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UK Lime: Wiley x Jamaica: “If I Could” Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via the Heatwave So while I was in Jamaica recently, getting ducked by Vybz Kartel, I ended up in the studio with Prodigal and Dre Skull, listening to some crazy unreleased... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: “Hotness” Skinny Fabulous x Truckback

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Our doopses over at Truckback records have been quiet for a sec but they're about unleash a summer riddim assault in the form of this new juggling called Question It--and we... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Michie Mee “Jamaican Funk”

Words by Jesse Serwer Hiphop from Toronto has always had a strong reggae/dancehall bent, from the Dream Warriors to Drake—not to mention the yardcore stylings of Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, etc. It is ... Read More...

Video: Nas + Damian Marley “Nah Mean”

Words by Jesse Serwer Nas and Damian Marley continue to promote their year-old Distant Relatives project more vigorously this year than they did when it first came out, with another video filmed on the s... Read More...

Fine Spine: Vybz Kartel x Dre Skull “Go Go Wine”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Brooklyn producer Dre Skull just debuted the first single off a full-length album he's recorded with dancehall's current undisputed champ Vybz Kartel. "Go Go Wine" streamed ... Read More...

Q+A with ‘Fire in Babylon’ Director Stevan Riley

Words by Jesse Serwer We've been looking forward for a while to Fire in Babylon, the reggae- and calypso-soundtracked documentary about the history-making West Indies cricket teams of the 1970s and '80s ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top Caribbean Culture Documentaries

Words by DJ Gravy, Eddie STATS Houghton, Martei Korley, Jason "J-RockaZ" Orford and Jesse Serwer It seems like we're hearing about another new documentary film training its lens on Caribbean culture ever... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Wildlife!, Prince Zimboo, Delly Ranx, Close Connections

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton and Jesse Serwer Blondtron f. Prince Zimboo, Bouncin' Bush Stew (via Mad Decent): If you've heard Major Lazer's Guns Don't Kill People, People Do, you've already been tickle... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Jamaican Flag X New Era Fitted Caps

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford Right about now most everyone is shedding their itchy and scratchy winter skin and making room for the sunshine season 'round the corner. Here at LargeUp, we're always lo... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Garnet Silk Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer This past Saturday, April 2, would have been the 45th birthday of one of reggae/dancehall's golden voices: Garnet Silk. A supremely righteous, one-man antidote to the slackful '90s,... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Diplo in Kingston, Jamaica

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photos and Video by Martei Korley. Unless you been living under an internet-sized rock, you’re probably already aware of Wesley “Diplo” Pentz... Read More...

Ghetto Concerto: Vybz Kartel Interpreted on Piano

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford Despite all the controversy and buzz words that have kept Vybz Kartel's name in the minds and mouths of media pundits lately, he's also become an unlikely poster-youth fo... Read More...

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