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Toppa Top 10: Ten Classic Clashes at Sting

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy— Founded by "Jamaican bad man police" Isaiah Laing 30 years ago, Sting is Jamaica's longest-running annual stage show. While the island's other marquee festivals, Reg... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Wyclef Talks Sting, Dancehall + Dubplates

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video Shot by Allison Swank:::Edited by Kieran Meadows If you've followed Wyclef since his start with the Fugees, you know 'Clef isn't just a fan of dancehall, he's a proper stude... Read More...

Visual Culture: Lord Blakely’s “Portraits of a Ninja” Exhibition

Words by Jesse Serwer, Images by Lord Blakely— Portland, Oregon-based visual artist Blakely Dadson, a/k/a Lord Blakely, caught our attention earlier this year with one of the more unusual dancehall-inspire... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: LargeUp’s Holiday Gift Guide 2013

Words by LargeUp Crew— There's less than 20 days until Christmas so if you haven't already started crossing out items on your holiday shopping list, it's time to get going. To help you in your quest, ... Read More...

Hometown Hero: Stream Ninjaman’s “Jamaica Town”

Words by Deejay Theory — Pushing the momentum forward from his anthemic comeback tune "Ninja Mi Ninja", the original Don Gorgon Ninja Man returns with another hip hop-inspired single from the team at Dow... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: DJ Prince feat. Vaughn Garcia, “Dangerous”

Our guest on tomorrow's edition of the LargeUp Sessions, DJ Pr!nce, is a new name to most, but he won't be for much longer. The DJ/producer/rapper is preparing a new, reggae/dancehall-inspired hip-hop proje... Read More...

Call it a Comeback: Watch Ninjaman’s “Ninja Mi Ninja” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— If you haven't been following Ninjaman's epic return from a three-pronged precipice of crack addiction, irrelevance and a possible life sentence, well, you'... Read More...

PHOTO GALLERY: LargeUp on Instagram

Words and Photos by LargeUp Crew— Are you following LargeUp on Instagram? We update our content daily, but there's plenty more we want to show you. For the last year, we've been documenting our running... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Lord Blakely’s Super Cat x Ninjaman Clogs

Words by Jesse Serwer— Dancehall is known for its bold fashions, but clog shoes are one piece of attire we have yet to see inna bashment. That didn't stop graphic artist Blakely Dadson (or Lord Blakely, ... Read More...

New Audio: Ninjaman’s “Dawg Nyam Yuh Supper”

Words by Jesse Serwer— With the backing of Downsound Records' Josef Bogdanovich (aka "The Last Don"), the always unpredictable Ninjaman has seemingly become more prolific and focused than ever. The Origi... Read More...

Ninjamania! The Don Gorgon’s “Dweet” Video + “Ninja Mi Ninja” Audio

Words by Spliffington and Jesse Serwer— After Sting 2012, Ninjaman linked with Downsound Records and so far dancehall fans have gotten a plethora of new singles from the Don Gorgon, as well as a music vi... Read More...

Impressions: Images From Rebel Salute

Photos by Martei Korley— Rebel Salute is Jamaica's most significant annual reggae festival. While Sting bottles all of its hype into a single night, Sumfest splits its focus between pop and dancehall a... Read More...

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