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Throwback Thursdays: Max Glazer on Mikey Jarrett’s “Mack Daddy” + Burro Banton’s “Boom Wa Dis”

Words by Max Glazer— For a decade and then some, Federation Sound's Max Glazer has been known all over the world as a great dancehall DJ. But back before that he was a hip-hop journalist, penning memorab... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Ini Kamoze’s “Hot Stepper” x 2 (RIP Fattis)

Words by Jesse Serwer We've decided to bust out the ORIGINAL video for Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (not that fancy-pants later video with with all of the scenes from Pret-a-Porter) but we're... Read More...

Audio: Stream Amy Winehouse’s “Our Day Will Come”

Words by Emily Shapiro Before Amy Winehouse’s passing, she spent a bunch of time kicking it in St. Lucia, relaxing and recording with her long-time producer and friend Salaam Remi. Remi, a native of Barb... Read More...

Zion Lioness: Unreleased Amy Winehouse Songs to Emerge

Words by Jesse Serwer Back when Amy Winehouse passed in July, we revisited her forays into Caribbean music in our article, "Amy In The Sun," and told you about the unreleased album's worth of reggae-orie... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Grace Jones and Patra’s “Pull Up To The Bumper” + Video Mix

Words by DJ Autograph After Brooklyn's DJ Autograph broke down Snow's "Anything For You" video so eloquently a few weeks back, we brought him on as a regular, monthly contributor to Throwback Thursdays. ... Read More...

Amy In The Sun: The Other (Caribbean) Side of Amy Winehouse

Words by Jesse Serwer Amy Winehouse, who died Saturday at age 27, left as her musical legacy a distinctively modern take on the timeless sound of vintage soul music. Lesser known is that the troubled sin... Read More...

Bless Up, Mi Dads: Ten Current Caribbean Artists and Their Musical Fathers

Words by Jesse Serwer When you think of kids carrying on their father's musical legacy, the Marley family is, rightfully, probably the first to come to mind. And if you're talking about current regga... Read More...

Spragga Benz x Salaam Remi’s “Shotta Culture” Album Release Party

Words by DJ Gravy::: Pics by Tono Radvany You may have caught some of the "Shotta Culture" music videos (and some behind the scenes footage) we at Largeup posted over the the last few months. And this past... Read More...

This is the Way: Exclusive Spragga Benz Album Release Party

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Two things. First off, the new Spragga Benz video "This is The Way," which eloquently explores the shotta side of his brand new Shotta Culture project--which you have probab... Read More...

Spragga, Stephen Marley, Jazmine Sullivan “Stays The Same”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton You know we have stayed repping veteran deejay Spragga Benz's Shotta Culture project with super-producer Salaam Remi, so we would just be remiss if we did not post this vide... Read More...

Spragga Benz and Friends: “Red Dot Special” x “More Life”

Words By Jesse Serwer We've been telling you about Spragga Benz's upcoming Shotta Culture for a minute; now the LP, Spragga's first since 2000's Fully Loaded, has a release date attached to it: Aug. 31. ... Read More...

Big Daddy Spragga: Official “Shotta Culture” Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Roughly one million years after we broke the news, the next Spragga and Salaam Remi collaboration from the Shotta Culture project has leaked to the inna-net in the form of t... Read More...

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