The Birdheye View: Listen to Birdheye’s Ganja Garden Groove Playlist on Apple Music
Our cannabis columnist selects a sublime set of songs to smoke to.
Titans Clash: Bounty Killer + Beenie Man Meet Rihanna on Don Corleon’s “BBHMM” Remix
Rihanna's trap anthem gets a dancehall refix featuring two of Jamaica's lyrical giants.
Essential Kartel: Vybz Kartel’s 30 Most Essential Tunes
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Words by Max Glazer and the LargeUp Crew, Image by Ellen G
Addijah Palmer, better known as Vybz Kartel will soon learn his fate and, right now, the outlook is not good for the artist alternately know... Read More...
Dancehall Rediscovery: Whatever happened to… Predator?
Words by —Tami Tsansai
We’ve all had moments where a random tune pops into our heads, or we turn the radio on just in time to hear a high school favourite coming at us through the speakers, instantly mak... Read More...
LargeUp Recommends: 15 People To Follow on Instagram
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Like a lot of folks, we've been spending more and more time on Instagram lately. Besides for regularly updating our own feed (Follow us @Largeupdotcom) with exclusive photos from... Read More...
Forward March: Watch Protoje’s Video for “I&I”
Words by Emily Shapiro—
Protoje has released a new video for his latest 8 Year Affair single "I&I" and we have to commend him for this unique project. The video follows a group of Jamaican youth and ... 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...
Started From The Ganja: Pressure Buss Pipe’s “No Bush Weed Over Ere”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It's been a while since we've heard something new from Pressure Buss Pipe. For his latest tune, the St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands-repping reggae singjay best known for 2005's massi... Read More...
LargeUp Interview: Protoje On Reggae Revivals + Eight-Year Affairs
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Martei Korley—
We’ve been hearing more and more lately about the community of young artists in Jamaica bringing live musicianship and roots consciousness back to reggae... Read More...
Free Reggae: Marley’s Mellow Mood “Tune In Tuesdays” Presents Protoje
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Marley’s Mellow Mood has come up with a new way to “free the people with music,” launching a weekly free music download series, co-curated by LargeUp, and dubbed Tune in Tuesdays. ... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays, Part Few: Murlo + The Heatwave
Words by Jesse Serwer—
On this special bonus edition of Mixtape Mondays—check out the premiere of Major Lazer Presents Chronixx and Walshy Fire—Start A Fire, in today's first installment—we take a journe... Read More...
Video: Protoje “Kingston Be Wise”
Words by DJ Theory—
A very large and undeniably inspired roots and culture tune from JA singer Protoje surfaced in inboxes recently, with a quick and solid response from some of the industy's elite. The song... Read More...