Jamaica Archives - Page 26 of 37

Captain’s Quarters: Bunny Lee on the Birth of Soundsystem Culture

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Shimmy Shimmy "People were getting fed up cos they’d drink up the rum and eat up the food, and the people didn’t have anything to sell because of them. So it was a great re... Read More...

You Rate It: Nicki Minaj x Beenie Man, “Gun Shot”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Here at LargeUp we try to carefully curate all of our musical selections so you don't have to. There's plenty of other sites where you can sift through all the junk that gets throw... Read More...

Punany Art: Toorel Asher’s Pum Pum Sculpture

Words by Emily Shapiro, via Pree Jamaica The Mutual Gallery in Kingston, Jamaica is currently running it’s annual “Art Fresh” exhibit, showcasing the works of self-trained local artists and recent art sc... Read More...

Interview: Diplo On The Politics of Outsider Dancehall

Words by Jesse Serwer, Interview by Eddie STATS Houghton— Okayplayer head honcho Eddie STATS Houghton recently sat down with Diplo and Chief Boima of Dutty Artz and Ghetto Bassquake fame for a wide-rangi... Read More...

Prince Bust It: Harry Races Bolt, Rocks Desert Clarks, Bigs Up Bob Marley

Words by Jesse Serwer— Fresh off of his recent ventures into dancing calypso and the Lighting Bolt, Prince Harry continued his whirlwind trip through the Caribbean by "dancing reggae" (as the BBC put it)... Read More...

Boom Wa Dis: Burro Banton Returns

Words by Jesse Serwer— One of the most underrated deejays of the '80s and '90s and even 2000s, Burro Banton hasn't made too many music videos but you can count on the ones he does make to be quite memora... 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...

Santi Town: Watch Santigold’s Jamaica-Set “Disparate Youth” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer, via MTV— As she's explained it, Santigold found the direction for her upcoming sophomore album Master Of My Make-Believe on a sojourn to Jamaica. “I went out on this tiny speedboat... Read More...

Ital Snoop: Snoop Dogg’s Top 10 Jamaican Moments

Words by Jesse Serwer— Snoop Dogg has really been soaking up the vibes in Jamaica recently. By now you may have heard that the Doggfather has been recording tracks for his next album, Reincarnated, at ... Read More...

I-Tunes: I-Octane ‘Crying to the Nation’ Album Stream x ‘Til Kingdom Come’ Video

Words by Jesse Serwer, via MTV Iggy— After a heavy two-year run of hits, one of dancehall's biggest new names, I-Octane, is finally dropping an album. Crying for the Nation (VP/Scikron), featuring past h... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Mr. Vegas’ ‘Sweet Jamaica’ Unplugged

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Kevin Ornelas— Two more clips from Mr. Vegas' intimate (and awesome) acoustic Sweet Jamaica performance/album preview at Miss Lily's Variety last Thursday night... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Mr. Vegas Unplugged, ‘Sweet and Dandy’

Words by Jesse Serwer:::Photo and Videos by Kevin Ornelas— Mr. Vegas gets props (although not as much as he should) for being a great dancehall hitmaker but a lot of people don't realize just how awesome... Read More...

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