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Photo Series: New York’s Dancehall Record Spots

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Aymann Ismail— Like every other city, New York has seen most of its record stores close up shop in recent years. But, even as dancehall and reggae have seen some of the s... Read More...
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Audio: Hear Freddie McGregor’s New Version of “Equal Rights”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Freddie McGregor is set to release his first album of new material in seven years, Di Captain, on Jan. 29 and to give us a taste of what to expect, Di Captain of Jamaica's Big Ship... Read More...

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Words by DJ Theory— 2013 is in full swing, and we've got some serious mixes to keep things rolling. Dancehall, lovers rock, and much much more set the tone for just another week here at Mixtape Mondays. ... Read More...
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You Rate It: Tarrus Riley x Anuhea, “Only Man In The World”

Words by Skyla Stover, Photo by Martei Korley— The well respected and most talented Tarrus Riley has always put out reggae hits that everyone enjoys, always having strong roots in his culture and working... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: LargeUp’s Holiday Gift Guide 2012

Words by LargeUp Crew— Today is Black Friday, so that must mean it's time to start start thinking about your holiday shopping list, right? Or not. You've actually still got more than 30 days until Chri... Read More...
Strictly the Best 46 and 47. Cover artwork by Clovis Brown

Visual Culture: Clovis Designs New ‘Strictly the Best’ Covers

Words by Jesse Serwer— Since 1990, VP Records has released two annual Strictly the Best compilations, compiling the year's biggest tunes in reggae and dancehall onto two separate releases. For this year'... Read More...
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Hott-Est! Busy Signal’s Toppa Top Tunes

Words by LargeUp Crew— Other artists generate more hype but Busy Signal has, somewhat quietly, been dancehall's most consistent and technically impressive deejay for over a half decade. Whether voicing... Read More...

Selector Seaga: Jamaica’s Former PM Curates A Music Compilation

Words By Erin MacLeod— You may have heard that Jamaica just celebrated a big birthday. VP Records is keeping the 50th anniversary celebrations going by releasing Reggae Golden Jubilee - Origins of Jamaican M... Read More...

Audio: Peetah Morgan x Hollie Cook, “Independent Jamaica”

Words by Jesse Serwer— With Jamaican independence celebrations just days away, VP Records is set to drop its Out of Many, 50 Years of Reggae compilation on Tuesday, July 31. The three-disc set, which fea... Read More...
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LargeUp Premiere: Busy Signal’s “Reggae Music Again” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Busy Signal's promising recording career may be on hold for now but, it's not stopping him and the VP Records/Greensleeves team from promoting Reggae Music Again, an excellent LP t... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Tarrus Riley, “Not Missing You”

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— Women generally seem to love Tarrus Riley but apparently there was this one that took him for granted. Her loss, as not only will she no longer be getting p... Read More...

Twitter Contest: Win Busy Signal’s “Reggae Dubb’n Again” 12″

Words by Jesse Serwer— To celebrate Record Store Day tomorrow (4/21), VP Records is releasing a limited edition Busy Signal dub EP, on 12" vinyl only. Reggae Dubb'n Again features dub mixes of six songs ... Read More...
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