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LargeUp Premiere: Jahdan x Kabaka Pyramid — “For The Children”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Over a career spanning 20 years, Jahdan Blakkamoore has collaborated with Smif N Wessun, Branford Marsalis, Major Lazer and, most recently, Snoop, on whose Reincarnated he was a ke... Read More...
VIDEO: Busy Signal Freestyles Over ’90s Rap Classics in Uganda in “All For One”
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— While we're on the topic of big tunes we missed, we just have to pull up and rewind back two weeks to New Year's Day, when perennial LargeUp favorite and all-arou... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Raggamuffin Gangster Rap
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Back when Shabba and Super Cat were killing the game in the early '90s, the influence of dancehall could be felt throughout hip-hop. While East Coast rappers with Caribbean backg... Read More...
What the Ras?!?: Eddie Murphy Goes Reggae with Snoop Lion
Words by Jesse Serwer—
The last time we heard Eddie Murphy sing reggae, he was instructing the members of a VFW Hall to "kill all the white people," in one of the most memorable skits from his run at SNL. ... Read More...
LargeUp TV: Snoop Lion Talks Reggae, Rastafari + Musical Youth
Words by Jesse Serwer, Video Shot by Ethan Sigman—
Like it or not, Snoop Lion's Reincarnated is the most talked about reggae project since... yeah, even we are struggling to remember the last time a new ... Read More...
LargeUp TV: Snoop Lion and Diplo on Popcaan
Words by Jesse Serwer—
A few months back, shortly after Snoop Dogg's press conference announcing his transformation into Snoop Lion, we sat down with Snoop and producer Diplo for an in-depth conversation... Read More...
LargeUp TV: Snoop Lion on Bunny Wailer
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo Courtesy of Andrew Bain—
Bunny Wailer's gripes with Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion and his representation of Rastafari culture have become a hot topic recently, even making gossip web... Read More...
Three The Hard Way: Snoop Lion, Mavado + Popcaan Put Their “Lighters Up”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Just one week after the underwhelming "Here Comes the King," the guy now calling himself Snoop Lion has unleashed the most interesting track thus far from his Reincarnated project.... Read More...
Audio: Snoop Lion’s “Here Comes the King”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Snoop Lion is a cipher on "Here Comes the King," the second single from the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg's reggae album, Reincarnated. Similar to the project's first release... Read More...