Toppa Top 10: Reggae’s Ten Greatest Drummers Words by Kieran Meadows— With electronic drum programming taking over in rhythm-centric genres like hip-hop, pop, R&B, dance and reggae, drummers have seen their role in modern music shrink in...
Dancehall Nuh Dead: Ten Dancehall Acts That Matter Right Now Words by LargeUp Crew— In light of the recent developments surrounding Vybz Kartel, we've heard a few voices proclaiming that dancehall is dead. But we're not ready to call Mr. Madden just yet....
Mixtape Mondays: The DJ Pipes, DJ Samrai, Smutlee Words by Deejay Theory— Mixtape Mondays touches down this week with a heavy roundup of vibes from the UK. A mixed bag of dancehall classics and throwbacks combine with funky house to make for a...
LargeUp Premiere: Equiknoxx Music’s Frenz List Riddim Equiknoxx Music's Frenz List riddim features Busy Signal, T.O.K., Masicka, Christopher Martin, Navino and new artist ReoSoul over a spare, wine-inducing dancehall instrumental from Equiknoxx's Gavin...
VIDEO: Busy Signal Freestyles Over ’90s Rap Classics in Uganda in “All For One” Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— While we're on the topic of big tunes we missed, we just have to pull up and rewind back two weeks to New Year's Day, when perennial LargeUp favorite and...
Toppa Top 10: Jillionaire’s 2013 Best of Everything List Words by Jillionaire— O.G. LargeUp contributor Jillionaire had quite a year, touring the world with Major Lazer and doubling back across the globe on his own as a DJ. He checks in with his annual...
