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Video: Watch Snoop Lion’s “La La La”

Words by DJ Gravy— As you've probably heard, hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg recently took his career in a radical new direction, inspired by reggae, Bob Marley and the message of Rastafari. Snoop spent some tim... Read More...

Lift Off: Stream Cris Cab x Wyclef’s “She’s So Fly”

Words by Emily Shapiro— The PUSH Artist of the Week, MTV’s initiative to highlight and support new talent in the music industry, recently put its spotlight on Cris Cab, but Large Up has been following th... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Crown Prince, Safari Sound, Razz & Biggy x Mavado

Words by DJ Theory— Whether you're recovering from wining and raving at Miami Carnival or just gearing up for another work week, we got you covered as always here at Mixtape Mondays with all the necessar... Read More...

We Ah Di Best: DJ Khaled x Mavado Medley Video + Khaled’s Reggae Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer— As you may have heard, Mavado has joined DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group and, by extension, the YMCMB empire. After releasing his first track through the new situation in Decem... Read More...

Miami Vibes: Rolling Stone Spotlights Dancehall + Best of the Best

Words by Emily Shapiro, Photo by Alex Markow, via Rolling Stone— The annual Best of the Best concert during Urban Beach Weekend in Miami (or what's known as Memorial Day Weekend to the rest of the United... Read More...

Hi, Rihanna: Federation Sound’s All-Dubplate Rihanna Birthday Mix

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Federation Sound— As you may know, our dude Max Glazer and Rihanna go way back. The Federation Sound boss man was Ms. Fenty's original DJ, playing an instrumental role in the p... Read More...

Three Men Down: Cris Cab, Wyclef + Mavado Hit by “Rihanna’s Gun”

Words by Jesse Serwer— We've been hearing about Miami's Cris Cab for a minute but, after hearing "Rihanna's Gun," we get the sense we completely had him twisted. While there's a definite Wyclef (specific... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Top Dancehall Riddims of 2011

Words by DJ Autograph and Hanna Herbertson— For our last countdown looking back at the highlights of 2011, we had LargeUp contributor/Brooklyn selector DJ Autograph and choreographer (and now a DJ, too... Read More...

LargeUpTV: 2011’s Toppa Top 10 Dancehall Dances

Words by Emily Shapiro:::Photos and Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Choreography Direction by Korie Genius— Here at Large Up, we wanted to make sure that you hit the New Year’s Eve Bashment parties in style.... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Year’s Best Dancehall Singles

Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Theory and Emily Shapiro There was no exact science to compiling this list—it's a mixture of the year's biggest dancehall tunes, and some of our personal favorites. By no one'... Read More...

Video: Mavado and Ace Hood Declare A State of “Emergency”

Words by Jesse Serwer Mavado, who signed with DJ Khaled's We the Best imprint in September (right around the same time we shot this LargeUp TV episode with him), has just dropped a video for "Emergency,"... Read More...

We Har the Best: Mavado X Akon “Survivor”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We been anxiously awaiting this Mavado x Akon dancehall extravaganza--and now it's here! There are several reasons for the anticipation: 1) its been years since global mega... Read More...

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