Headphone Rockers

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton There must be an otherworldy vibe in the air this week or maybe it's just one of those inflection points when people feel the need for a break from the earthly grind of drug... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Rapper/Deejay Collabos

By Jesse Serwer With Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives set to drop on Tuesday, it only seems right at this moment to look back at all of the important reggae artist/rapper summits that have com... Read More...

Dancehall, Mass: Boston Ragga Mix

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Library of Vinyl The archivists over at the Library of Vinyl just posted a thing they call the Mastermind Monstamix comprising Boston-area hiphop/reggae fusion released... Read More...
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Caribbean’s Best Dance Crew?

By Jesse Serwer Photo: Martei Korley Dance crews have played an undeniably massive role in dancehall music for a while now. No Tek Weh Yuh Self, no "Tek Weh Yuh Self," no Gully Creepa, ... Read More...

The Promised Land: From Aswad to Nas

Words by Jesse Serwer As STRONG supporters of the exchange between hip-hop and reggae, we've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives. Proper MC/deejay collabora... Read More...

Water Pumping: New Sanchez!

words by Eddie STATS Houghton Touching off in style, a new Sanchez version on the classic Johnny Osbourne vehicle called Water Pumping. Funny,  we were just sitting around the Largeup HQ, arguing about w... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Dancehall Cameos

words by Eddie STATS Houghton Just a little something to start some Friday afternoon office arguments (stop, we know you're not actually working). The main criteria of inclusion on this top 10 is that th... Read More...