the reggae Archives

Tweng Teng: Mykal Rose on Autotune, Black Uhuru and ‘The Cosby Show’

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Broward-Palm Beach New Times Back in March, I interviewed Mykal Rose for the Broward Palm Beach New Times, while he was in Florida for Fort Lauderdale's Icons of Reggae conce... Read More...

You Rate It: Nicki Minaj x Beenie Man, “Gun Shot”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Here at LargeUp we try to carefully curate all of our musical selections so you don't have to. There's plenty of other sites where you can sift through all the junk that gets throw... Read More...

Inna New Style: Fashion Records Returns

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Shimmy Shimmy— Fashion Records, the U.K. record label which helped put British dancehall on the map with Smiley Culture's "Cockney Translation" and "Police Officer" and later r... Read More...

Interview: Diplo On The Politics of Outsider Dancehall

Words by Jesse Serwer, Interview by Eddie STATS Houghton— Okayplayer head honcho Eddie STATS Houghton recently sat down with Diplo and Chief Boima of Dutty Artz and Ghetto Bassquake fame for a wide-rangi... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: High Grade Sound, Safari Sound, 45 Shootout x Jah Warrior Shelter

Words by DJ Theory— While some of the LargeUp team is doing just fine in Miami during the WMC festivities (hopefully some of you got to catch the LU x Rice & Peas jumpoff with Mr Vegas last Wednesday... Read More...

Impressions: LargeUp x Mr. Vegas x Rice and Peas in Miami

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Tono— On Wednesday night, Large Up brought the bashment to Winter Music Conference with the first ever Miami edition of New York's famed Rice and Peas party, featuring a ... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Q+A with Walshy Fire

Words by Jesse Serwer— A good friend of the LargeUp family and a behind-the-scenes contributor as well, Kingston-born Leighton Paul Walsh, A/K/A Walshy Fire, has been holding down South Florida for a decad... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Exclusive Premier of DJ Child & Selah Intl’s “The Link Up” + Selah Giveaway

Words by DJ Theory— This week on Mixtape Mondays, we're privileged to feature another world premier from Project Groundation's DJ Child, a dude who can't seem to sit still for even a second. This one is a ne... Read More...

Roots Inspiration: Visual Artist Phil Frost On Bob Marley

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Hypebeast— As part of the promotion for director Kevin MacDonald's long-awaited Bob Marley biopic, Marley, set for a nationwide release in the US on 4/20 (watch the trailer her... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Chatting Nirvana with Little Roy

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Steve Gullick— Little Roy has a soothing manner of speaking that makes one feel as if you've been sitting on his porch reasoning all night—even when you're speaking with h... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Federation Sound, The Large, Kalibandulu

Words by DJ Theory— This week I find myself in Austin, TX for the SXSW festival. Having a more than decent time already down here, I'm looking forward to DJing a healthy amount of parties, connecting with th... Read More...

Lunch Money, “Jah Army Remix” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Rapper Lunch Money has been a known presence in Miami for years, working with people like Ace Hood and doing much ghostwriting behind the scenes, and recently he's started to gain ... Read More...

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