Eddie STATS Houghton Archives - Page 6 of 28

NYC: Los Rakas Release Event at Tammany Hall 8/19 + “Ta Lista” Download

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton As trumpeted, LargeUp is proud to bring you the official release event for Los Rakas' new EP Chancletas y Camisetas Bordadas (translated roughly as: "Flip-flops & Wifebe... Read More...

Afro-Caribbean: Marleys / Makossa / East Africa Famine Relief

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We hold the iron-clad connections between Africa and the Caribbean to be more or less self-evident at LargeUp, but in the past week or two it seems like one thing after the ... Read More...

Universidad de la Calle: Los Rakas Webisode Part Few

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Yes it's part 2 (and 3!) of Soy Rakas University, a seminar in "urban studies" conducted by professors Raka Dun and Raka Rich of Los Rakas, shot by Nina Parks. First we get ... Read More...

Jump & Rave: Exclusive Schlachthofbronx Q&A + Mudders [Streaming EP]

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton As mentioned when we posted their Top 10 Carnival Songs, German dancefloor punishers Schlachthofbronx just dropped an EP of concentrated soca rave madness called Mudders via... Read More...

Take I-Man Fi No Toy: Major Lazer Action Figure

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Speaking of Mad Decent, Major Lazer--the cyborg mercenary that is the face of the wildly successful leftfield dancehall musical project (and now Adult Swim cartoon)--has fin... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Schlachthofbronx’s Top 10 Carnival Tracks

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton There is definitely some kind of moment happening around soca these days--a cross-pollination of ideas from house and UK funky that is threatening to breed its own Trinitech... Read More...

Universidad de la Calle: Los Rakas Webisode

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Ever since we featured Los Rakas in our Now Things series it seems like they are on their grind super-heavy. Now they are holding class on how to be Raka with a webisode ser... Read More...

Check It Deeply: Rihanna x Vita Coco x Crop Over

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton A mysterious wooden box turned up in the LargeUp/Okayplayer office today, cargo cult style, with a single bottle of coconut water in it. That's because this is the week Vita... Read More...

Toppa Top 10 Tuesdays: Top 10 Reggae Otis Tributes

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you read the internet, you have probably come across this song "Otis" by Kanye West and Jay-Z (AKA The Throne) which has got everybody talking about what the loop of "Try... Read More...

Double Selection: SuperHeavy “Miracle” & Miguel “Quickie”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton It's a double selection! And luckily we have two major examples of super-heavy mainstream pop-reggae that need to be addressed. In chronological order: SuperHeavy--the ol' s... Read More...

Cross De Stage: Cliff-Twang Live at Reggae Sumfest

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Seen A few of our colleagues have been posting on the runnings at Reggae Sumfest. Briefly: Future Fambo killed it, Nicki Minaj got fined for using cuss words, Konshens ... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Butch Diva x Patra

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We have been moving in the same circles as Brooklyn-based, Trini-connected designer Tiffany Rhodes for a second now, watching her develop her boutique line of Butch Diva spa... Read More...