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LargeUp Exclusive: Stream Beres Hammond’s New Album ‘One Love, One Life’

Words by Jesse Serwer, Images by Martei Korley— Jamaica's greatest living singer has a new album, and it is one of his strongest records in years. We're still letting it sink in but One Love, One Life... Read More...

Modern Lovers: Two New Singles From Beres Hammond

Words by Sherman Escoffery, Cover Photo by Martei Korley— There is no need to wonder why Beres Hammond is the King of Jamaican Lover Rock. It is because Beres’s music deals with reality: the reality of l... Read More...

Demon Dialogue: Read Tommy Lee Sparta’s Fader Feature + Stream His ‘Grim Reaper’ EP

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— On a windy afternoon this August, LargeUp creative director/co-founder/chief photographer Martei Korley and myself traveled to the New Kingston apartment of... Read More...

AUDIO: Martei Korley, “Concrete Flower”

Works by Jesse Serwer— Quiet as it's kept, all of us here at LargeUp do plenty of other things besides bringing you the latest in Caribbean music, styles and culture. Our esteemed creative director and c... Read More...

Check It Deeply: Overstanding Beres Hammond’s New Album

Words by Jesse Serwer— If you don't think Beres Hammond is Jamaica's best-loved living singer, then... you've never been to Jamaica. The average yardie under the age of, say, 45 has grown up hearing Bere... Read More...

Impressions: A St. Mary Mi Come From, Capleton’s Gift to Jamaica

Words and Photos by Martei Korley— Originally Capleton's annual A St. Mary Mi Come From concert was scheduled for August 5, the eve before Jamaica's 50th Independence Day. But that was before Hurricane A... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: LargeUp Exclusive Premiere of So Shifty’s “Careless” + Safari Sound

Words by DJ Theory Summer nuh done yet! In fact, with Notting Hill Carnival happening as we speak and the Labor Day Weekend festivities in NYC just days away, you could say things are just heating up f... Read More...

Max Glazer x Scion

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We've been so caught up in Labor Day madness round here (more pics soon!) that we almost forgot to give a mention to this extra-size release from top selector and friend of ... Read More...

Pon de Runway: At Caribbean Fashion Rocks

Words By Jesse Serwer As we recently noted, the Caribbean has an uncanny knack for producing dynamic supermodels. Sunday's "Caribbean Fashion Rocks" event brought out several of the region's current cro... Read More...

How to Build Riddims

Words & Photos: Martei Korley One way to ensure some heavy riddim for your buck is to call up some good musicians. Firehouse Crew comprises of exactly that. The members have played together for the last ... Read More...

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