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Impressions: Notting Hill Carnival Wrap-up, Part One
August 29, 2012
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Bashment Bible: How + Where to Party at Notting Hill Carnival
August 23, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Headed to London for Notting Hill Carnival this weekend? You’ll find no shortage of entertainment to choose from, that’s for sure. Every year, Time Out London puts together a super-comprehensive guide to the parade and attendant festivities, and this time they’ve produced a handy carnival map with the locations of 37 participating sound systems, as well as nearby Tube stops and party-hosting pubs:
Mixtape Mondays: Walshy Fire, Iron Lyon, Smutlee
August 13, 2012
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Words by DJ Theory —
In keeping the summer vibes in full motion at Mixtape Mondays, we have a mixed bag of carnival heat from Miami, a heap of classics from NYC, and a humorously sick concept from Britain. Pull it all up below.
OKP x LargeUp TV: Diplo, Walshy Fire + Jillionaire Get Mad + Talk Major Lazer
July 17, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Terrence Jennings—
Amidst all the rappity rap and R&B madness at this summer’s Roots Picnic, the electro-dancehall carnival known as Major Lazer turned what would come to be dubbed “Diplo-tent” into a rain-soaked rave of legend. Major Lazer being family (yuh dun no Jillionaire and Walshy Fire are LargeUp contributors), we linked with our Afro-wearing overlords at Okayplayer for a behind-the-scenes peek inside the madness that is Major Lazer, covering everything from Diplo’s Philly roots to the influence of Machel Montano and carnival culture on the crew’s live attack. Watch the webisode below, head over to Okayplayer for more highlights from this year’s momentous (and two-day long) edition of the Roots picnic, and be sure to check our LargeUp TV episode with Diplo in Jamaica for more Philly-JA connectivity.
Throwback Thursdays: Walshy Fire on Shinehead’s “Jamaican In New York”
June 21, 2012
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Words by Walshy Fire—
Black Chiney Sound MC/DJ and LargeUp contributor Walshy Fire has been holding down Miami since forever but the Kingston, Jamaica native knows his way around New York, too. Here, Walshy (who you can also find all over the world these days, as the stage-diving, hype-building MC for Major Lazer) tells us how Shinehead’s colorful 1993 video for “Jamaican In New York” inspired him to investigate NYC for the first time.
Miami Vibes: Rolling Stone Spotlights Dancehall + Best of the Best
May 29, 2012
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Words by Emily Shapiro, Photo by Alex Markow, via Rolling Stone—
The annual Best of the Best concert during Urban Beach Weekend in Miami (or what’s known as Memorial Day Weekend to the rest of the United States) is perhaps the only major U.S. festival where we see the stars of dancehall share equal billing with their hip-hop counterparts. While rappers like Meek Mill, Fabolous and Fat Joe topped this year’s bill, prime time was also reserved for I-Octane and Mavado, who recently signed to DJ Khaled’s label, We the Best, and LargeUp favorite Mr. Vegas closed the show, Shaggy, Serani, Chris Martin, Demarco, Marcia Griffiths, Admiral Bailey and other Jamaican artists also performed, while LargeUp friends Walshy Fire and Jabba were among the concert’s many hosts.
