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It’s 2014: Get to Know Jah Banks

Words by LargeUp Crew— We got put on to Jah Banks last summer when he touched the mic with DJ Gravy at the Dream Sessions Dancehall Edition out in Montauk (a/k/a "The End,"), and we've been waiting for t... Read More...

VIDEO: Busta, Tip, Yeezy + Weezy Get Grateful On “Thank You”

Words by Natalie Weiner — Jamaica is bringing the heat to mainstream hip-hop this week—first there was Shabba Ranks' appearance on the remix of the A$AP Ferg track named for him, and now there's the video fo... Read More...

Flatbush’s Finest: Brooklyn’s Chip Fu + Screechy Dan Connect By Way of Dublin

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Fubz— Nice Up! Records out of the U.K. just hit us with a new EP they're dropping tomorrow from Dublin, Ireland producers Dirty Dubsters. Interestingly, the track, "Chant ... Read More...

You Rate It: Brooklyn Rap Great Chip Fu Hits Us With “Tear Gas”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Chip Fu, hip-hop heads over 30 may recall, was the featured MC in Fu-Schnickens, the Brooklyn trio known for lighthearted rap tunes like "La Schmoove" (with A Tribe Called Quest's ... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Chip Fu, Moombath Claat, Be Right Bass

Words by Jesse Serwer— LargeUp Editor Jesse Serwer here filling in on Mixtape Mondays, while DJ Theory holds down Beijing, Singapore and more on his tour of Asia this week. Taking a slightly different ro... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Trini Rappers Besides Nicki Minaj

Words by Jesse Serwer and Rishi Bonneville— Without a doubt, Saint James, Trinidad native Nicki Minaj is the most influential and accomplished Caribbean-born rapper to come along in many years. But Nic... Read More...

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