LargeUp Playlist: Listen to “Now Things” on Apple Music
LargeUp yuhself with this continuously-updated playlist featuring our favorite new tunes from across the Caribbean + the Diaspora.
Check It Deeply: Drake’s “Views” on Jamaica + Dancehall
How the Caribbean did — and didn't — influence the rapper's latest album.
Mixtape Mondays: Willy Chin, Dash Eye, Out Side Dogg
Our weekly rundown features the latest in reggae and soca, plus....Russian dancehall?
Now Things: Miami Vibes with LunchMoney Lewis
Meet the son of reggae royalty behind the summer's most unlikely pop hit.
Hard Work: J. Nation Highlights The Other Side of Antigua
Island life isn't always what it seems.
Throwback Thursdays: Black Chiney’s Most Classic Mixtapes
Before there was Major Lazer, there was Black Chiney. Download the highlights from their game-changing dancehall mixtape series.
Soca Hideaway: Black Chiney’s Willy Chin Blends Keisza + Kerwin DuBois
Fresh off Black Chiney's "Uh Gosh!" mix comes this blend of Kerwin Du Bois' "Spoil Mehself" and Keisza's summer smash "Hideaway."
Mixtape Mondays: Black Chiney, Walshy Fire, Andre Airplane
Black Chiney drop their first official soca mixtape, Walshy Fire gets ready for Miami Carnival, and JA-via-NY's Andre Airplane introduces himself with some original remixes.
Ticket Giveaway: Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash Miami
Words by LargeUp Crew, Photo by Kevin Ornelas—
For the past few years, Red Bull Music Academy has been organizing sound clashes pitting DJ crews from multiple genres against one another, in an annual “ce... Read More...
You Rate It: Bizerk, Shaggy + Don Corleon “Like to Party”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Miami's Circle House Studios is truly a unique environment. Producers Pharrell, Rico Love, Supa Dups and Donovan "Don Corleon" Bennett all count the recording facility, owned by Ro... Read More...
Audio: Bruno Mars + Black Chiney Go Rub-A-Dub on “Show Me”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Say what you will about Bruno Mars—and we'll be the first to tell you we're not in love with a lot of his stuff—but Hawaii's first pop superstar makes music with broad appeal. His ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Best Reggae Guitarists
Words by Jesse Serwer, Martei Korley and Sherman Escoffery—
In contrast to some other genres, reggae guitarists don't necessarily enjoy greater status or celebrity than their cohorts in the rhythm sect... Read More...