Throwback Thursdays Archives - Page 12 of 13

Throwback Thursdays: Omar, “There’s Nothing Like This”

Words by Martei Korley Hearing Omar sing over the staccato yet laid-back bass lines of 'There's Nothing Like This" for the first time circa 1990, "This cat's got style" was the only thing that came to mi... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Dre Skull on Shelly Thunder’s “Break Up”

Words by Dre Skull This week we're passing the Throwback Thursdays baton to the first of many guest video selectors we'll be tapping for expert recommendations in this space: Dre Skull. The owner of ecle... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: UB40 “If It Happens Again”

Words by Martei Korley Hahahaha, UB40??? You mean the guys who did "Red Red Wine"? Yes, absolutely! UB40 was literally the biggest pop group in Europe in the '80s. VH1 will tell ya: They had more top ten... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Michie Mee “Jamaican Funk”

Words by Jesse Serwer Hiphop from Toronto has always had a strong reggae/dancehall bent, from the Dream Warriors to Drake—not to mention the yardcore stylings of Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, etc. It is ... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: El General “El Maestro”

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford We here at LargeUp like posts--like last week's documentary Top 10--that look at Caribbean culture as whole, rather than just island by island. But what we like even bett... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Buju Banton “Wanna Be Loved” / “Murderer”

Words and photo by Martei Korley Buju Banton and 'Til Shiloh Band holds court at The Madison Square Garden's Theatre in '95 Buju Banton blazed onto the scene in '92, completely obliterating the compet... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Red Fox, “Dem A Murderer”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Red Fox is a prime example of a '90s artist who can still eat most deejays for breakfast and is more active than ever in the new millenium, killing a Beyonce refix, appearin... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Sweet Micky “San Ou”

Words by Jesse Serwer and Eddie STATS Houghton Michel Martelly looks presidential as he prepares to tackle one of the world's hardest jobs: hauling earthquake- and poverty-ravaged Haiti back from the bri... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Mad Cobra, “Flex”, “Cobrastyle” + More

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Will probably be starting a lot of Throwback Thursday posts off with this phrase, but...remember this joint!? I do. I was in college when it dropped and my West African room... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Reggae Pon “Top of the Pops”

Words by Jesse Serwer In light of this Cockney & Yardie trip we've been on recently (for better or worse), we thought we'd take a journey through the reggae/dancehall archives of the British hits sho... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Shinehead’s “Jamaican In New York”

Words by Jesse Serwer If you were getting your music information from MTV in the late '80s, you might have thought that Shinehead was the only reggae/dancehall artist out. The square Cazal aficionado was... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Machel Montano & Xtatik, “Big Truck”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Tomorrow is Carnival, people, or at least the Soca Monarch competition at Queen's Oval Park that kicks it off is. And since perpetual top dog Machel Montano (now in HD) seem... Read More...