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Mixtape Mondays: So Shifty, Poirier, Threeks

Words by DJ Theory We're back at it this week with more heat to keep you pressing rewind in your kitchen or cubicle. With a set of reggae-meets-pop remixes, some tropical bass madness, ninja bashment and... Read More...

Don Dadaism: Watch Major Lazer’s “Original Don” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer Now, here's an entertaining video that is sure to inspire all sorts of conflicting responses. "Original Don," the first single from Major Lazer's upcoming sophomore LP, is based aro... Read More...

Outta Road: Acmatic’s “Silver Nimbus” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer Acmatic are nothing like any band you've heard from the Caribbean before. The seven-piece outfit from Kingston has a member/mascot who wears a paper plate on his face, and they make... Read More...

Wes Gully: Diplo Remixes Mavado’s “Delilah”

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Mad Decent. Photo by Martei Korley. Diplo kicks it with LargeUp at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston What with the lack of big crossover hits, few big-name producers and re... Read More...

General Trees: Major Lazer Preview New Tunes

By Jesse Serwer When Major Lazer first turned up in 2009 with Guns Don't Kill People, Lazers Do, it seemed a safe bet that Diplo and Switch's dancehall concept album would be a one-off, and perhaps soon-... Read More...

March On: Diplo and Vashtie x Trinidad Tourism

Words by Jesse Serwer Is it us or is Trinidad's profile as a travel destination growing significantly this year? First the New York Times ran story after story during carnival season. This week, Vanity F... Read More...

Gully Business: Mavado Launches New Label With ‘Delilah’

Words by Jesse Serwer Mavado isn't the sort of artist we can picture packing his lunch into a briefcase and squinting at contracts through his glasses all day but the Gully Gad has nonetheless used his s... Read More...

Cable Clash: Major Lazer Cartoon Characters Revealed!

Words by Jesse Serwer (via Mad Decent) Talk of a Major Lazer series on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block has circulated for a minute, and Switch discussed its progress in an interview with the Onio... Read More...

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...

One Pop: Rihanna & Robyn Go Yardie

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton As Jamaican artists combine their auto-tune production values and post-BET influences into a sound that is increasingly JA rap or Island Pop, it seems like the rest of the w... Read More...

Major Lazer’s “Pon De Floor” Reinterpreted by Eastland High School

Words by DJ Gravy OK, if you have a twisted sense of humor like I do, you may agree that this is one of the funniest things you've ever seen. Gotta give it up To Diplo, Switch, and of course the "Pon De ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Now Things with Maluca

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos by Martei Korley. Video by Martei Korley, edited by Noah Workman. We decided to launch our new Now Things series--focusing on cutting ... Read More...

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