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Mr. Lexx Says Sumfest Dancehall Night Boring

Veteran deejay Mr. Lexx says last week’s Reggae Sumfest dancehall night was boring and artists performed poorly.

The 1990s deejay says his return to dancehall is needed to rescue the dying genre. According to Lexx, only Mr. Vegas outfit standing as an artist on the 22nd annual staging of the reggae festival.

“Yow, me deh ya a watch dancehall night and a watch the new crop of artistes and yow, I gotta come back,” Mr. Lexx told the Star. “I gotta come show dem how to do it. I mean, the show was boring. Nobody performance stand out; nobody outfit stand out except for Mr Vegas an the platform shoes.”

“We need more entertainment,” Lexx continues. “It’s entertainment; everybody a tek this ting too serious an di music dark. we need back happy music. we need performances and entertainment. Mi deh deh an a watch di whole crowd and I was saying, ‘dem need me, I gotta come back.”

Mr. Lexx did not performed on this year’s Reggae Sumfest but was a regular on the show’s lineup in the lane 1990s to early 2000s.

He is know for hits such as “Cook,” “Ring off Mi Cellie,” and “Man A Nuh Yu Problem.” These days the deejay is working on his own record label.