Gyptian, Jagged Edge, And Slim From 112 To Perform At University’s 2011 Homecoming Greek Step Show and Concert
MIAMI GARDENS – Florida Memorial University is really steppin’ it up for its 2011 Homecoming Greek Step Show and Concert. This year, Gyptian, Jagged Edge and Slim from 112 will perform during the University’s annual event scheduled for Friday, February 11, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the A. Chester Robinson Athletic Center on campus (15800 NW 42nd Avenue in Miami Gardens).
The 2011 Homecoming events schedule begins on February 6th and concludes on February 13th. During the show, the University’s various fraternities and sororities will compete for a cash prize and bragging rights as stepping champions.
In 2005, Gyptian (a previously unknown singer) rose to international acclaim when his debut single Serious Times hit the top of the local and overseas reggae charts, and defeated even Junior Gong’s Top Ten Billboard hit Welcome to Jamrock, to be declared Jamaica’s Most Important Song of 2005. Nominated for Best New Entertainer at the 2006 International Reggae and World Music Awards, the twenty-three year old velvet-voiced singer has been dominating the charts with a slew of hit singles including Hold Yuh, Is There a Place, Beautiful Lady, and the chart-topping ballad Mama, Don’t Cry. He recently won a Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Award and Soul Train Music Award.
Jagged Edge is a popular R&B group that was originally signed through Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def Records to Columbia Records. The group has had a number of hit singles including The Way That You Talk, I Gotta Be, and Let’s Get Married, among others. Jagged Edge is currently signed to Slip-N-Slide Records with an album titled “The Remedy” due out in March 29, 2011.
Slim is an R&B singer best known for being a part of the group, 112. After 112 released their fifth album, Pleasure & Pain in 2005, Slim started making solo music via the Internet. In 2008, he released the single So Fly featuring Yung Joc. It reached #49 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album, Love’s Crazy, was released on November 18, 2008. He is currently the CEO of his own label, M3 Productions and is working on a number of exciting projects.
Tickets will go on sale during the week of January 24th. General admission tickets for the show will be $40.00 in advance as no tickets will be sold at the door. Florida Memorial University students with identification will be offered a discounted rate of $25.00 until February 4th. Additional information can be obtained by calling (305) 626-3657.
