The Birdheye View: Listen to Birdheye’s Ganja Garden Groove Playlist on Apple Music
Our cannabis columnist selects a sublime set of songs to smoke to.
Toppa Top 10: Ten Jamaicans Who Topped the Billboard Hot 100
A history of yardies who conquered the American charts, from Carl Douglas to OMI.
Heds & Dreds: A Brief History of Jamaican Women Talking Smack on Rap Records
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Remember when having a Jamaican chick talking trash in thick patois was a thing in hip-hop? Dr. Dre kind of set it off on the intro to his classic "Let Me Ride" from The Chronic. T... Read More...
Toppa Top 50: Fifty Great Jamaicans
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Today marks 50 years since Jamaica was granted its independence from England, beginning its swift transition from a colony into a cultural capital. The level and pace of musical ... Read More...
Toppa Top 9: Kardinal Offishall on the Greatest Jamaican MCs
Words by Kardinal Offishall, as told to Jesse Serwer—
With Jamaica 50 on the horizon and our Trini rappers Toppa Top 10 still stirring debate, we've been thinking about how best to large up Jamaica's gre... Read More...
Biggie 101: The Notorious B.I.G. x Jamaica
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Exactly a year ago, we published one of our most ambitious and most popular Toppa Top 10 lists, highlighting the influence of Jamaican culture on the lyrics of the Notorious B.I.G,... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Super Cat Tunes
Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Gravy, Sherman Escoffery and Micro Don—
It's been 20 years since Super Cat's Don Dada album and street classics like "Ghetto Red Hot" made him most every hip-hop head's favori... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Supa Dups’ Top 10 Jamerican Collaborations
Selections by Supa Dups, Words by LargeUp
Not long ago, we premiered a pair of new tunes from Black Chiney Orchestra or, as they're also known, D.A. & the Supa Dups—as in D.A. Wallach of Chester Fr... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Biggie’s 10 Best Jamaican References
A little Biggie 101, so those that don't know... now you know.
Toppa Top 10: Rapper/Deejay Collabos
By Jesse Serwer
With Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives set to drop on Tuesday, it only seems right at this moment to look back at all of the important reggae artist/rapper summits that have com... Read More...
B.I.G. Tings A Gwan! A Biggie meets Reggae Mixtape…
Words by DJ Gravy
In honor of The Notorious B.I.G., who met with tragedy 13 years ago on this date, we at Large Up want you to give a listen to "B.I.G. Tings A Gwan", a Biggie meets Reggae Mixtape. The idea ... Read More...