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Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum: Rihanna x Vado, ‘Man Down (Remix)’

Words by Jesse Serwer Here's a tune tailor-made for a springtime weekend: Cam'Ron sidekick/new Interscope signee Vado yesterday turned up on a remix of "Man Down," the rough-and-rugged, reggae-flavored h... Read More...

Bajan Persuasion: Exclusive Interview With Rayvon

Words by Jesse Serwer To the masses, Rayvon is that guy who sang on Shaggy megahits like "Angel" and "In the Summertime." Others may yet confuse him for Rik Rok. Those who followed dancehall in the '90s,... Read More...

Check It Deeply: Rihanna’s Primetime ‘Pat & Crank’

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton "Check It Deeply" is a new recurring feature here on LargeUp, in which we zoom in on a particular trend of Caribbean culture and break it down in detail for the uninitiated.... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Pan-Caribbean Anthems of 2010

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos via FADER This started out as a list of the biggest Caribbean jams of the year--like the top dancehall, soca, merengue, et cetera songs all thrown in a bag together.... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Soca Twins, Blak Ryno, Rihanna x Vybz Kartel

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton It's time. Time to start stockpiling music to play in the background of your week: Max Glazer of Federation Sound just unveiled a monsterific remix of Rihanna's latest "W... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Caribbean Artists Nicki Minaj Should Collaborate With

Words By Jesse Serwer Not on the list After much anticipation, female-rapper-of-the-moment Nicki Minaj dropped her debut LP Pink Friday last week to mixed reviews and brisk sales. We couldn't help but not... 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...

Menage a Quois? Rihanna x Nicki Minaj x American Music Awards

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos via FADER In case you missed the American Music Awards Sunday night, not only did our favorite Bajan gal done good Rihanna take the trophy in a category which put he... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Diwali Rhythms!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton and Rishi Bonneville That's right. We are hitting you with a one-two Indo-Caribbean combination of boomshots, in recognition of the fact that today millions (billions?) of p... Read More...

Crop Over: Win a Trip to Barbados!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Caribbean Fever You have read the headline correctly. Caribbean music Icon (and my Brooklyn neighbor) Davhed Levy is offering you the chance at a free trip to Barbados ... Read More...

Demarco “Shows” Commercial Strength

Words by DJ Theory Demarco's new video "Show It" (ft Craig from Voicemail) has broken through the tough outer skin of commercial Hip Hop/R&B (and god forbid reggae) in the states courtesy of its rece... Read More...

Rihanna Licks A Shot Like Brap!

Posted by Dwane Rich & DJ Gravy Barbados born pop star, Rihanna, first debuted on Def Jam with her Dancehall meets Pop hit, "Pon De Replay" about 5 years ago. The song referenced several dancehall cr... Read More...

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