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Now Things: Talking Global Caribbean Sounds with Chicago’s MC Zulu

Words by Erin MacLeod Photo by Jessica Flavin Chicago is not really known as a hotbed of Caribbean music, but the Windy City’s MC Zulu has been pumping out some of the most interesting tropical tunes fo... Read More...

Ring the Alarm: Stream MC Zulu’s “Call Red Alert”

Words By Nico Simino Panamanian-born Chicago transplant MC Zulu has just released a new single, "Call Red Alert" from his upcoming LP, Electro Track Therapy. A leader in the global bass scene, Zulu deli... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Chief Boima on Big Boy “Mis Ojos Lloran Para Ti”

Words by Chief Boima I'm not "Latino" or a native-Spanish speaker, so I may have been a little "late" the first time I heard this song. I don't really look back on it with childhood nostalgia when I hear... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Los Rakas “Borracho” + New EP

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Y'all know we have been repping Los Rakas something gargantuan for a minute--and any lingering doubts about them being the leaders of rap's multilingual new school were disp... Read More...

Now Things: Exclusive Aloe Blacc Interview

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photos by Fubz When we conceived of the idea for our Now Things series focusing on cutting-edge artists across all genre boundaries who happen to have roots in the Caribbea... Read More...

Hombre a Gallis: Los Rakas “Ta Lista” Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photo by Martei Korley Our Panabay dudes Los Rakas just dropped this video for "Ta Lista"--their newest track to leak off the upcoming EP Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada, wh... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: El General “El Maestro”

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford We here at LargeUp like posts--like last week's documentary Top 10--that look at Caribbean culture as whole, rather than just island by island. But what we like even bett... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Now Things with Los Rakas

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by Eddie STATS For our newest edition of Now Things series (see the features on Maluca and Kid Daytona here and here, respectively) we caught up with Panaman via Oakl... Read More...

Untold Stories: New Afro Latinos Documentary Series

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Our man in Miami Walshy Fire just put me up on this new documentary series which focuses on the African roots of modern Latin culture. Goes without saying that the Caribbean... Read More...

Los Rakas “Abrazame” Official Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The stereotype about latin dancehall (and I have probably been as guilty as anybody in perpetuating it) is that it all sounds the same--that Puerto Rico basically co-opted t... Read More...

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