"Hold Yuh" Archives

Island Pop Redux: Watch Gyptian’s “Stuck” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— We're not ready to call it the next "Hold Yuh" just yet, but Gyptian definitely has another one on his hands with "Stuck." Produced by Brooklyn's Ricky Blaze, the maestro behind Gy... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Gyptian, “Let You Go” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Gyptian is, arguably, reggae's reigning king of the gyal tune. "Serious Times" announced him as a culture artist a decade ago, but he's been singing to the ladies ever since, from ... Read More...

AUDIO: Gyptian + Ricky Blaze Reconnect on “Stuck”

Words by Natalie Weiner— Gyptian, Jamaican dancehall crooner and all-around ladies man, has a new single with Brooklyn producer Ricky Blaze. What happened the last time these two got in the studio together... 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...

Irie FM: Gyptian Gets A Seat at NPR’s Tiny Desk

Words by Jesse Serwer In spite of the huge 2010 that Gyptian had across the Caribban disapora and at urban radio, mainstream media coverage of the phenomenon was quite thin. So it was a pleasant surpris... Read More...

Los Rakas “Abrazame” Official Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The stereotype about latin dancehall (and I have probably been as guilty as anybody in perpetuating it) is that it all sounds the same--that Puerto Rico basically co-opted t... Read More...

Gyptian, “Nah Let Go” Video (Hold Yuh pt. 2)

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton A lot of people have been quietly saying that Gyptian didn't have a record in him worthy to follow-up "Hold Yuh," clearly positioned to be the Caribbean crossover jam of the... Read More...

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