Presents: A Caribbean Soul Christmas” which features my rendition of the Christmas Classic “The Little Drummer Boy” as well (wink-wink)!

Merry Christmas and Happy Carnival 2010 in advance! Mista Vybe outttttt!!!

I know, I know… it’s been a minute since I checked in and let everyone know what I’ve been up to… Truth is, I’ve been so damn busy I barely have time to blog! But I gotta keep MistaVybeWorld.com up to date, so without further ado, here’s an update about what happened since the last time I posted about being in Toronto!

Hmmm.. where to begin? Well for starters, myself and my bredrin Jester (AKA North America’s Most Versatile DJ) have been grinding hard, working on our upcoming mixtape, which be will the first installment of Jester’s “Soca Certified Smash” series, hosted by YOURS TRULY, and including EXCLUSIVE REMIXES of some of the hottest Soca jams of 2009, recorded by Jester and featuring vocals by MOI (Mista Vybe Inna Yuh Dancehall Again, yo). Special shout out to the amazing DeLaVega for doing a fantastic job mixing his first Soca records lol. Shout out to Cerdic AKA DocJonesHD AKA Johnny Drama also for adding live drums to the mix as well.

Jester and I were so hyped about how GREAT our remixes came out that we HAD to “buss” (release) a couple of them on Jester’s radio show The WorldWide Wake Up Show on Thursday morning.

Big up to DJ Chief who showed me love on the Wake Up Show as well, and shout out to D’ Bandit, who passed through and showed me love that morning also. Oh and a BIG THANK YOU to all my T.O. peeps who were up early enough to hear my interview on the show and get a sneak preview of the HOT REMIXES!!!

Stay tuned for the “Certified Soca Smash” mixtape by Jester, hosted by Mista Vybe, all courtesy ThisIsJester.com and MistaVybeWorld.com coming soon!!! Madddddd ting!

What else? Well, if you’ve been following the blog posts, you should already know that I went to see Jay-Z in Concert on my Day Off… which turned out not to be a day OFF after all lol. Big up my Media Relations officer, Sandhya, for supplying me with all the dope footage I used to edit my EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS of performances by Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and Pharrell (with N.E.R.D.)!

Getting back to it NOT QUITE BEING a day “off”, that same night – after Jay Z – I also attended Soca Sweetness’ big Halloween bash “Scream 6″ and enjoyed a lil Soca vibes there. Big up TriniJungleJuice.com for the pic! (As you can see, Management and I had a great time at the fete! Whaddup MissChynnaBrown! lol)

Big up to Soca Sweetness, Mizz Kayz, DarlingNicky999, Nikki (AKA Onika), Dee, Jester, Cheryl AKA MissChynnaBrown, DocJonesHD, E-Man, Deneica, Saucy Bajan, Queenie, Ms. Paige, Dirty Dez, Slammer Cutter, Brenton B and everyone else that showed me love at “Scream”, even though Management and I were the only people in the dance without a costume lol.

Hmm… what else did I do? Oh YES, can’t leave out my wonderful follow-up meeting with the amazing and talented Miss Niya! Again, if you’ve been keeping track of my blogs then you know that (Niya Melodie Accessories’ men’s line) The Bloke Society is coming together with YOURS TRULY (Mista Vybe, of course) to bring out a special collaborative collection of “mancessories” (that’s Niya’s word – it just means “accessories for men” lol).

Remember the exclusive CUSTOM pieces Niya whipped up for me?

Well “DAT is JOKE” (as we like to say in Trinidad)!

Believe when I say that the new Mista Vybe line from The Bloke Society is going to be MAJOR. The first piece in the line will be out JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS 2009, so fellas (and ladies who love their fellas), get your money up NOW so you can splurge on some of this HOT gear when it comes out! Oh – and now that I’ve got you curious about the new line, I’m also happy to announce that we’re working on a way for YOU GUYS to watch the ENTIRE BEHIND THE SCENES PROCESS of us putting each one of the accessories together!!! Stay tuned to MistaVybeWorld.com (and Niya’s blog) as well for more on that! ;-)

In other news, your boy (that would be ME) is gearing up for Carnival 2010 in Trinidad, in a major way! New tunes in the studio, new image evolving for the New Year (anybody notice the facial hair yet? lol) and – most importantly – a new BODY to match the new attitude! As my Twitter and Facebook family should already know (assuming you’ve been paying attention) – I’ve been hitting the gym to get my body ready for a bumper Carnival season.

Heyyy – don’t give me that funny face! Trust me, if you heard my blazing, HYPE new tune for 2010 that I’m co-producing along with Madmen Productions (the hottest production team in TnT), you’d be working out in anticiaption of Carnival 2010 TOO lol. All I have to say is for 2010, I’m coming out MADDDDDDDD! Nuff said lol.

Big up Madman Johann, Marlon Roach and Ricky Rameshwar, AKA Madmen Productions! Stay tuned for the MADDD tune! ;-)

There’s soooooo much more going on BEHIND THE SCENES since I’ve been here in Toronto that I’m DYING to talk about… but MANAGEMENT will KILL me if I say any more than I already have, so I’m afraid you’ll have to stay locked on to MistaVybeWorld.com so you’ll get the info first when I can finally spill the beans!

In the meantime, be sure to check out my New Christmas single, “Little Drummer Boy” from Ma$tamind Productions’ “A Caribbean Soul Christmas” album, which is available online at TrinidadTunes.com and also on the shelves at a music store near you NOW. Better yet, if you need info on where to find a CD closest to you, hit us up at info@MistaVybeWorld.com and we’ll sort you out! ;-)

I’m off to work even HARDER now… so this Mista Vybe saying “I’m outttttttt!”

With music produced and played entirely by the uber-talented Shawn Noel and all vocals (lead and background) performed by Yours Truly (Mista Vybe inna yuh Dancehall again), this new release is the perfect thing to get you into the Christmas spirit and keep you company throughout the Yuletide Season. (Big shout out to Giandre Diaz AKA The Phoenix of Burning Bush Studios for recording my vocals too.)

For those of you that SOMEHOW didn’t already know that Mista Vybe can SANNNNNG (as opposed to JUST “sing”), I’m happy to report that everyone who has heard it already agrees that it’s hands down one of my best vocal performances EVER.

Take a listen for yourself and be the judge!

Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year too! Here’s my gift to you: “The Little Drummer Boy” performed by Mista Vybe off the album “A Caribbean Soul Christmas” by Ma$tamind Productions.

Check the video below to take a listen. Mista Vybe outtttttt!!!!