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Lunch Money, “Jah Army Remix” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Rapper Lunch Money has been a known presence in Miami for years, working with people like Ace Hood and doing much ghostwriting behind the scenes, and recently he's started to gain ... Read More...

Impressions: Rasta Queens x Rita Marley x Snoop Dogg

Words by Martei Korley, Photos by BenGee— The granddaughter of the greatest reggae artist, Donisha Prendergast is taking a page out of her granddad's book with her energetic activism. When not busy wor... Read More...

Audio: Popcaan x Busta Rhymes, “Only Man She Want (Remix)”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Popcaan has been knocking out hit after hit over the last year on his way to becoming dancehall's newest crossbearer, so it was only a matter of time before a major international a... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Max Glazer on Mikey Jarrett’s “Mack Daddy” + Burro Banton’s “Boom Wa Dis”

Words by Max Glazer— For a decade and then some, Federation Sound's Max Glazer has been known all over the world as a great dancehall DJ. But back before that he was a hip-hop journalist, penning memorab... Read More...

Texas Toasting: UK Bass Culture Heads South by Southwest

Words by Jesse Serwer— The annual South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, is set to get a little island flavor this year. "Island flavor," in this case, referring to both Jamaica and England (i... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Cosmo Baker on Trenton, NJ Reggae Rap

Words by Cosmo Baker— Cosmo Baker has the distinction of being one of the only DJs we know that pretty much every other DJ rates. Not only does the co-founder of Brooklyn party/remix collective The Rub h... Read More...

Bronx Bombing: Watch The Kid Daytona + Aloe Blacc’s Video for “NYA”

Words by Jesse Serwer— BX rapper and Now Things alumnus The Kid Daytona has just dropped a sequel to his excellent mixtape The Interlude, but the 2010 original is still bearing fruits. One of the best tr... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Dancehall All-Stars Meet the Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada— The third and final video from the historic Dancehall All-Stars meet the Roots session at the 2011 Okayplayer Holi... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Patra + Friends Jam with the Roots

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photo by Anthony Andrada— In our second video from the historic The-Roots-Meet-Dancehall-Allstars session at this year's Okayplayer Holiday Jam, Mr. Easy ... Read More...

LargeUp TV: The Roots + Shaggy Inna Dancehall Style

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada This year's Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl was truly one for the ages: among other highlights, it marked t... Read More...

Video: Mavado and Ace Hood Declare A State of “Emergency”

Words by Jesse Serwer Mavado, who signed with DJ Khaled's We the Best imprint in September (right around the same time we shot this LargeUp TV episode with him), has just dropped a video for "Emergency,"... Read More...

Double Trouble: Watch KRS-One’s Video for the Mad Lion-Produced “Aztechnical”

Words by Jesse Serwer In the early '90s, KRS-ONE introduced us to Mad Lion, producing his classic "Take It Easy" and bringing the gruff deejay into the fold of Boogie Down Productions. The pair would con... Read More...

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