Eddie STATS Houghton Archives - Page 8 of 28

World Premiere! Vybz Kartel x Dre Skull “Jamaica”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Vybz Kartel's new Dre Skull-produced LP Kingston Story drops tomorrow and LargeUp got the greenlight from Dre and his Mixpak records crew to premiere the first track from t... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: KingstonStyle x Caribbean Fashion Week

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via KingstonStyle Caribbean Fashion Week 2011 went down in Jamaica this week and our man on the street in Kingston, Biggy Biggz, has been holding his corner with comprehens... Read More...

Danger! Major Lazer x Santigold x Beastie Boys “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” Refix

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Hold the line! (and ring the Dr. Sample wav-file alarm effect). The gradual leakage of tunes from the forthcoming Major Lazer sequel now includes this ML refix of our favori... Read More...

Pow Pow Boogie: Maluca “Lola (Ging Danga)”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Mad Decent The big players in Caribbean music are gearing up for their summer releases, when tropical music tends to rule the airwaves in the northern hemisphere as wel... Read More...

Video Light: Vybz Kartel, “Go Go Wine” Official Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Remember that Vybz Kartel "Go Go Wine" shoot we gave you a sneak preview of a little while back? The officially official version has officially hit the interwebs today, expo... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Boundless Skate Team

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by LargeUp Crew, Photos and Video by Martei Korley You might recall the piece we did last year on the Nurdz Republic skate crew, who have been putting in work as amba... Read More...

Now Things: Exclusive Aloe Blacc Interview

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photos by Fubz When we conceived of the idea for our Now Things series focusing on cutting-edge artists across all genre boundaries who happen to have roots in the Caribbea... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Rankin’ Taxi “It Has No Smell”

Words by Selector JD and Eddie STATS Houghton This Sunday June 5th, Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley and a host of reggae greats from Freddie McGregor to Tanya Stephens will join Mighty Crown Soundsystem and Iri... Read More...

Check It Deeply: Rihanna’s “Man Down” Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Everybody's talm bout this new video for Rihanna's "Man Down" which debuted on BET last night. Shot in Jamaica--an appropriate backdrop for the pulsing reggae riddim--the vi... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Eddie STATS Top 10 Picnic Jams

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Yes, Memorial Day weekend is over--and if you were here experiencing the sparkling hot weather here in NY, it was probably spent in the first of many picnics, park jams, coo... Read More...

Si Cuba: Cuban Art Comes to New York

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Ever since this Obama character took office, we've been hearing about a warming in relations between the largest island in the Caribbean and its northern neighbor. But so fa... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Win Free Tix to JazzReggae Fest at UCLA

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton LargeUp and Okayplayer are offering you the chance to win a free pair of tickets to the 25th Annual edition of the legendary JazzReggae Fest at UCLA (No. 4 on our Toppa Top... Read More...