Wonder what it would be like to hang out with reggae superstar Gyptian? Enter his world with MTV Iggy! Our photographer caught up with him on a flying visit to the US to record his next album. Check out the full photoshoot here.

We also got a little time to sit down and interview the Best New Band finalist on his wide tastes in music, his thoughts on the other finalists, and his non-music ventures. If you find yourself holding a Gyptian phone in your hands in near future, well, you’ll find all about it here first!

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Watch Gyptian’s 2010 mega-hit “Hold You” — it’s like being hugged by music: