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LargeUp Premiere: Tour De Force feat. Jahdan Blakkamoore, “Pool Party”

Words by Jesse Serwer— It's safe to assume that producers and deejays will still be re-cutting and voicing Sleng Teng in 2085. King Jammy's game-changing 1985 digital dancehall riddim, as primal and basic ... Read More...

Lion Share: Snoop + Gyptian Freestyle on the Kuff Riddim

Words by Jesse Serwer— Just when we were thinking about putting Snoop on the permanent pay-no-mind list (c'mon son), Mr. Lion has gone ahead and done something kinda cool. Namely freestyling over the cla... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Talking Dubplates + Dancehall with Johnny Osbourne

Four decades into his career, the foundation singer is still making waves.

Toppa Top 10: Ten Hidden Dennis Brown Gems

Words by Martei Korley, Photo by David Corio— Today would have been the 56th birthday of Dennis Brown. The late Crown Prince of Reggae died in 1999 at age 42. Though his life was cut way too short, he ... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Jasmine Solano on Shabba Ranks’ “Love Punany Bad”

Words by Jasmine Solano— It's been a few weeks since we've indulged in our usual Throwback Thursdays routine. Tomorrow night, Feb. 1, sees the return of LargeUp friends Jasmine Solano and Melo-X's long-r... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Cocoa Tea on ‘In A Di Red,’ Payola + Being a ‘Slow Leak’ Artist

Words by Sherman Escoffery, Photos by Niketa Thomas— Calvin Scott, known simply as Cocoa Tea, is a humble singer who once worked as a fisherman. In order to understand his latest album, In A Di Red (ou... Read More...

Heds and Dreds: Sterling Simms, Nas, Kanye + ’80s Dancehall Samples

Words by Jesse Serwer— This week we're reviving our long-dormant hip-hop x reggae column Heds and Dreds to discuss the growing trend of '80s dancehall samples in rap songs. Remember a few years back w... Read More...

Natural Teng: Iris Ation x Tropical Fantasy’s “Hello Operator” Video

Words by Erin MacLeod— From jungle to dubstep, from Jamaica to Germany to Japan and all places in between, it's apparent that reggae and dancehall morph and move in some of the most interesting ways. Here'... Read More...

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