Mogglin Type: Nicola Vassel

words by Eddie STATS Houghton Flipped to the back of New York mag this morning to run through the crossword over my morning tea and what did I see but Jamaica's favorite daughter and Large Up homegirl Ni... Read More...

Grammy Family?

Words by Jesse Serwer Burning Spear accepting the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2009 Pumped for the Grammy Awards tonight? I'm not. Year after year, Grammy voters continue to prove themselves ou... 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...

Yabby You, 1946-2010

Words By Jesse Serwer Had it happened any other week, more might have been said about the passing of '70s reggae pioneer Yabby You last Tuesday. But that was the same day the earthquake hit Haiti. News o... Read More...

Samuel Dalembert steps up for Haiti

Words by Jesse Serwer As Large Up's resident basketball head, Gravy asked me to speak a little piece about Samuel Dalembert, the Haitian hoops star who's stepped up MASSIVELY for his homeland these last ... 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...