LargeUp TV: 40 Years of Greensleeves Records with Alborosie
Tour the Greensleeves Records archives with Alborosie in this webisode spotlighting the influential English reggae label.
Toppa Top 10: Ten Classics Featuring Style Scott
The late Roots Radics and Dub Syndicate drummer left his mark on a number of music genres, including reggae, dub, dancehall and punk.
Old-School Medley: Watch Busy Signal’s “Money Flow/Greetings (Ribbidibi)” Video
Busy Signal channels the timeless energy of 80's dancehall icons Half Pint, Super Cat and Eek A Mouse in his latest visuals.
Writer Adam Mansbach On His Patois Children’s Book, “Go de Rass to Sleep”
Adam Mansbach's bestselling bedtime story for adults, "Go The F*** to Sleep" is the first book to be translated into Jamaican patois.
Happy, 4/20: The Toppa Top 20 Reggae Weed Anthems
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Sure, hip-hop has The Chronic, “I Got 5 On It,” and Meth and Red’s entire catalog, but when it comes to weed-smoking anthems, reggae is king. With literally tens (if not hundreds) ... Read More...
LargeUp TV: The Toppa Top 20 Weed Anthems for 4/20, Pt. 1 (Hosted by Carlton Livingston)
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Jason Zucker—
If you know your smokers' anthems, you know Carlton Livingston. The St. Mary-born, Kingston-raised singer is responsible for one of reggae's bigge... Read More...
Dinner Theater: Sani Showbizz’s “Big Piece of Chicken”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Reggae lends itself to parody perhaps more than any other music, but there's one man elevating the spoofing of it to new heights: Sani Showbizz. An ’80s-style skat chatter in the E... Read More...
Heds and Dreds: Smif-n-Wessun and the Caribbean Influence on Hip-Hop
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Fubz
For as long as I've been on the LargeUp team, we've discussed launching a column that would highlight Caribbean music's influence on hip-hop. It's a topic we've touc... Read More...
Visual Culture: Stussy x Jamaica
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
If you hang out with the cool kids you may have already heard about the new Greensleeves First 100 Covers book from Stussy and the T-Shirt line it inspired, both featuring c... Read More...
Sam Fleischner Preps for “Wah Do Dem” NYC Screening at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Posted by DJ Gravy
Make it here, you make it anywhere is what Frank said, and it still rings true as ever. For Sam Fleischner, writer and director of the award winning indie film, "Wah Do Dem", his mome... Read More...