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LargeUp TV: Diplo in Kingston, Jamaica

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photos and Video by Martei Korley. Unless you been living under an internet-sized rock, you’re probably already aware of Wesley “Diplo” Pentz... Read More...

Ghetto Concerto: Vybz Kartel Interpreted on Piano

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford Despite all the controversy and buzz words that have kept Vybz Kartel's name in the minds and mouths of media pundits lately, he's also become an unlikely poster-youth fo... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Mad Cobra, “Flex”, “Cobrastyle” + More

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Will probably be starting a lot of Throwback Thursday posts off with this phrase, but...remember this joint!? I do. I was in college when it dropped and my West African room... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, March 2011

Words by Gabriel Heatwave First up this month is the tragic news that Smiley Culture, UK dancehall icon and a key inspiration for this column, has died, aged 48. In fact, we're dedicating the whole of th... Read More...

Spring Bruk: Drake and Mavado Onstage at BritJam

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton via Octobers Very Own We TOLD YOU Drake was on some dancehall shit (and then we told you again). Everybody's favorite child-actor turnt rapper turnt singer gave full vent to... Read More...

Rest In Peace: Smiley Culture

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Throwback Thursdays has come two days early this week, for the worst of reasons. We've just received news that Smiley Culture, innovator of the MC style of reggae in the UK,... Read More...

Addi The Teacher Part Few: Video of Vybz Kartel’s Lecture at UWI

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via DJMixLive JA.com As we reported earlier this week Vybz Kartel lived up to his Addi Di Teacha appellation yesterday by accepting Carolyn Cooper's invitation to lecture t... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Shinehead’s “Jamaican In New York”

Words by Jesse Serwer If you were getting your music information from MTV in the late '80s, you might have thought that Shinehead was the only reggae/dancehall artist out. The square Cazal aficionado was... Read More...

Addi The Teacher: Vybz Kartel Slated to Lecture at University of the West Indies

Words by Carolyn Cooper, via Jamaica Gleaner Jamaican public intellectual Carolyn Cooper has invited dancehall artist Vybz Kartel to lecture to her UWI class this coming Thursday. Ms. Cooper explains how... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Carnivaaaaaal!!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton It's that time again. Time to start planning the side-projects with which you can waste time for the rest of the week. Might we suggest, imagining that you are at Carnival ... Read More...

Big People Music: Sleepy Wonder, Sluggy Ranks & Roman Stewart

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Deadly Dragon Always a source of the finest in rub and dub, our good personal people over at Deadly Dragon have just re-pressed classic tunes from NYC badmen Sleepy Won... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Shabba Ranks “Ting-A-Ling”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, illustration by Jenny Mortsell via FADER From here on out we are dedicating Thursday afternoons to posting throwback videos from your favorite Caribbean artists on LargeUp,... Read More...

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