Toppa Top 10: The Caribbean’s Best Rum Creams
Hold the egg nog. Nobody does liquor + cream like the islands.
Free Reggae: Marley’s Mellow Mood “Tune in Tuesdays” Presents Kelissa
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Marley’s Mellow Mood has come up with a new way to “free the people with music,” launching a weekly free music download series, co-curated by LargeUp, and dubbed Tune in Tuesdays. ... Read More...
Three The Hard Way: Snoop Lion, Mavado + Popcaan Put Their “Lighters Up”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Just one week after the underwhelming "Here Comes the King," the guy now calling himself Snoop Lion has unleashed the most interesting track thus far from his Reincarnated project.... Read More...
Audio: Hear Pusha T’s Popcaan Collaboration, “Blocka”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Clipse/G.O.O.D. Music rapper Pusha T has been known to spend his Sundays quoting gunman lyrics, drop references to dancehall classics like Nardo Ranks' "Burrup," and generally give... Read More...
Bomb A Drop: Watch Busy Signal’s “Everybody Turn Artiste” Video
Words By Sherman Escoffery--
Maybe it was the five months that Busy Signal spent incarcerated outside of Jamaica which made him reflect on how many waste individuals he had to coexist with in the music f... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Boney M’s “Rivers of Babylon”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
In the late 1970s, few musical acts in Europe were bigger than Boney M. While the brains behind the outfit was German producer Frank Farian, the group itself was 100% Caribbean, co... Read More...
LargeUp TV: L.A. Lewis Drinks Through His Nose
Video by Martei Korley—
Is L.A. Lewis a deejay? Is he a "conceptual artist"? It's not exactly clear what Jamaica's most baffling semi-celebrity does, or is, but whatever you call the self-professed "Jama... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: LargeUp’s Holiday Gift Guide 2012
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Today is Black Friday, so that must mean it's time to start start thinking about your holiday shopping list, right? Or not. You've actually still got more than 30 days until Chri... Read More...
Impressions: Astro Saulter’s Rising Star
Words by Erin MacLeod, Photos by Martei Korley—
"I have no voice but I am not silent. I use tools beyond my physical body to communicate. Across the years my voice has been expressed mostly through the wri... Read More...
Kingston Story: Watch Indie Rock Band Wild Belle’s Jamaica-Set “Keep You” Video
Words by Tasha Brown—
Within a year, indie rock band Wild Belle has caught the attention of many – first with their track “Keep You,” then with “Take Me Away.” Eventually, Wild Belle's Natalie and Elliot... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Skratch Bastid on Beenie Man’s “Memories”
Words by DJ Skratch Bastid—
Something slightly different this week on Throwback Thursdays. Toronto turntablist DJ Skratch Bastid traces the roots of Beenie Man's "Memories" back to soul man Jerry Butler an... Read More...
LargeUp TV: Limb by Limb with Toppa Top Cat
Though harmless, the croaking lizard is one of the most despised and feared creatures in all of Jamaica. It's ability to sneak into houses and elude capture is the source of endless consternation for Jamai... Read More...