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Toppa Top 10: The Baddest Mixtapes of 2013

Words by Deejay Theory — After another round of 150+ mixtape forwards here at Mixtape Mondays we're back to count down some of the biggest and most memorable picks we've covered this year. There were a h... Read More...

Meditations, Part 2: Bloodlines with Addis Pablo, Jesse Royal + Tesfa Zion

Words by Tony Lowe, Video by Tony Lowe and Taliesin Gilkes-Bower— The second installment in our Meditations documentary series (check Part 1 here) features some peaceful vibes with Suns of Dub's Addis Pa... Read More...

Video: Watch Jesse Royal’s “Modern Day Judas”

Words by Chenee Daley, Photos by El Puru/Himages— Enjoying success following his recently released mixtape In Comes the Small Axe, burgeoning reggae voice Jesse Royal (who we interviewed on LU in August ... Read More...

Meditations, Part One: Jesse Royal + Ras Jammy (Suns of Dub)

Words by Tony Lowe, Video by Tony Lowe and Taliesin Gilkes-Bower— For the first time in years, dancehall has some competition in Jamaica. Touching down in Kingston over the last year, the energy of the "... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: DJ Rampage, Iron Gate Sound, Pace & Wayne

Words by Deejay Theory — Wake the town and tell the people — big new mixes on deck this week from Brooklyn/Belize, Australia and Boston, from heartical roots and culture to a certified rude bwoy history ... Read More...

The LargeUp Interview: Jesse Royal

Words by Chenee Daley, Photos by Martei Korley— Reggaedom has been buzzing lately with the name and sounds of newcomer Jesse Royal, the 24-year-old, charismatic, self proclaimed “palace pickney” curren... Read More...

You Rate It: Jesse Royal x The Wizard, “Wadada”

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— We introduced you last year to Jesse Royal but the singer has picked up a lot of traction recently, and is starting to look like he could be the next artist... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Jesse Royal, So Shifty, Oliver Knight

Words by Deejay Theory — It's a holiday! Here in San Francisco we're fresh off two days of liming in the streets for our yearly Carnival in the Mission District. I had the pleasure of DJ'ing this year an... Read More...

Impressions: Live From Kingston with Protoje + Friends

Words by Tami Tsansai, Photos by el Puru and Martei Korley There’s a reggae revival rocking Jamaica, with a flurry of up-and-coming artists determined to bring the music back to its roots, and free the... Read More...

PHOTOS: The Next Generation of Marleys

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo By Mariamma Kambon— Saturday's 9 Mile Festival in Miami was a coming of age thing for the grandchildren of Bob Marley. Daniel Bambaata Marley, eldest son of Ziggy, helped war... Read More...

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