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EVENT: Red Fox “Fiyah Fox” Mixtape Release Party in NYC (11/21)

Words by LargeUp Crew— We're super hyped to present Fiyah Fox, the first-ever mixtape from Brooklyn/JA dancehall legend Red Fox this Thursday, Nov. 21. DJ Shirkhan and Sammy K of Safari Sound have gather... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Federation Sound, Livity Movements x Kabaka Pyramid, DJ Green B

Words by Deejay Theory — Monday is here and so are some badd new mixtapes to charge up your week. Nuff dancehall, roots and other niceness set the tone reaching out from NYC and California. Catch some do... Read More...

Don Status: Mr. Easy’s Ricky Blaze-Produced “The Don”

Words by Jesse Serwer— It's Friday night, and we'd rather not be typing away at our laptop, but we just had to break our weekend silence early and put you on to one of the best new reggae/dancehall recor... Read More...

Impressions: Tropical Storm Chronixx Makes Landfall in Brooklyn

Words by LargeUp Crew, Photos by Martei Korley— To call Chronixx's arrival in New York much anticipated would be an understatement. The singer—named the "Artist to Watch" for 2013 by LargeUp in January... Read More...

GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets To See Chronixx in Brooklyn This Saturday (9/21)

Words by LargeUp Crew— Chronixx, who we named our top artist to watch for 2013 at year's start, has been having the big year that we expected for him, touching stages across Europe, the Caribbean and Nor... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Super Cat’s Lost Star Trak Records Promo Mix

Words by Jesse Serwer— Yesterday's West Indian Day Parade down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn might have been the apex of a weekend full of Caribbean culture in NYC but, for the dancehall massive, the highl... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Wayne & Wax, Dre Skull, Federation Sound, Madd Spider Productions

Words by The Large— With Deejay Theory out in the wilds of Mendocino, California, at the Northern Nights Festival, we tapped London-based selectress The Large (of music website/clothing brand Shimmy Shim... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: DJ Rampage, Damon DeGraff/Klash City Sound, Max Glazer x Snoop Lion

Words by Deejay Theory — Need some new music for the week ahead? We got you covered like cocoa butter here at Mixtape Mondays with another round of quality mixtapes from different cuts of the globe. Modern... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Soldia Sound, Jubilee, Riddim Wise, Federation Sound

Words by Deejay Theory — We've got a solid roundup of vibes this week at Mixtape Mondays: Classic dancehall for the cookout, bad-gal Brooklyn bass, roots and culture and murderous dubplates cruise us int... Read More...

Impressions: Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013

Words by Kieran K. Meadows, Photos by Kevin Ornelas— Last night, four leading New York sounds—each repping different genres on separate stages—went head-to-head over three rounds at the 2013 edition of... Read More...

Ticket Giveaway: Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013 in NYC

Words by LargeUp Crew— For the past few years, Red Bull Music Academy has been organizing sound clashes pitting DJ crews from multiple genres against one another, in an annual "celebration of sound system ... Read More...

Raving Kings: Alric and Boyd + The Untold Story of Dance Music in Jamaica

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Flyers Courtesy of Alric and Boyd— Jamaica is known for dancehall, not dance music. Recently, however, we've noticed a surge in the number of EDM records coming from the i... Read More...

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