LargeUp Mix Series: Dancehall Meets Disco on Deejay Theory’s “Dancehall By Day” Mixtape
Kaboom! The ultimate day party soundtrack blends contemporary dancehall with classic disco sounds.
Throwback Thursdays: Watch Grace Jones Perform “My Jamaican Guy” in a Jamaican Fort
The setting is Port Royal's Fort Charles, 1988.
Double Barrel: Reggae Samples and Hip Hop Classics with DJ Gravy + Corey Chase (Mixtape)
The history of hip-hop is deep with sounds borrowed from Jamaica.
R.I.P: Percussionist Uziah “Sticky” Thompson, 78
Remembering the legacy of the deejay pioneer and percussionist for Lee "Scratch" Perry, Black Uhuru, Grace Jones and Stephen and Ziggy Marley.
Visual Culture: The Photographs of Pogus Caesar
Words and Interview by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Pogus Caesar—
St. Kitts-born Pogus Caesar has captured the heartbeat of the Caribbean community in the U.K.—and particularly in his hometown of Birmingham, ... Read More...
Toppa Top 8: Eight Reggae Albums By Non-Reggae Stars
Words by Jesse Serwer and Raine Martin—
Snoop isn't the first major act from another music genre to suddenly wake up and decide they want to be a reggae artist. Country icons, iconoclastic Irish singer... Read More...
Fashion Fridays: Q+A with Marcus Burrowes of RockersNYC
Words by Jesse Serwer, Portraits by Martei Korley —
For 10 years, RockersNYC has been one of the most forward-thinking and consistently innovative streetwear brands. With a direction inspired as much b... Read More...
Toppa Top 50: Fifty Great Jamaicans
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Today marks 50 years since Jamaica was granted its independence from England, beginning its swift transition from a colony into a cultural capital. The level and pace of musical ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Style Icons
Words by Jesse Serwer
Already proclaimed a "style icon" by Paper, Complex and, yes, even Okayplayer, Theophilus London has fashion brands tripping over themselves to work with him right now. Watching the... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Grace Jones and Patra’s “Pull Up To The Bumper” + Video Mix
Words by DJ Autograph
After Brooklyn's DJ Autograph broke down Snow's "Anything For You" video so eloquently a few weeks back, we brought him on as a regular, monthly contributor to Throwback Thursdays. ... Read More...
Tropical Storm: Grace Jones’ “Hurricane” To Finally Strike US
Words by Jesse Serwer
No reason to reiterate how much Rihanna's and Lady Gaga's present-day aesthetics are indebted to Grace Jones--it's been duly noted. Those two ladies might even deserve some credit f... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Reggae Pon “Top of the Pops”
Words by Jesse Serwer
In light of this Cockney & Yardie trip we've been on recently (for better or worse), we thought we'd take a journey through the reggae/dancehall archives of the British hits sho... Read More...