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Roots, Rockstars, Reggae: Bob Marley Tribute at the Grammys

Words by Emily Shapiro Last week, Beyonce repped hard for Caribbean music when she hit the stage at the Super Bowl so we were hyped to hear that the Grammys would be following suit with a tribute to the ... Read More...

You Rate It: Tarrus Riley x Anuhea, “Only Man In The World”

Words by Skyla Stover, Photo by Martei Korley— The well respected and most talented Tarrus Riley has always put out reggae hits that everyone enjoys, always having strong roots in his culture and working... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Bob Marley Shop

Words by LargeUp Crew— Marley merchandise is a big, hundred-millions-dollar-a-year business and, for years, the music legend's family/estate was seeing very little of that, while bootlegging ran rampant.... Read More...

Motivation Music: Jr. Gong’s New Video For “Set Up Shop”

Words by Nico Simino— When Damian Marley premiered the video for "Affairs of the Heart," the lead single from his upcoming album, I thought we might be seeing the softer, more emotional side of Jr. Gong.... Read More...

Rub a Dubstep: Damian Marley and Skrillex “Make It Bun Dem”

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy— We were a bit surprised when we first came across Skrillex and Damian Marley's "Make It Bun Dem," in its original form under the name "Rudeboy Bass," earlier this year... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Spyda the DJ, Stone Love, DJ Maya

Words by Jesse Serwer— The man DJ Theory is sidelined with some symptoms of late winter-itis (look out for him to make a full recovery in time for his gigs at South by Southwest next week, though) this w... Read More...

Ital Snoop: Snoop Dogg’s Top 10 Jamaican Moments

Words by Jesse Serwer— Snoop Dogg has really been soaking up the vibes in Jamaica recently. By now you may have heard that the Doggfather has been recording tracks for his next album, Reincarnated, at ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Year’s Best Dancehall Singles

Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Theory and Emily Shapiro There was no exact science to compiling this list—it's a mixture of the year's biggest dancehall tunes, and some of our personal favorites. By no one'... Read More...

Afro-Caribbean: Distant Relatives + Marleys in the Kalahari?

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton This week the Discovery Channel unveiled Marley Africa Road Trip, a new six-part travelogue following Marley brothers Ziggy, Rohan and Robbie (you haven't heard of him but h... Read More...

Revelation 20:10: Raheem DeVaughn x Damian Marley

Words By Nico Simino Singer extraordinaire Raheem DeVaughn has just dropped a new Mixtape titled Freedom Fighter, which takes on the #OccupyWallStreet movement/moment (hear it in it's entirety over at O... Read More...

Afro-Caribbean: Marleys / Makossa / East Africa Famine Relief

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We hold the iron-clad connections between Africa and the Caribbean to be more or less self-evident at LargeUp, but in the past week or two it seems like one thing after the ... Read More...

Video: SuperHeavy, “Miracle Worker”

Words by Jesse Serwer We've been telling you for a minute about SuperHeavy, the reggae-playing, wearing-it-on-their-sleeves supergroup consisting of Mick Jagger, Damian Marley, Joss Stone, A.R. Rahman an... Read More...

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