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LargeUp Premiere: Angela Hunte’s “Runaway Love”

The lead single from the debut album by one of the great unsung voices in modern music.

Jay-Z Heads to Jamaica for His “Bam” Video with Damian Marley + Sister Nancy

Hov and Jr. Gong connect for a visual tour of Kingston.

The Hov, The Gong + The Nancy: Jay-Z Connects with Damian Marley + Sister Nancy on “BAM”

"Bam Bam" will never die.

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The history of hip-hop is deep with sounds borrowed from Jamaica.

Trini State of Mind: Watch Machel Montano + Angela Hunte’s “Party Done” Video

A smart, sexy video for the sleeper soca hit of the season.

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A brief history of Minaj's homages to Trinidad and Jamaica.

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Lee "Scratch" Perry has a new art show opening in Los Angeles this week, and he's using it to take on Satan, The Illuminati...and Jay-Z.
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The LargeUp Sessions (10/31) with Angela Hunte, Paebak + Uwe Banton

Words by LargeUp Crew— Who says LargeUp is just a Jamaican reggae ting? We've always made it a point to feature culture from across the Caribbean, the diaspora and behind. And our next episode of our Rad... Read More...
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Toppa Top 8: Beyonce’s Most Dancehall Moments

Words by Emily Shapiro— The first round of Beyoncé's Mrs. Carter tour sadly came to an end with Queen Bey chopping off her locks, but we are commemorating things Large Up style by giving you Beyoncé’s ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Neptunes’ Most Caribbean Moments

Words by Richard "Treats" Dryden— The Neptunes—Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo—could be set to take a second victory lap. In addition to making hits like Robin Thicke and T.I.'s current smash "Blurred... Read More...
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Toppa Top 10: Jay-Z’s Most Jamaican Moments

Words by Jesse Serwer— Jay-Z is probably not a reggae fanatic. He's definitely never chased the Caribbean market with his music. In fact, he was more than a dozen years into his career before he co-signe... Read More...

All Food Everything: Trinidad James Eats Doubles

Words by Jesse Serwer— As previously established, Atlanta rapper Trinidad James might rhyme and talk with a thick Southern drawl but he reps his homeland of T&T to the fullest. The MC's breakthrough vide... Read More...
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