Jesse Serwer Archives - Page 9 of 59

LargeUp TV: Wyclef Talks Sting, Dancehall + Dubplates

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video Shot by Allison Swank:::Edited by Kieran Meadows If you've followed Wyclef since his start with the Fugees, you know 'Clef isn't just a fan of dancehall, he's a proper stude... Read More...

Haitian Christmas, 101: Drinking Cremas with Wyclef

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video shot by Allison Swank:::Edited by Kieran K. Meadows— A few nights back the LargeUp + Okayplayer crew were invited to meet with Wyclef in NYC to talk 'Clef's just announced appe... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Mr. Vegas “Heads High” Live at the Okayplayer Holiday Jam

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Justin — Mr. Vegas is one of our all-time favorite performers. We've brought the singjay to an industry party in Miami, had him perform unplugged at a movie premiere at NY... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Dancehall Singles of 2013

The LargeUp crew breaks down the year's Top 10 dancehall tunes, plus a few more, in our annual singles roundup

LargeUp Premiere: Alpha Blondy’s “My American Dream” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Alpha Blondy, the veteran reggae artist from the Ivory Coast, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut release Jah Glory! this year, and recently released the album Mystic ... Read More...

Visual Culture: Lord Blakely’s “Portraits of a Ninja” Exhibition

Words by Jesse Serwer, Images by Lord Blakely— Portland, Oregon-based visual artist Blakely Dadson, a/k/a Lord Blakely, caught our attention earlier this year with one of the more unusual dancehall-inspire... Read More...

Impressions: Okayplayer x LargeUp Holiday Jam with the Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Justin Pallack— For the third consecutive year, LargeUp brought the bashment to what has become a Brooklyn holiday tradition: The Okayplayer Holiday Jam with the Root... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Major Lazer & Walshy Fire Present Suns of Dub

A group, record label and sound system based between Jamaica, Trinidad and New Jersey, Suns of Dub is led by Addis Pablo, son of the late great Augustus Pablo, and producer/label co-CEO, Ras Jammy. Over the... Read More...

R.I.P.: “Police and Thieves” Singer Junior Murvin

Words by Jesse Serwer and Natalie Weiner— Junior Murvin, the Jamaican singer best known for "Police and Thieves," his 1977 single produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, has died after being hospitalized for diabet... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: On the Loose with Red Fox

Words by Jesse Serwer, photos by Ashley Sebok— You can't talk about dancehall in New York City without the name Red Fox. The rough-voiced deejay's combination tunes with Screechy Dan ("Pose Off") and N... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Marky Mark + Prince Ital Joe Chant Down “Babylon”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Credibility in hip-hop didn't always come as easy as it does now. Just ask Vanilla Ice. A pre-Hollywood Mark Wahlberg, then known as Marky Mark, was no exception—even though the na... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Red Fox Feat. Screechy Dan, “We Run the Party”

Words by Jesse Serwer— We've heard a lot of talk lately about the 20th anniversary of classic hip-hop albums such as Wu Tang Clan's Enter the 36 Chambers and A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders, but danc... Read More...