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Major Lazer's Walshy Fire: How I Spent My Summer Photos

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Major Lazer's resident hype-man Walshy Fire has had an awfully eventful few months. The highly regarded DJ and ambassador of dance hall and its' infectious culture the world over has invited us to share the many moments that made this rook's summer one to cherish.

"Maaan, this summer I realized Imma Mexico City Nopales con Michelada-overdosing, English Rabbit-eating, St Martin stripclub-hustling son of a bitch."

From stage-diving into an abyss of a crowd to performing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with The Roots and Amber Coffman to his wildly explicit Burning Man exploits, Walshy has travelled to every nook of this country's pop culture landscape documenting each step along the way. His performances now span a multitude of mediums and his ability to rile up spectators and Major Lazer's disciples has proven invaluable to Diplo and his ubiquitous dancehall circus. Walshy gave our fam over at LargeUp an in depth look into his illustrious world. Peep it --->LargeUp