LargeUp TV: Sunrise Cipher on the Jamrock Reggae Cruise
Shinehead, Supernatural + Mr. Williamz freestyle on the inaugural Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise.
Toppa Top 10: The Best Moments From the Jamrock Cruise
We set sail aboard the inaugural Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise with Damian Marley, Sean Paul + a boatload of Jamaica's greatest artists. Here's our favorite moments.
LargeUp TV: “Redemption Song” Aboard the Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise
Stephen Marley, Sean Paul and Baby Cham covering Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" in the closing moments of the Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise.
Throwback Thursdays: Born Jamericans’ “Gotta Get Mine”
DJ Treats revisits the meaning of Born Jamericans' "Gotta Get Mine" (featuring Shinehead and Mad Lion) through the lens of U.S. Independence Day, July 4.
It’s 2014: Get to Know Jah Banks
Words by LargeUp Crew—
We got put on to Jah Banks last summer when he touched the mic with DJ Gravy at the Dream Sessions Dancehall Edition out in Montauk (a/k/a "The End,"), and we've been waiting for t... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Dennis Brown, Maxi Priest + More on “Letterman”
Words by DJ Autograph—
Long-time Throwback Thursdays contributor and selector extraordinaire DJ Autograph is back in the saddle this week, with a find from deep in the vaults of late-night TV.
Searchi... Read More...
Impressions: Images From Rebel Salute
Photos by Martei Korley—
Rebel Salute is Jamaica's most significant annual reggae festival. While Sting bottles all of its hype into a single night, Sumfest splits its focus between pop and dancehall a... Read More...
Brownsville Rock: BRNGTN’s “Rise Of The Machine” Video
Words by Sherman Escoffery__
BRNGTN’s “Rise The Machine” video is not set in the fictional Brownsville like Antoine Fuqua’s Brooklyn’s Finest, where the cops take 10 minutes to respond to a shooting. In ... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Walshy Fire on Shinehead’s “Jamaican In New York”
Words by Walshy Fire—
Black Chiney Sound MC/DJ and LargeUp contributor Walshy Fire has been holding down Miami since forever but the Kingston, Jamaica native knows his way around New York, too. Here, Wal... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten ‘Mama’ Tunes For Mother’s Day
Classic tributes to a Mother's love, from Sizzla, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Dennis Brown and more.
Boogie Down The Chimney: KRS-One, Mad Lion + Shinehead Inna “Holiday Gift Style”
Words by Jesse Serwer
You might have heard that KRS-One is about to drop a new album, Just Like That, produced entirely by a resurgent Mad Lion at the top of next year. Knowing that doesn't make their ne... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Shinehead’s “Jamaican In New York”
Words by Jesse Serwer
If you were getting your music information from MTV in the late '80s, you might have thought that Shinehead was the only reggae/dancehall artist out. The square Cazal aficionado was... Read More...