Mixtape Mondays: Jillionaire, Mixpak, So Shifty
Dig into some spring vibes from Jillionaire (T&T), Mixpak (NYC) and So Shifty (Germany)
Toppa Top ’15: The Top Dancehall Riddims of 2015
Download a mega-mix of the year's best riddims from Faction Sound's DJ Arems.
Mixtape Mondays: Dre Skull, Green B, Iron Lyon
Summertime dancehall vibes from NYC, San Francisco and Miami.
Seen: Popcaan Covers The Fader
Popcaan solidifies his place as dancehall's newest icon with a cover story in the latest issue of The Fader, written by LargeUp editor Jesse Serwer.
AUDIO: Popcaan — “Love Yuh Bad”
Words by Natalie Weiner—
Another day, another new tune from dancehall crooner Popcaan, who's steady promoting his forthcoming project Where We Come From, out June 10th. "Love Yuh Bad," the album's second sin... Read More...
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...
OkayAfrica Player Xchange: Dre Skull x Bajah, “Nah Back Down”
For OkayAfrica's latest Player Xchange, our channel partners linked up Brooklyn-based dancehall producer extraordinaire Dre Skull— the man behind numerous Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, and Snoop Lion joints, and th... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Wayne & Wax, Dre Skull, Federation Sound, Madd Spider Productions
Words by The Large—
With Deejay Theory out in the wilds of Mendocino, California, at the Northern Nights Festival, we tapped London-based selectress The Large (of music website/clothing brand Shimmy Shim... Read More...
New York Post: No Ice Cream Sound Visits NYC
Words by Jesse Serwer—
As you may already know, our friends over at clothing brand/music blog Shimmy Shimmy have a smartly-designed periodical called No Ice Cream Sound extending their brand into print. ... Read More...
Interpretive Dancehall: Puma Dance Dictionary x Dre Skull x Popcaan
In dancehall, there is a dance for pretty much every word, action and emotion in existence. You've got "difficult," "sufferer," "confused," even "shovel." One could probably speak in full sentences using on... Read More...
Row Like a King: Watch Beenie Man’s “Super Model” Video
Words by Emily Shapiro—
Yesterday, the self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall released a new video for his tune “Super Model,” and it’s no surprise that the only modesty in King Beenie’s video is the shab... Read More...
Bob and Wine: Tifa Gets Punchy in “Champion Bubbler” Video
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It's been a few years since Tifa first grabbed our attention as part of TNT, or the Badda Badda Gals, with Natalie Storm and Timberlee. While her former crewmates have gone quiet r... Read More...