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Audio: Stream Busy Signal’s “Reggae Music Again”

Words by Jesse Serwer— With his frenetic, nimble chatting style and addictive hits like "Tic Toc" and "Da Style Deh," Busy Signal has held down a steady place at the front of the dancehall pack for most of t... Read More...

‘Number One’ Hit: Gyptian x Gregory Isaacs

Words by Jesse Serwer Gyptian was among the artists who contributed to VP Records' We Remember Gregory Isaacs compilation last year, offering a suitably smooth cover of the Cool Ruler's classic "My Numbe... Read More...

I-Tunes: I-Octane ‘Crying to the Nation’ Album Stream x ‘Til Kingdom Come’ Video

Words by Jesse Serwer, via MTV Iggy— After a heavy two-year run of hits, one of dancehall's biggest new names, I-Octane, is finally dropping an album. Crying for the Nation (VP/Scikron), featuring past h... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Albums of 2011

Words by Jesse Serwer and Martei Korley Now that Christmas is over and 2012 is nearly upon us, we've finally gotten around to taking stock of all that's happened this year. For the rest of this week an... Read More...

Remember Him: Concert to Honor the Late Joel Chin

Words by Emily Shapiro VP Records and DJ Norie will host a tribute concert for Joel Chin, the label's late director of A&R, at BB King's in New York City on Dec. 14. The "Strictly the Best" event, wh... Read More...

In Combination: Win Sugar Minott + Gregory Isaacs Anthologies

Words by Jesse Serwer Last year, in a span of just a few months, Jamaica lost its two most golden voices. There were more technically impressive reggae singers but Sugar Minott and Gregory Isaacs' songs ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Reggae Goes Country in JA

Words, Photos and Video by Martei Korley On a hot, sticky day at the end of August, we traveled to Jamaica's Breezes Negril resort to witness a unique intermingling of the country and reggae music worlds... Read More...

Audio: Stream I Wayne’s New Album “Life Teachings”

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley I Wayne has been something of an enigma since emerging from obscurity in 2004 with "Can't Satisfy Her." Thanks to a deceptively upbeat melody and Wayne's uni... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Beres Hammond Classics

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Martei Korley and Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley. Beres at New York Reggae Festival, Coney Island '94 Trying to win a Caribbean woman's heart? You'll probably want ... Read More...

Rookie of the Year: Exclusive Gappy Ranks Interview & Music

Words by Jonathan Cunningham Yes, we're launching a new series of LARGE UP profiles, this time focusing on freshman (and freshgal) artists coming up in the ranks of dancehall, soca and all the other sphe... Read More...

Gyptian, “Nah Let Go” Video (Hold Yuh pt. 2)

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton A lot of people have been quietly saying that Gyptian didn't have a record in him worthy to follow-up "Hold Yuh," clearly positioned to be the Caribbean crossover jam of the... Read More...

Two Seven Klash

Words: DJ Gravy Photos: Martei Korley As a young child, I was told something that stuck with me, that "there are two types of people, leaders and followers." These days it rings true more than ever. ... Read More...

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