Words by LargeUp Crew
Photos by Irene Stergios 
Last night in New York City, LargeUp, The Solid Agency and EMPIRE teamed up to present an exclusive release party for Konshens‘ It Feel Good album inside Soho’s E&C Studio.
Massive B, DJ Gravy and Vashtie provided the soundtrack for the night, while guest host Jabba kept the vibes tun up at all times. Media in attendance included YouTube, Spotify, Billboard, Hypebeast, Mass Appeal, NY1, Page Six TV, Irie Jam, Vibe, HipHop DX and writer Eddie STATS (Pitchfork, GQ). Nuff selectors and artist inna di building, too, including Protoje, Ricky Blaze, Rayvon, Alex Mali, Dre Skull (Mixpak), Noah Issa, DJ Pee Wee, Cali B, Scratch Famous (Deadly Dragon) and D Life, to name but a few.
Scroll through the photos by Irene Stergios below.
Courvoisier drink specials included It Feel Good, the Bruk Off Yuh Back and Turn Me On
Bring on the vibes…
Jabba (Hot 97/Massive B) and Sharon Burke of The Solid Agency and manager for Konshens
Downtown’s sweetheart, Vashtie, inna di place
The man of the hour
Konshens and Jabba
Actress Alice Rose and director Joshua Coates of the movie Deliver Us From Evil
Vashtie in the mix
Publicist Francoise Blanchette and Sharon Burke
Wheel up, selectress
He must be drinking that “It Feel Good”
Writer Kieran Meadows and photographer Rayon Richards
Strictly serious business with these ladies
Smiles all around
Soca selector D Life (Sirius XM) with LargeUp’s DJ Gravy and Martei Korley
X Man from Massive B testing levels
Selector JD (Deadly Dragon) hoists up a cold one
Konshens and crew
Konshens and his wife, Latoya
Showtime…
Konshens dropped a medley of classics including “Do Sum’n,” “So Mi Tan,” “Gal a Bubble” and “Bruk off Yuh Back” on the Showtime riddim
Quick flick with Vashtie
Konshens and LargeUp editor Jesse Serwer
Konshens and DJ Gravy
Massive B! Massive B! Massive B!
DJ Gravy and Dre Skull
Seen?!?
Konshens and Cali B
Neil Edwards from VP Records with LargeUp’s Martei Korley
Konshens and LargeUp writer/Freetown Collective singer Tishanna Williams
Konshens and Protoje
Actress Roxanne Nadine Remekie
Producer Noah Issa and fashion designer Joshua C. Joseph of Rebels to Dons
Konshens, Martei Korley and VP Records family: (L to R) Brian Greenspoon, Neil Edwards and Chris Chin
Konshens with Esther & Carol/E&C Studio owner Cordell Lochin
Dancer Unfriendly Ghost
Ricky Blaze and Protoje
Photographer Dutty Vannier and wife
LargeUp Trini crew Tish and Maj
Bobby and Syn Clarke of Irie Jam
DJ Pee Wee
Martei Korley, Ricky Blaze, Rayvon
Sister action
