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Big People Music: Sleepy Wonder, Sluggy Ranks & Roman Stewart

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Deadly Dragon Always a source of the finest in rub and dub, our good personal people over at Deadly Dragon have just re-pressed classic tunes from NYC badmen Sleepy Won... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Shabba Ranks “Ting-A-Ling”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, illustration by Jenny Mortsell via FADER From here on out we are dedicating Thursday afternoons to posting throwback videos from your favorite Caribbean artists on LargeUp,... Read More...

Cool & Deadly: Supreme X Jamaica

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford A yo! The skater dudes turned top ranking downtown streetwear dons over at Supreme NYC always know how fi do it. Behold the Spring/Summer 2011 Jamaica Tank, fitted for go... Read More...

Free Britannia: Reggae Britannia Documentary Goes Online

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton You may remember we mentioned this excellent new BBC documentary exploring the impact of Jamaican music on UK pop culture from the 1960s til now. Unless you were actually al... Read More...

Nice & Lovely: New Rayvon f. Red Foxx Video ‘When I Get You Home’

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Legendary dancehall hookman Rayvon just this second dropped a video for the infectious "When I Get You Home," proving that his way with a melody is timeless. A duet with his... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, February 2011

Words by Gabriel Heatwave In the UK as elsewhere, the hottest topic in dancehall this month has been Vybz Kartel's complexion, even among people who don't normally follow the culture. It's a shame that i... Read More...

Custom Fit: Ralph Lauren x Jamaica Polo Team

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford It's Fashion Week here in New York and creativity is blowing all through the air. And not just the centrally-heated air of the various designer events but the brick cold ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: At Home with Tarrus Riley & The Blak Soil Family

"Singy Singy" introduces us to the next generation of Jamaican youths out of St. Thomas parish.

London Bawling: Reggae Britannia on BBC4

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Government support for cultural programming has taken a hit in the UK recently, yet another victim of the worldwide belt-tightening called recession. But even a deficit of b... Read More...

Kool Relief: Kool Herc Fundraiser At Sutra Tonight

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you never did know, rap's founding father Kool Herc has been in and out of the hospital due to kidney stones. Apparently the music legend is in need of major surgery but ... Read More...

LARGE UP Exclusive: Drake Threatens to Drop a Dancehall Record

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton So apparently at 5am the day after New Year's your dude and mine Drake sat down with the host of Much Music's Rapcity for the first interview of the relaunched show (please ... Read More...

Run Tune: Exclusive interview with DJ Child

Words by DJ Theory DJ Child is the hardest-working man in the reggae biz that you've never heard of--if you rely on mainstream channels for your music discovery, that is. As the mind behind Oakland-based... Read More...

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