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Natalie Storm’s Punanilogues: The Real Gift That Keeps On Giving

Words by Natalie Storm, Photos by Martei Korley Today my vagina wants to take a trip down memory lane and talk about the bittersweet taste of Bun! In Jamaica, bun is not just a three letter word that ... Read More...

Cartoon Clash: Bounty and Beenie Get the “Dutty Bwoy” Treatment

Words by Jesse Serwer As much as we love Clovis cartoons, there's definitely room for more animated satire of dancehall culture. Illustrator Reinardo "Mental" Chung's "Dutty Bwoy" series follows the adve... Read More...

Extra Cockney & Yardie: Talking Dancehall with Stush

Words by Zoe Dennington As a bonus to our latest edition of Cockney & Yardie, columnist Gabriel Heatwave set us up with U.K. dancehall writer Zoe Dennington and her recent interview with one of Engla... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Project Groundation, Paul Devro, Jasmine Solano x MeLo-X

Words by DJ Theory Transmitting live from the Philippines again this week, we're back with a bubbling, electric installment of Mixtape Mondays, brimming with everything from dusty throwbacks to big roo... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Q+A with Michi Designer Michelle Watson

Words and Interview by Emily Shapiro Portraits by Martei Korley We first met Michelle Watson in New York, on the dancefloors of parties like Rice and Peas and the late Re-Opened at Santos Party House. Sh... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Obama Rockin’ with Ikon Tyquan

Words, Photos and Video by Martei Korley I first met "Tyquan Di Girl Dem Ikon" when he was just a skinny youth hanging out at the Sandhurst Hotel in Kingston's Barbican neighborhood, Summer 2006. I pass... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: WILDLIFE! x Gold Rush Intl, Deadly Dragon, Old Money

Words by DJ Theory Broadcasting live from Palawan, Philippines this week, we have another generous edition of Mixtape Mondays at hand, with some the biggest forwards from today, tomorrow and some dusted-... Read More...

Video: Watch I-Octane’s “Informer A Work”

Words by Jesse Serwer Arguably the most consistent and certainly one of the most prolific new reggae/dancehall artists to emerge from Jamaica recently, I-Octane is having a big year. Having built up a so... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: DJ Autograph, Secure Dem, Fire 4 Hire

Words by DJ Theory When it comes to Caribbean music in North America, New York City, Toronto and California's Bay Area are definitely three of the primary zones of activity. This week we've got three mi... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Jillionaire, Jah T Jr, DJ Select

Words by DJ Theory Jillionaire, mix for Big Chill Presents (via Hipsters Don't Dance): Our globe-skating Trinidadian contributor Jillionaire has found himself in London at the moment to drop some tropical k... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Reggae/Dancehall’s Greatest One-Hit Wonders

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton and Jesse Serwer As with any other nation or genre, the last-half century of Jamaican music, from ska and rocksteady to reggae and dancehall, is littered with hit records ... Read More...

Back to the Future: Stream Ward 21’s “Hello Again”

Words by Jesse Serwer What better way to start off the week than with one of the freshest sounding dancehall tunes we've heard all year. "Hello Again," a multi-layered don't-call-it-a-comeback track from... Read More...

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