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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Here at LargeUp we try to carefully curate all of our musical selections so you don’t have to. There’s plenty of other sites where you can sift through all the junk that gets thrown onto the Internet on a daily basis. But every now and then something drops that’s just too notable to ignore even if it’s not exactly our cup of tea. Such is the case with Nicki Minaj’s “Gun Shot” featuring Beenie Man.
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Words by Jesse Serwer, via Federation Sound—
As you may know, our dude Max Glazer and Rihanna go way back. The Federation Sound boss man was Ms. Fenty’s original DJ, playing an instrumental role in the pop superstar’s early career, and still turns up as a DJ at her private parties. For her 24th birthday today, Mr. Glazer gave his old buddy a nice tribute by compiling an all-dubplate mix in her honor featuring pretty much every current dancehall star of note toasting to the Bajan princess’ B-day over their biggest recent hits. Popcaan’s “Ravin” and “Party Shot,” Beenie Man and Future Fambo’s “Rum and Red Bull,” Mavado’s “So Special,” Serani’s “No Games,” Vegas’ “I Am Blessed” and more all get Rihanna x 24 re-licks from the artists themselves. Stream the mix below, and download it here.
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Words by Jesse Serwer
As much as we love Clovis cartoons, there’s definitely room for more animated satire of dancehall culture. Illustrator Reinardo “Mental” Chung‘s “Dutty Bwoy” series follows the adventures of wannabe thugs “Strap Don,” “Wanga” and “G Swag” as they interact with Jamaican icons like Vybz Kartel and Usain Bolt. The genius of the thing is how Chung (whose previous work includes the animated short film Bad Influence) manipulates audio from the stars’ own records and interviews into the toons’ storylines. In the latest installment, the crew find themselves witness to the newly revived grandaddy of all dancehall clashes: Bounty vs. Beenie. The lifelong enemies square off with their fists this time; then D’Angel appears, gets dispatched, crying, and the fight turns into a round of Mortal Kombat. Ultimately, the two combatants abandon their duel and “connect” in a Digicel (“Duttycel”) ad. But wait a minute… watch below, and look out for part two.
