Johnny Vega

Musician, Student, and Writer

Johnny Vega

Musician, Student, and Writer

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I am a Son, Brother and Father first! I am also a Hip Hop artist, songwriter and performer, Freelance photographer and Filmmaker.

I am also a Sportswriter for New Brunswick Today which is a community news organization that produces a website, social media curation, and a monthly bilingual printed newspaper dedicated to all people who live, work, or spend time in (The HUB CITY) better known as New Brunswick, NJ.

I am a huge fan of Hip Hop and I grew in an era where Hip Hop artists were real and represented a lot more than just music.

I feel like our culture is being misrepresented and I want to tell the world how I feel about it. I have always loved music and writing poetry, So i decided to take things to the next level.

Ive been making music and recording songs since 2004 and released my first mixtape a few years ago "Breath Of Fresh Air" hosted by (D-Block's own) DJ Killatouch.

Me and my brother Empire recently dropped our first group mixtape Lo$ Vegaz "Face The Muzik" which featured R&B Singer/Grammy Nominated songwriter Rell who was the first RnB artist signed to Jay- Z's (Rocafella Records), Cyhi The Prynce who is signed to Kanye West's label (G.O.O.D. Music) About Paper who is a part of the legendary rap group the L.O.X. label (D-Block) and Mistah F.A.B. who was onced signed to Mac Dre (R.I.P.) who was an iconic figure in the Oakland, California music scene.

In 2014 and in 2015, I was nominated for the "Essence Of Hip Hop" UMA award at B.B. Kings in Times Square NYC. I was also selected to present awards at the ceremony which had several Grammy winning artists and celebrities in attendance. The (UMA's) Underground Music Awards has become the biggest national award show for independent artists in America.

I am currently working on my first film about my father, the late great jockey Tony Vega titled "The Baby Animal". I have been invited to the 2015 Equus Film Festival in New York City (Nov 20-22) where we will show the film for the first time ever along with other equestrian filmmakers from all over the world!

I am getting ready to release my latest project which includes new collaborations with me and Layzie Bone from the Grammy award winning group (Bone Thugs and harmony), Billy Danze from The Legendary rap group (M.O.P), Rell of The Revelations and some of the hottest producers in Hip Hop.

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    • LO$ VEGAZ MUZIK GROUP