The Bobby Konders Story
Words by Jesse Serwer
Bobby Konders could probably be the subject of his own full-length documentary one day. In the meantime, the homey Dan Bruun (director of the Skerrit Bwoy doc, Temporary Sanity) recen... Read More...
Dyema catches the spirit
Whether doing the Drop Dead into an open casket or arriving in a wheelbarrow, St. James dancer--and inventor of the infamous Dutty Wine--Dyema Attitude can turn an average night into a moment in bashment history. Our gal and journalista Sarah Bentley recently grabbed a chicken soup with one of Jamaica’s wildest female entertainers and got a how-to on safely ripping out your weave piece by piece--among other trade secrets. Photos by Debbie Bragg.
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...
Kid Cud-I
Words by: DJ Gravy
Blenda Posse (known for throwing serious bashment parties in their hometown, Gothenburg, Sweden) sent us their Reggae remix of Kid Cudi's smash hit, "Day 'n Nite", complete with video.... Read More...
Who is that drummer???
Words by Martei Korley His name is Kirk Bennett, but people just call him Kirk or Kirkledove. This crazy talented drummer is behind more riddims than we can mention in a small caption; so we decided to go all o... Read More...
Ifrika on the rise
Words by Martei Korley
In a time where reggae and dancehall is often described as needing some ex-factor; it is interestingly enough often a return to the basics that provides it.
Queen Ifrika has on her la... Read More...
Pearly Gates new tune from Bugle video by Jay Will
Check out Bugle's new video for his "Pearly Gates" by director Jay Will
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LargeUp TV: Split Personality with Leftside and Mr Evil
A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by DJ Gravy, Video Shot & Edited by Reid van Renesse
Craig "Leftside" Parks is a uniquely versatile character in Jamaica's dancehall fraternity. As son of Lloyd ... Read More...
Burning Spear “Man In the Hills”
Words: Martei Korley
As a testament to majestic nature of Jamaica's mountains; Spear wrote his classic tune in 1976, immediately following his smash hit "Marcus Garvey".
The hills(mountains) have always... Read More...
Ranking Trevor Sets The Record Straight
Words and Photos by Martei Korley
LargeUp caught up with deejay Ranking Trevor at Lincoln "Sugar" Minott's historic Black Roots/Youthman Promotions Studio, at the top of Jungle, Kingston, Jamaica. Famous... Read More...
Me Nuh Know No Screwface
Words by DJ Gravy
While we're still surrounded by Halloween madness, (here in NY, that is) you remember the evil, possessed, fictional Jamaican drug dealing gang in cinema tough guy Steven Segal's "Mark... Read More...