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Behind the Boards With Computer Paul, Pioneering Dancehall Producer

Words by Sabia McCoy-Torres Photos by Martei Korley Reggae music is always evolving, layering new sounds over classic percussive phrases, and incorporating musical trends of the moment in original ways. D... Read More...

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...

Impressions: Sizzla “Unplugged and Acoustics” in Kingston, JA

Words and Photos by Martei Korley— LargeUp doesn't ordinarily report on stage shows but the event billed as "Sizzla Unplugged and Acoustics" was the artist's first show in Jamaica since his much publiciz... 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...

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...

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...

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