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Throwback Thursdays: Leroy Smart’s “Good Man In Your Life”

Words by Jesse Serwer— It's been noted on this site before that dancehall videos didn't really become prevalent until the 1990s. All told, there's probably only 20 or so proper videos from the genre pred... Read More...

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Blacka’s World: Bringing Dancehall to Juste Debout

Words by Blacka Di Danca, Photos by Little Shao— New York City-based dancer and choreographer extraordinaire Blacka di Danca has been traveling the world spreading the gospel of dancehall through classes a... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Green Lion Crew x King Mas, Federation Sound x Vybz Kartel, DJ Autograph

Words by Deejay Theory — Touching down from a long week in Austin, Texas (peep the full recap from our first SXSW showcase here) we're back at Mixtape Mondays with more vibes on deck. New roots and one drop ... Read More...

AUDIO: Vybz Kartel x Federation Sound, “Portmore Scheme”

Words by Max Glazer— This is probably my single favorite thing I have ever had the pleasure of working on with Adidja Palmer, professionally known as Vybz Kartel. It's not the most polished recording, in f... Read More...

Mamacita!: Rvssian Goes Latin with Sean Paul, Vybz Kartel + J Capri

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— Jamaica's Tarik "Rvssian" Johnston keeps his studio in Kingston, but the dancehall producer (formerly known as Russian with a 'u') currently resides in Miam... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Jasmine Solano x Melo-X, Electric Punanny Vol. 4

Words by LargeUp Crew— Just in time for South by Southwest, Winter Music Conference and, most importantly, springtime, Electric Punanny's Jasmine Solano and MeLo-X are back with their annual mixtape. Combi... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Kalibandulu, DJ Craze, Captain Planet

Words by Deejay Theory — With last week's Carnival madness officially wrapped up, it's time to get right back to work this Monday. It's almost time for our first SXSW Showcase this Wednesday in Austin, a... Read More...

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Just Added: Bunji Garlin + Jesse Royal at Rice & Peas SxSW

Words by LargeUp Crew— We're packing our bags and heading to Texas for the LargeUp/House of Marley-presented South by Southwest edition of Rice & Peas at Empire Patio on Wednesday. But before we boar... Read More...

Everything Nice: Watch The First Video From Popcaan’s Upcoming LP

Words by Natalie Weiner– Popcaan has much to be thankful for—cosigns from artists like Pusha T, Drake, Busta, and Snoop, a Billboard-charting single, multiple international tours... all before he's dropped a... Read More...

LargeUp Presents: Chi Ching Ching X Eccentrix Sound in Europe

Chi Ching Ching, one of our 21 artists to watch for 2014, and the Eccentrix Sound crew are about to take Europe by storm this month. Thanks to Team No Sleep, Four Star Foundation, and oh yeah, LargeUp, the ... Read More...

EVENT: LargeUp + House Of Marley Present Rice & Peas at SXSW

Words by LargeUp Crew— South by Southwest starts next week, and we're thrilled to be producing our first event at the annual conference in Austin, Texas this year. In collaboration with the House of Marl... Read More...

Blacka’s World: Blacka Loses Himself + Teaches The World

Words by LargeUp Crew— The Winter Olympics weren't the only international culture clash happening in Russia last month. While the world's greatest cold-weather athletes were proving themselves in Sochi, ... Read More...

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