Family Style: Father and Son Duo Leno Banton + Burro Banton Call For “Better Days” 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
A dancehall legend and his progeny connect on a riddim from Bobby Konders' Massive B family.
LargeUp Premiere: Watch Choppa Chop’s “I Feel So High” Music Video
New roots and kulcha from Bobby Konders and the Massive B family
Playlist of the Week: Listen to “Brooklyn in the ’90s” on Apple Music
These classic tracks will bring you back to a time when Jamaican sounds were blending with hip-hop in New York's outer boroughs.
Selector’s Choice: Bobby Konders (Massive B/NYC)
This year's big Labor Day anthems, according to the don dada of New York dancehall DJs.
Wild Apache Rides Again: Watch Supercat’s Surprise Appearance at On Da Reggae Tip
Words by DJ Gravy, Photo by Johnny Nunez (Via Max Glazer's Instagram)—
Every year as New York City gears up for Labor Day Weekend, Massive B's Bobby Konders and Jabba along with the Tri State's leading urba... Read More...
VIDEO: The BET Awards Spotlights Classic Dancehall
Words by Jesse Serwer—
If you caught tonight's BET Awards, or have checked in with Twitter or social media in the last few hours, you probably heard about the dancehall tribute featuring Dawn Penn, Chaka... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Salaam Remi Breaks Down Ten of His Classic Records
Words by Salaam Remi, as told to Jesse Serwer:::Photo by Daison Osbourne—
During a recent afternoon with Salaam Remi at his Miami studio Instrument Zoo, we spoke with the unsung production genius about... Read More...
LargeUp Interview: At the Instrument Zoo with Salaam Remi
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Daison Osbourne—
“Most people didn’t even know I exist, and I don’t want them to,” Salaam Remi says. “‘Know my name if you gotta write it on a check’ has been my motto ... Read More...
Impressions: Shaggy’s Ranch Ent. Launch x Rice and Peas Anniversary
Words by LargeUp Crew, Photos by Kevin Ornelas and Taylor Viera—
Monday night New York's most infamous monthly dancehall party Rice and Peas (consisting of DJ Maya, Micro Don, Orijahnal Vibez, Federati... Read More...
Boom Wa Dis: Burro Banton Returns
Words by Jesse Serwer—
One of the most underrated deejays of the '80s and '90s and even 2000s, Burro Banton hasn't made too many music videos but you can count on the ones he does make to be quite memora... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Max Glazer on Mikey Jarrett’s “Mack Daddy” + Burro Banton’s “Boom Wa Dis”
Words by Max Glazer—
For a decade and then some, Federation Sound's Max Glazer has been known all over the world as a great dancehall DJ. But back before that he was a hip-hop journalist, penning memorab... Read More...
Nippon the Floor: Bobby Konders x Dizzle + Major Lazer x Japan
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Longtime connoisseurs of Caribbean culture know that there is a special, deep and lasting--if at times hard to explain--connection between Jamaica and Japan. Maybe they are ... Read More...