Old Time DJ: Witty’s Gets New Life

words by Eddie STATS Houghton Classic New York-based dancehall imprint Witty's is getting a new lease on life from online label Gold Shop Reggae. Overseen by industry veteran (VP, Greensleeves, Music Amb... Read More...
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Visual Culture: Jamaican Vinyl Art

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We love caribbean music but we recognize that the same creative spirit that makes it so original is under-represented when it is channeled into other realms. That's why shin... Read More...

Busy Signal vs M.I.A.

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, audio via Masalacism Courtesy of Riddimstream marketing, here's a little gem featuring mutual fans Busy Signal and slumdog empress Maya Arulpragasam going at each other ove... Read More...

Rex Invictus

words by Eddie STATS Houghton Fans of Jamaican music: please take a second to set aside twitter drama and negativity to remember the legacy of Rex Nettleford, who passed away in a Washington, DC hospital... Read More...

Blood of Haiti Mixtape

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton When terrible shit jumps off in some other part of the world, the mind automatically goes to the people you know who are there or are somehow connected to it. For many of us... Read More...

Original Clarks…Nikes?

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The streets are talking about the new Nike Air Macropus shoe, which seems to be a tribute/update to the classic Clark's Wallabee, the favorite shoe of mic operators from Mic... Read More...
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Yardies for Haiti

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton. Photo by Jeff Antebi In case you’ve been off the grid, Port au Prince experienced a 7.0 quake on the richter scale yesterday (January 12th), devastating the most populated ... Read More...

Keeping Up with the Fastest Man Alive

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you're going to do a site called Large Up, then Usain Bolt haffi get a mention--ever since his World Championship times re-broke his own speed records from the Beijing Ol... Read More...

Merry Christmas, the War is Over???

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you’re in Jamaica you already know. If you’re abroad you may be wondering if the rumors are true but yes, the unthinkable has happened. After trading a lot of grudgeful rem... Read More...