Mixtape Mondays: LL Cool Blaze, DJ Fearless Kevon, Travis World
The best Caribbean mixtapes to jumpstart your week.
Grenada’s Oil-Soaked Jab Mas is the Caribbean’s Ultimate Celebration of Freedom
There's nothing like J'Ouvert on the Spice Isle.
CARNIVAL CHECKLIST: SPICEMAS IN GRENADA
Our guide to getting down and dirty at the Caribbean's final summer festival.
Spice Island Recipe: 12 Ingredients For A Weekend of Pure Grenada
Maximize your time on the Spice Isle with these quintessential Grenadian experiences.
Mixtape Mondays: DJ Krysis, Lady X x Willy Wonka, DJ Arems x DJ Hoppa
This week, we jump up with jab-jab sounds from Grenada, get familiar with TRAPSOCA, and get Way Up in Canada.
Spice Mas 2016: Listen to Mr. Killa’s “Bam Bam”
The Grenadian soca boss celebrates calypso and big bumpers on a collaboration with Jus Now.
Oildown + Water: The LargeUp Guide to Grenada
Our guide to a proper lime in the Spice Isle.
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Cody From Grenada
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Cody, a Grenadian fifth grader who turned a flag into a cloak.
Well Seasoned: Watch Skinny Banton’s “Soak It Good” Video
It's J'Ouvert morning in Grenada! Couldn't make it to Spicemas? Skinny Banton's wicked "Soak It Good" video is the next best thing.
LargeUp Presents Jam Central – It’s A Carnival (2014 Summer Soca Mix)
Jam Central's "It's A Carnival" mix rounds up a sampling of the soca that has been running 2014's summer carnivals, from Vincy Mas to Caribana.
Toppa Top 10: The Biggest Soca Tunes of 2013
Words by Jam Central, Tishanna Williams and Jesse Serwer—
This year saw soca music stand up and declare itself alongside other international genres. No longer relegated to the Carnival season, soca has b... Read More...
Heavyweight Champion: Watch Mr. Killa’s “Rolly Polly” Video
Words by Jam Central—
Jamaican artists have long been known to sing about their affinity for voluptuous women. Classic tunes like The Heptones' "I Need a Fat Girl (Fattie Fattie)," Shaggy's "Mampie" or R... Read More...