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LargeUp Premiere: Beenie Man’s “Thug Love” Video Featuring Ce’Cille

Words by DJ Gravy— The title "King of the Dancehall" is a pretty serious claim—while many dream of it, ultimately only one can truly own it. From the early 90's til now, there's been one artist who's ke... Read More...

Watch: 106 & Park Celebrates Caribbean Culture With Beenie Man, Vegas + Wayne Wonder

As New York City geared up for Caribbean on Friday night, BET hosted a special Caribbean-themed edition of its daily music show 106 & Park featuring dancehall royalty Beenie Man, Mr Vegas and Wayne Wond... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Tifa on Snow’s ‘Anything For You’

Words by Tifa— You'll know Jamaican bad gal Tifa from tracks like 'Dash Out', 'Wife Me Up' and 'Champion Bubbler'. We knew she grew up listening to dancehall, so we asked her for her favourite throwback ... Read More...

You Rate It: The Clipse Reunite With Reggae On “Shame The Devil”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Virginia rap duo Clipse—brothers Pusha T and No Malice (formerly Malice)—were championing dancehall long before it became on trend in hip-hop again (particularly Pusha, whose lates... Read More...

Behind the Boards With Computer Paul, Pioneering Dancehall Producer

Words by Sabia McCoy-Torres Photos by Martei Korley Reggae music is always evolving, layering new sounds over classic percussive phrases, and incorporating musical trends of the moment in original ways. D... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Neptunes’ Most Caribbean Moments

Words by Richard "Treats" Dryden— The Neptunes—Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo—could be set to take a second victory lap. In addition to making hits like Robin Thicke and T.I.'s current smash "Blurred... Read More...

VIDEO: The BET Awards Spotlights Classic Dancehall

Words by Jesse Serwer— If you caught tonight's BET Awards, or have checked in with Twitter or social media in the last few hours, you probably heard about the dancehall tribute featuring Dawn Penn, Chaka... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Kanye West’s Most Jamaican Moments

Words by Richard "Treats" Dryden and Jesse Serwer— Discussing the musical tone of his new album Yeezus in a rare interview with The New York Times, Kanye West spoke of “trap and drill” and “old Chicago h... Read More...

LargeUp Recommends: 15 People To Follow on Instagram

Words by LargeUp Crew— Like a lot of folks, we've been spending more and more time on Instagram lately. Besides for regularly updating our own feed (Follow us @Largeupdotcom) with exclusive photos from... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best ’90s Dancehall Videos (Selected By Jay Will)

Words by Jay Will— Major Lazer's brand-new video for "Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" is a tribute to the styles and fashions of '90s dancehall. (Watch it here) Taking inspiration from some of the era's m... Read More...

Pic of the Week: King of the Dancehall

Beenie Man shows how it's done on the video set of "Rock the World", his new track on Brukkout Production's "Sewage Breath" riddim. Among the cameos in the video: One of his sons and a bottle of t... Read More...

Row Like a King: Watch Beenie Man’s “Super Model” Video

Words by Emily Shapiro— Yesterday, the self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall released a new video for his tune “Super Model,” and it’s no surprise that the only modesty in King Beenie’s video is the shab... Read More...

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