A few nights ago, New York City was blessed with the presence of one of the greats in reggae music, Grammy award winning, Sean Paul.

For the last decade he’s been pumping out tune after tune to keep the party live. I had the pleasure of hanging out with SP for 2 nights dashing around from club to club as he sent the crowds into a frenzy.

With a fresh new “Duttyhawk” he delivered a set of his classic tunes from Manhattan to Long Island to Queens at one point jumping on stage with the legendary Shabba Ranks . I wanted to document this journey and here are some of the results… I don’t want to reveal too many of them, but stay tuned to Sean Paul’s site, I’m sure that you’ll be seeing some of the incredible footage that I shot of him ripping the stage.

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Recently I was introduced by my best friend Dan to a restaurant in the West Village on Waverly called Joseph Leonard. At the time, a new spot that had just opened by restaurateur Gabriel Stulman, an associate & good friend of my friend Dan. We went for dinner that evening and I have to say that the ambience was incredible… small, cozy, “lived in” (despite being brand new), personal with delicious food and Tanqueray’s and tonics flowing (I may have snuck in a rum and a glass of wine as well, but don’t tell anyone). During appetizers, I realized that the owner, Gabe, and I had met before and shared a love for hip hop. Bellied up to the bar, for dinner, my seat of choice in any restaurant, not a fan of tables for some reason, we spoke at length about the state of affairs of the music industry and where we thought it was heading. While MOS DEF pumped through the speakers in the restaurant,  we reminisced about the good old days: Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, and The DOC. The vibe was great, a classic night out in NYC. I think that the 3 of us closed the place down that night but agreed that we would do it again soon… a great meal, top beverages and intellectual conversation. 

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