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Root of Roots: Colin Grant’s ‘The Natural Mystics’ (Book Review)

Words by Rishi Bonneville In the imagination of many, the history of Jamaica begins with Bob Marley and the Wailers—musical priests who appear magically out of a foggy, forgotten Isle. With Chris Blackwe... Read More...

Queen Majesty: Cocoa Tea to Sing at London Olympics

Words by Jesse Serwer Cocoa Tea is keeping some exclusive company these days. The dancehall great, known for '80s classics "I Lost My Sonia" and "Informer" among others, will perform at the 2012 Olympics... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Chinese Assassin, Eccentrix Sound, Safari Sound, Pedrolito

Words by DJ Theory Brush the dust off those fresh new Clarks and get ready to touch di road with a brand new edition of Mixtape Mondays. Let's go... Chinese Assassin, (Diet) Yardy Cup: Florida's Chine... Read More...

Africa Caribe: Mongo Santamaria x Joe Claussell

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Fania has been doing their thing lately as far as dragging their untouchable credibility for old school salsa into the new millenium with remixes and cool collaborations. Th... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Dre Skull on Shelly Thunder’s “Break Up”

Words by Dre Skull This week we're passing the Throwback Thursdays baton to the first of many guest video selectors we'll be tapping for expert recommendations in this space: Dre Skull. The owner of ecle... Read More...

Super Ape x Super 8: Q+A with the Directors of “The Upsetter”

Words by Jesse Serwer Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough's The Upsetter is nothing like the run-of-the-mill artist documentaries you see on TV. The movie is all Lee "Scratch" Perry from start to finish, m... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Stephen Marley Interview + “Made in Africa” Live

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Like we told you, we got the chance to build with Stephen Marley a few weeks ago, attending an exclusive listening session for his forthcoming LP Revelation Part 1 - The Roo... Read More...

RIP: Risto Benji, 197?-2011

Words by Jesse Serwer The curse of the child stars isn't just for actors on TV sitcoms. Risto Benji, who rose to fame as a kiddie deejay with King Jammy's in the late '80s and later had hits including "P... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Biggie’s 10 Best Jamaican References

A little Biggie 101, so those that don't know... now you know.

Spring Break: The Kid Daytona Visits Puerto Rico

Words by Jesse Serwer Our favorite Antiguan-born rapper and clotheshorse The Kid Daytona took a trip to Puerto Rico recently to film the video for "Padma (So Buttery)," from his latest mixtape, The Interlude... Read More...

Fly Away: Lenny Kravitz x Bob Marley on Jimmy Fallon

Words by Jesse Serwer Late Night with Jimmy Fallon called upon Lenny Kravitz to close out its week's worth of tributes to Bob Marley on Friday night. He took things out on a high note, performing a top-n... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Kalibandulu, Straight Sound, Blessed Coast, DJ Stephen

Words by DJ Theory Monday's starting to look a whole lot better from our desk, so we decided to go ahead and share with you. Shake off that weekend lag with another interstellar edition of Mixtape Monday... Read More...