Jesse Serwer Archives - Page 11 of 59

You Rate It: Robb Bank$’ “Tha City” LP

Words by Jesse Serwer— If you follow rap music via blogs and Tumblr, you may have heard of Robb Bank$, the 19-year-old rapper out of South Florida. And if you've heard of Robb Bank$, you may have also he... Read More...

Flatbush’s Finest: Brooklyn’s Chip Fu + Screechy Dan Connect By Way of Dublin

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Fubz— Nice Up! Records out of the U.K. just hit us with a new EP they're dropping tomorrow from Dublin, Ireland producers Dirty Dubsters. Interestingly, the track, "Chant ... Read More...

Jamaica’s Tosh Alexander on Dancehall, R&B and Working with Pharrell

Words by Jesse Serwer Photos by Martei Korley If you've heard Busta Rhymes' recent single “Twerk It,” you may have wondered, “who is that mad Jamaican ooman shouting Yuh dun kno! and all that we come fi... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Raggamuffin Gangster Rap

Words by Jesse Serwer— Back when Shabba and Super Cat were killing the game in the early '90s, the influence of dancehall could be felt throughout hip-hop. While East Coast rappers with Caribbean backg... Read More...

ALBUM STREAM: Salaam Remi’s “One: In The Chamber”

Words by Jesse Serwer— When it comes to contemporary music makers, there's few people we rate higher than Salaam Remi. Last summer we spent time at the low-key superproducer's Miami compound, where he spok... Read More...

Top Honors: Mariano Rivera Does Panama Proud

Words by Jesse Serwer— With the regular season of Major League Baseball coming to an end, we just had to LargeUp the greatest closer in baseball history, Mariano Rivera, as he heads into retirement follo... Read More...

Don Status: Mr. Easy’s Ricky Blaze-Produced “The Don”

Words by Jesse Serwer— It's Friday night, and we'd rather not be typing away at our laptop, but we just had to break our weekend silence early and put you on to one of the best new reggae/dancehall recor... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Red Fox’s “Show Mi Di Wine” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— You might know Red Fox best from old-school classics like "Pose Off" with Screechy Dan, "Bashment Party" with Rayvon, and "Down in Jamaica" with Naturalee, but the Brooklyn deejay ha... Read More...

Salute Dem: EchoSlim + Reblah Star’s Audio/Video Super Cat Tribute

Words by Jesse Serwer— If we took a "favorite artist" poll here at the LargeUp HQ, chances are Super Cat would finish near the top. Whether it's sporting the Don Dada tee from our friends Shimmy Shimmy, ... Read More...

EVENT + VIDEO: Lee “Scratch” Perry Tops This Year’s Dub Champions Festival

Words by LargeUp Crew— The Dub Champions Festival was founded three years ago to bring pioneering figures in dub together with new-school innovators who continue to push the style forward. There's no bet... Read More...

Check It Deeply: Did Kurtis Mantronik Pioneer The Trap Beat?

Words by Jesse Serwer— Much has been made of the blurring of the lines between hip-hop and electronic dance music that's occurred in recent years. What often gets missed is that the two worlds started ou... Read More...

Psychedelic Salsa: La Mecánica Popular’s “La Paz Del Freak” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— New York City has seen a lot of changes over the last few decades, and one of them has been the shrinking of the borough's longstanding Puerto Rican communities, as newer groups move... Read More...