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Trials & Jubilations: Buju Banton Takes Grammy for ‘Before the Dawn’

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Reggae icon Buju Banton took the Grammy in the Best Reggae Album catty-gerry last night for his latest LP Before The Dawn--a powerful validation of his place in music histor... Read More...

New Video: Tarrus Riley is ‘Shaka Zulu Pickney’

Words and photos by Martei Korley, video by Storm Saulter/New Caribbean Cinema TOK's Bay-C launched his Nyabinghi riddim this Sunday gone, providing an antidote to the cookie-cutter releases of the d... Read More...

Distant Past: Nas & Damian Marley’s New Video for ‘Patience’

Words by Jesse Serwer In an era when chatter about new albums typically dies out a week after their release date, Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives has had an impressively long shelf life. Nearly... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE: DJ Child Presents STRENGTH – A Tribute Mix Livicated to DJ Kool Herc

Words by DJ Gravy via DJ Child To help raise awareness and funds for DJ Kool Herc's current medical situation, Oakland, California's DJ Child, along with Ras Terms and; Safety 1st of Black Diamond Shinin... Read More...

Family Business: The Week in Marley, Inc.

Words by Jesse Serwer Tomorrow, Sunday February 6 marks what would have been Bob Marley's 66th birthday, and, while the week leading up to this date is always busy with Bob-related news and events, the l... Read More...

Man in The Hills: Hemingway’s Cuban Home Restored

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via CNN Speaking of Cubans, CNN must have island fever this month because in addition to interviewing dancehall posterbwoy Skerrit, they just ran this piece on the current ... Read More...

Kool Relief: Kool Herc Fundraiser At Sutra Tonight

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you never did know, rap's founding father Kool Herc has been in and out of the hospital due to kidney stones. Apparently the music legend is in need of major surgery but ... Read More...

LARGE UP Exclusive: Drake Threatens to Drop a Dancehall Record

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton So apparently at 5am the day after New Year's your dude and mine Drake sat down with the host of Much Music's Rapcity for the first interview of the relaunched show (please ... Read More...

Boom App: Absolut Mixer x Malibu Rum

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford The folks at Malibu Have done it again. Not satisfied with their quirky "Get Your Island On" ad campaign or the dancing flash mob they organized or linking LARGE UP frien... Read More...

To The World: CNN Discovers Dancehall

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Not long ago we put you up on the Vybz & Popcaan-inspired dance routine on Canada's answer to So You Think You Can Dance. Well come to find out, we weren't the only ones... Read More...

Awoah: Vybz Kartel and Eminem Throw a ‘White Trash Party’

Words by Jesse Serwer We've been telling anyone within earshot for months that a proper collaboration between Vybz Kartel and an A-list rapper needs to happen not now but RIGHT NOW. By any means. And the... Read More...

Buju Banton’s Triumphant Return to the Stage

Words by DJ Gravy There is plenty we could talk about with Buju: the drama, controversy, theories and whatnot. But, as it's been since he came on the scene as a tall, lanky teenager more than 20 years ag... Read More...