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LargeUp Interview: Paebak on Island Rap + ‘Rock City’

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Justin Pallack— We hear a great deal of hip-hop from the Caribbean here at LargeUp HQ, and the reality is very little of it holds any appeal for listeners beyond the re... Read More...

You Rate It: Delie RedX, “Loving Them Both”

Words by Natalie Weiner— Delie RedX is a member of Brooklyn-based crew Noble Society, best known for their catchy, reggae-influenced hip-hop. Albums like 2008's Take Charge have received acclaim for their ... Read More...

Toppa Top 21: 21 Artists To Watch For 2014

Words by LargeUp Crew, Photo by Martei Korley— A year ago, the LargeUp braintrust sat down and selected ten "Artists to Watch" for 2013. Not every pick delivered on their promise, but our top choice, Chron... Read More...

VIDEO: Busy Signal Freestyles Over ’90s Rap Classics in Uganda in “All For One”

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— While we're on the topic of big tunes we missed, we just have to pull up and rewind back two weeks to New Year's Day, when perennial LargeUp favorite and all-arou... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Ding Dong’s “Syvah” Video Feat. Ricky Blaze

Words by Jesse Serwer— Dancer-turned-deejay Ding Dong and producer/artist Ricky Blaze have been joined since the beginning of the careers. For both, their music debut came with "Bad Man Forward, Bad Man ... Read More...

Impressions: Okayplayer x LargeUp Holiday Jam with the Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Justin Pallack— For the third consecutive year, LargeUp brought the bashment to what has become a Brooklyn holiday tradition: The Okayplayer Holiday Jam with the Root... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Major Lazer & Walshy Fire Present Suns of Dub

A group, record label and sound system based between Jamaica, Trinidad and New Jersey, Suns of Dub is led by Addis Pablo, son of the late great Augustus Pablo, and producer/label co-CEO, Ras Jammy. Over the... Read More...

Shabba Does “Shabba”: Listen to A$AP Ferg’s Top Ranking Remix

Words by Natalie Weiner— We thought it was awesome when Shabba Ranks acknowledged A$AP Ferg's eponymous tribute song by appearing in the rapper's "Shabba" video — but now he's taking it to the next level. Th... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: On the Loose with Red Fox

Words by Jesse Serwer, photos by Ashley Sebok— You can't talk about dancehall in New York City without the name Red Fox. The rough-voiced deejay's combination tunes with Screechy Dan ("Pose Off") and N... Read More...

LargeUp + Safari Sound Present: Red Fox’s “Fiyah Fox” Mixtape

Words by LargeUp Crew— The deejay who gave New York's dancehall scene its style and swagger in the 1990s is back, and more prolific than ever. LargeUp has teamed with Sweden's Safari Sound to present Fiy... Read More...

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You Rate It: Wayne Marshall, Assassin + Damian Marley Connect On “Stupid Money”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Rick Ross, the master of using food as a metaphor for the trappings of success, would approve of how Wayne Marshall begins his verse on his trappings-of-success-themed "Stupid Mone... Read More...

AUDIO + VIDEO: Smif N Wessun x Junior Reid, “Solid Ground”

Words by Jesse Serwer, Illustration by Brian Finn— If you've been reading LargeUp for a while— or if you came up on '90s rap—you know about Brooklyn rap duo Smif N Wessun's long history of dabbling in re... Read More...

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