Toppa Top 10: Ragga Garage
Words by Suze Webb—
In the UK you can pretty much get into a club around the age of 13, depending on how spotty and baby-faced you are. It's probably a part of the reason that club music has become s... Read More...
Rare Footage of DMX at Fully Loaded, Jamaica
Here's some rare footage of DMX going wild at Fully Loaded in '98. He was over making the film 'Belly' and dropped by the infamous annual party to perform. Make sure you stay watching til the end, Scare Dem... 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...
The LargeUp Interview: A Q+A with Ricky Blaze
Words by Emily Shapiro, Photos by Martei Korley—
At age 17, Ricky Blaze, produced Ding Dong's "Bad Man Forward, Bad Man Pull Up," a dancehall track that, eight years later, is still in rotation at club... Read More...
Major Giveaway: Win a Signed Copy of Major Lazer’s “Free the Universe” (+ Hear “Wind Up” Audio)
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Major Lazer's Free the Universe is finally set to drop tomorrow, April 15 (pre-order here) after nearly a year of delays—and nearly four years after 2009's debut Guns Don't Kill Pe... Read More...
You Rate It: Bobby Tenna’s “Me Mumma”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Hailing from Montego Bay, singjay Bobby Tenna recently dropped "Me Mumma," a catchy culture tune on an infectious dancehall riddim of the same name, with Tenna dishing out messages and... Read More...
Audio: Stream Konshens’ New Single “Liad” (Prod. by Russian)
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Just the other day we brought you Russian's new Dynamite riddim—featuring the title track from Vybz Kartel, plus tunes from Elephant Man, Aidonia and more—in full, or so we thought... Read More...
Audio: Russian x Vybz Kartel = “Dynamite”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Our friend Russian just sent us over his new Dynamite riddim featuring a brand-new single (also called "Dynamite") from Vybz Kartel. Russian made his breakthrough with his production... Read More...
Dancehall Box 360: Watch Konshens’ New Video for “Jamaican Dance”
Words by Emily Shapiro—
Jamaican dancehall artist Konshens has been receiving recognition internationally in places like Japan and Europe for years and now, in 2012, he has finally hit home with the rele... Read More...
Bad Gal Business: A History of Island-Flavored Bashment Bangers From Rihanna
Words by Jesse Serwer
Rihanna has had an interesting career trajectory, as far as her connection to the Caribbean. Released at the tail end of the early-2000s dancehall explosion, her debut album Mus... Read More...
Firewuk: Major Lazer x Elephant Man, “German Elefant Killer”
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Happy 4th of July to all our Jamericans! Now do your country proud and go kill some German elefants. (No disrespect to actual Germans or actual Elephants. We love y'all.)
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Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Anthems of the 2000s
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, as determined by the LARGE UP crew
Our reg'lar Friday Toppa Top 10 this week also happens to be our tenth and final Top 10 looking back over 2010 and the whole 2000s decade... Read More...