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Toppa Top 10: The LargeUp Last-Minute Gift Guide, Holiday 2011

Words by Jesse Serwer If you're anything like us, you save your holiday gift shopping for the last minute. Like on-the-way-to-the-folks-Christmas-Eve last minute. Although if you're anything like the m... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten NBA Ballers From The Caribbean

Words by Jesse Serwer Finally... it's basketball season. After nearly two months of cancelled games, the NBA lockout is over. The end couldn't have come soon enough—this winter was starting to look l... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Books of 2011

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Rishi Bonneville and Erin MacLeod. This list began life as a sort of fall study list, a hand-picked selection of LargeUp-approved assigned reading comprising 2011 titles ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Cigars

Words by Dion Peyre Our dude Dion Peyre is an outstanding individual repping Belize to the fullest as an accomplished businessman, promoter for the highly respected Brotherhood Promotions and general c... Read More...

Pow Pow Boogie: Maluca “Lola (Ging Danga)”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Mad Decent The big players in Caribbean music are gearing up for their summer releases, when tropical music tends to rule the airwaves in the northern hemisphere as wel... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Boundless Skate Team

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by LargeUp Crew, Photos and Video by Martei Korley You might recall the piece we did last year on the Nurdz Republic skate crew, who have been putting in work as amba... Read More...

Untold Stories: New Afro Latinos Documentary Series

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Our man in Miami Walshy Fire just put me up on this new documentary series which focuses on the African roots of modern Latin culture. Goes without saying that the Caribbean... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Beaches!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, DJ Gravy, Anicee Gaddis, Nicolette Gibson and Martei Korley. Yes, Spring Break is almost here, when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of fruity drinks with umbrellas in... Read More...

Higher Heights: Exclusive Lin-Manuel Miranda Interview

The Tony-winning Nuyorican playwright and actor speaks on the Caribbean's influence on global pop culture.

Rookie of the Year: Exclusive Gappy Ranks Interview & Music

Words by Jonathan Cunningham Yes, we're launching a new series of LARGE UP profiles, this time focusing on freshman (and freshgal) artists coming up in the ranks of dancehall, soca and all the other sphe... Read More...

From DR With Love: Free Music!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Mad Decent DJ Paul Devro just posted an extra-size portion of his favorite new selections from the Dominican Republic over at the Mad Decent blog; a generous trans-ship... Read More...

Tis The Season: Caribbean Cold and Flu Fixes

Words by J-Rockaz Cold season is upon us and it is high time for some Caribbean holistic remedies for the common cold. If you thought that stuff was all mystical hocus pocus--you were almost right. I mea... Read More...

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