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Comic Genius: Watch Basquiat Take the Piss Out of an Interviewer

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Dangerous Minds— If you're really up on Basquiat, you know that a big part of the Haitian/Puerto Rican-American artist's genius was his truly wicked sense of humor. In this cri... Read More...

LargeUpTV: 2011’s Toppa Top 10 Dancehall Dances

Words by Emily Shapiro:::Photos and Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Choreography Direction by Korie Genius— Here at Large Up, we wanted to make sure that you hit the New Year’s Eve Bashment parties in style.... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Patra + Friends Jam with the Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photo by Anthony Andrada— In our second video from the historic The-Roots-Meet-Dancehall-Allstars session at this year's Okayplayer Holiday Jam, Mr. Easy ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: The Roots + Shaggy Inna Dancehall Style

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada This year's Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl was truly one for the ages: among other highlights, it marked t... Read More...

Oh, Bacchanal: “Wotless” Producer Kerwin Du Bois Steps Out With “Bacchanalist”

Words by Jesse Serwer Yesterday I hit the dealership here in Miami (where I've recently relocated after a lifetime in New York) to buy a new car... and my salesman turns out to be a Guyanese DJ from Broo... Read More...

Boogie Down The Chimney: KRS-One, Mad Lion + Shinehead Inna “Holiday Gift Style”

Words by Jesse Serwer You might have heard that KRS-One is about to drop a new album, Just Like That, produced entirely by a resurgent Mad Lion at the top of next year. Knowing that doesn't make their ne... Read More...

Hail Up: Tortola’s Melanie Amaro Wins on ‘X-Factor’

Words by Jesse Serwer A big LargeUp to British Virgin Islander Melanie Amaro for her win on X-Factor last night. It's truly been a huge year for Caribbean women on US TV reality shows, as the Tortola-rai... Read More...

Dutty Producer: Watch Sean Paul’s Epic, 10-Minute Material Riddim Video

Words by Emily Shapiro, via The Fader Sean Paul’s career already boasts four hit albums and a Grammy but now he is adding hit-making producer to his resume. Material Riddim, Dutty Paul’s second venture i... Read More...

Fireside Chat: Ziggy Marley Talks Science Fiction and Marijuana with Carson Daly

Words by Emily Shapiro, via Cutlass and Cane Reggae royal Ziggy Marley recently stopped by Late Call with Carson Daly to promote Wild and Free, his fourth solo album and a call to action for the legaliza... Read More...

Back to Life: Estelle, Erykah, Marsha Ambrosius + Questlove Honor Soul II Soul

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Okayplayer Among the performances on Monday night's VH1 Divas broadcast, a definite highlight was Estelle, Erykah Badu, Marsha Ambrosius' tribute to one of my personal favorite... Read More...

Video: Mavado and Ace Hood Declare A State of “Emergency”

Words by Jesse Serwer Mavado, who signed with DJ Khaled's We the Best imprint in September (right around the same time we shot this LargeUp TV episode with him), has just dropped a video for "Emergency,"... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Spragga Benz’s “Good Day”

Words by DJ Autograph Growing up in Jamaica, one of the things I always found particularly fascinating was the way that dancehall artists had to cater to their diverse fan base. A well-rounded deejay’s a... Read More...