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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...

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...

Toppa Top 10: Pop Music Catches Reggae-itis 2000-2010

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford Reggaeitus--it's contagious! In the last decade there has been a growing pattern of songs that included (or attempted to include) elements of reggae. A slice of reggae pi... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Caribbean Artists Nicki Minaj Should Collaborate With

Words By Jesse Serwer Not on the list After much anticipation, female-rapper-of-the-moment Nicki Minaj dropped her debut LP Pink Friday last week to mixed reviews and brisk sales. We couldn't help but not... Read More...

Good Morn’: John Legend and The Roots Join Forces

Words by J-Rockaz John Legend and The Legendary Roots Crew have teamed up on a new project and with a meeting of the musical minds like that, you know the collaboration is sincere. Wake Up! is the name o... Read More...

Watch Me Now: Ranks & Grotesk

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Seems like everybody is getting inspired by the look and sound of classic dancehall these days and as any graphic designer knows the purest form of flattery is to slap your ... Read More...

Visual Culture: Darhil Crooks

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We decided to profile Darhil Crooks on Large Up because we were pretty sure you didn‘t know that the same cat who designed album covers and tees for Buju Banton also happened t... Read More...

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