Words by LargeUp Crew—
Other artists generate more hype but Busy Signal has, somewhat quietly, been dancehall's most consistent and technically impressive deejay for over a half decade. Whether voicing... Read More...
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Today marks 50 years since Jamaica was granted its independence from England, beginning its swift transition from a colony into a cultural capital. The level and pace of musical ... Read More...
Words by Eddie STATS—
This week we're celebrating two of the biggest Caribbean events of the year: the 50th anniversary of independence Jamaican Independence and Caribana, North America's largest annual ... Read More...
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton:::Photos by Martei Korley:::Artwork by Greg Burke—
Jamaica-born, Long Island-raised Greg Burke has designed covers for some of the most notable albums of the last two decade... Read More...
Words by Jesse Serwer, Interview by Eddie STATS Houghton—
Okayplayer head honcho Eddie STATS Houghton recently sat down with Diplo and Chief Boima of Dutty Artz and Ghetto Bassquake fame for a wide-rangi... Read More...
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photo by Sam Dwyer for Cluster Mag
If you a) are a DJ, b) F with Brazilian music c) live in New York or d) just like to be up on the latest global sounds you probably already... Read More...
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Rishi Bonneville and Erin MacLeod.
This list began life as a sort of fall study list, a hand-picked selection of LargeUp-approved assigned reading comprising 2011 titles ... Read More...
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
If you enjoyed Jimmy Cliff's appearance with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week, then your head would surely have exploded had you been in the house... Read More...
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
No, I am not old enough that I have strong memories about the first time I saw this 1967 Jimmy Cliff performance of "Give a Little, Take a Little" on British TV (in fact thi... Read More...
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
We been anxiously awaiting this Mavado x Akon dancehall extravaganza--and now it's here! There are several reasons for the anticipation: 1) its been years since global mega... Read More...