The Birdheye View: Listen to Birdheye’s Ganja Garden Groove Playlist on Apple Music
Our cannabis columnist selects a sublime set of songs to smoke to.
Toppa Top 10: Sly Dunbar Selects 10 Sly + Robbie Classics
Sly ranks the Riddim Twins' most essential sessions.
Toppa Top 10: Sly + Robbie’s Most Deadly Riddims
Words by Midnight Raver
Of reggae’s living legends, few have remained more relevant than Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Tomorrow, the most influential and prolific rhythm section that reggae has ev... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Jamaicans Who Topped the Billboard Hot 100
A history of yardies who conquered the American charts, from Carl Douglas to OMI.
The LargeUp Interview: Winta James
Talking with the producer behind the Rootsman riddim and Protoje's "Ancient Future."
Selector’s Choice: Yaadcore (Dubwise Jamaica, Indiggnation)
The DJ behind Dubwise Jamaica and the "Reggae Aroma" mixtape series and radio show runs down his favorite new tunes.
LargeUp Premiere: Ini Kamoze “Hill & Gully Ride (Remix)”
Producer Kareem Burrell remixes Ini Kamoze's slept-on '90s dancehall gem "Hill and Gully Ride," originally produced by his father, Philip "Fattis" Burrell.
Throwback Thursdays: Salaam Remi on Ini Kamoze’s “Here Comes The Hotstepper”
The super-producer remembers how a song made for the "jerk chicken spot on Flatbush Avenue" became a global hit sung by the Smurfs in Swedish.
Marlon James’ “A Brief History of Seven Killings” Is The Most Anticipated Jamaican Novel Ever
The author's third novel centers around the 1976 assassination attempt on the life of Bob Marley.
LargeUp Premiere: Stream DJ Prince’s “Test My Sound” LP
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Coming out of NYC's Duck Down camp, DJ Prince makes hip-hop with a reggae- and dancehall-influenced point of view. Think "Sound Bwoy Bureill" by Smif N Wessun mixed with Busta Rhym... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Chronixx – “Here Comes Trouble” Dub
Words by Natalie Weiner—
Chronixx is getting everyone hyped for his Dread and Terrible EP, dropping April 1st—remember the the health-conscious track "Spirulina" from last week? Well, today he's offering... Read More...
Living HeART: 25 Years of Xterminator Records
Intro by Jesse Serwer, Words by Kareem Burrell—
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Xterminator, the reggae and dancehall label founded by Philip "Fattis" Burrell. In celebration of this mileston... Read More...