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Duppies and Vampires: A Haunted Reggae Top 10 For Halloween

Ten classic tunes from the dark side of reggae and dancehall covering vampires, ghosts and other undead themes.

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...

Patriotic Playlist: 10 Songs You’ll Hear At Belize’s September Celebrations

Words by DJ Rampage— As we informed you yesterday, Belize is in the midst of its annual holiday season—known as the September Celebrations—which officially kicked off today with St. George's Caye Day, a ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ragga Garage

Words by Suze Webb— In the UK you can pretty much get into a club around the age of 13, depending on how spotty and baby-faced you are. It's probably a part of the reason that club music has become s... Read More...

Toppa Top 8: Beyonce’s Most Dancehall Moments

Words by Emily Shapiro— The first round of Beyoncé's Mrs. Carter tour sadly came to an end with Queen Bey chopping off her locks, but we are commemorating things Large Up style by giving you Beyoncé’s ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Neptunes’ Most Caribbean Moments

Words by Richard "Treats" Dryden— The Neptunes—Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo—could be set to take a second victory lap. In addition to making hits like Robin Thicke and T.I.'s current smash "Blurred... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Rap Songs That Shout Out Shabba

Words by Jesse Serwer and Raine Martin— It seems that Shabba Ranks' name is buzzing in the hip-hop world once again. Kanye West called himself "the new Shabba" on his new, highly dancehall-influenced... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Jay-Z’s Most Jamaican Moments

Words by Jesse Serwer— Jay-Z is probably not a reggae fanatic. He's definitely never chased the Caribbean market with his music. In fact, he was more than a dozen years into his career before he co-signe... Read More...

Eddie Ranks: Eddie Murphy’s Top Five Caribbean Moments

Words by LargeUp When video of Eddie Murphy's reggae single "Red Light" with Snoop turned up online last month (the one you saw on LargeUp first), it threw a lot of people for a loop. WTFs were heard a... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Tunes From Reggae Gorgon Cornell Campbell

Words by Robin Hopcraft/Soothsayers— Cornell Campbell is one of the unsung heroes of reggae. Sometimes referred to as 'The Gorgon' after his 1973 song by that name, Campbell is a product of early Studio ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Kanye West’s Most Jamaican Moments

Words by Richard "Treats" Dryden and Jesse Serwer— Discussing the musical tone of his new album Yeezus in a rare interview with The New York Times, Kanye West spoke of “trap and drill” and “old Chicago h... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Wackie’s Tunes

Words by LargeUp Crew— Bullwackies played a major role in the history of Jamaican music as the first to set up a reggae recording studio in New York City, a hub for newly arrived West Indians in the late... Read More...