Sound the Airhorn: Barrioteca Tropical + Yardcore at RBMA NYC
Red Bull Music Academy returns to NYC with two massive Caribbean events in May.
Ticket Giveaway: Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013 in NYC
Words by LargeUp Crew—
For the past few years, Red Bull Music Academy has been organizing sound clashes pitting DJ crews from multiple genres against one another, in an annual "celebration of sound system ... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Uproot Andy, Safari Sound, Poirier
Words by Deejay Theory —
Blessings flowing in this week at Mixtape Mondays with three heavyweight mixes live and uncut from Brooklyn, Sweden and Montreal. Regardless of what lies ahead of you this week w... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Walshy Fire, Mashup Intl, Style & Swagger, Green B
Words by DJ Theory
Welcome back to reality! Hopefully you had a warm and blessed holiday with your family or loved ones. As 2011 comes to a close, Mixtape Mondays is bubbling into the New Year with some ... Read More...
NYC: Los Rakas Release Event at Tammany Hall 8/19 + “Ta Lista” Download
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
As trumpeted, LargeUp is proud to bring you the official release event for Los Rakas' new EP Chancletas y Camisetas Bordadas (translated roughly as: "Flip-flops & Wifebe... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: South x Southwest Edition
Words by Jesse Serwer and Eddie STATS Houghton
This time every year the US music industry shuts itself down and heads to Austin, Texas for the annual orgy of live music, informal politicking and drink-... 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...
Los Rakas “Abrazame” Official Video
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
The stereotype about latin dancehall (and I have probably been as guilty as anybody in perpetuating it) is that it all sounds the same--that Puerto Rico basically co-opted t... Read More...