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Black Gold: Blackwell Rum Touches Down in New York

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton This past Sunday, the LargeUp crew had the opportunity to wet a toe at an informal bashy at Navy Beach in Montauk, Long Island. Attendees comprised an eclectic mix of young ... Read More...

Makka Pro 2011: Pro Surfing, Yard-Style

Words and Photos by Martei Korley The Makka Pro surf tournament has, for the past five years, invigorated the surfing scene in the Caribbean. Held by the Jamaican Surfing Association on beautiful Southha... Read More...

Toppa Top 10 Tuesdays: Top 10 Reggae Otis Tributes

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you read the internet, you have probably come across this song "Otis" by Kanye West and Jay-Z (AKA The Throne) which has got everybody talking about what the loop of "Try... Read More...

Jerk TV: Jamaica on “Bizarre Foods”

Words by Jesse Serwer Jerk pork, curry goat, Ital stew, saltfish fritters, escoveitched snapper and mannish water don't seem that strange to us but we get why they'd appear exotic to folks who aren't fa... Read More...

Chicken Can Cross: Portland Jerk Fest 2011

Words and Photos by Martei Korley Portland, Jamaica is the home of jerk cooking, site of the world-famous Boston Jerk Centre and the island's top annual food festival. This year's Portland Jerk Fest was... Read More...

Rum Wars: Beenie Man Meets Vybz Kartel Inna Liquor Shop

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The developments around Vybz Kartel's split with business partner Corey Todd--with whom he built a mini-empire comprising brands like Street Vybz rum and the Building nightc... Read More...

Deejay Child: The Post-Sizzla Generation

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via SEEN There's really not much to be said about this 2005 BBC clip thats floating around the interweb this week except that these UK raggamuffin kids are clearly not afra... Read More...

Firewuk: Major Lazer x Elephant Man, “German Elefant Killer”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Happy 4th of July to all our Jamericans! Now do your country proud and go kill some German elefants. (No disrespect to actual Germans or actual Elephants. We love y'all.) ... Read More...

Double Selection: Sean Paul x Alexis Jordan + Rihanna x Wayne Marshall

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Not sure if dancehall is getting more island pop or all pop music is getting now mostly dancehall. Either way Sean Paul seems like he might be back in toppa pop 10 form with... Read More...

Lime Time: Jamaican TV Goes “In The Dance”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton— Next month the Jamaican network TVJ will premier their new show In The Dance--shot at Kingston's famous Quad nightclub--which adapts a Soul Train-like format to the ever-fl... Read More...

Bus Can Dance: BlackGold Crew Demonstrate the “Nobody Canna Cross It”

Words by DJ Gravy, Photo by Georgia Blake If you go to dancehall parties in New York City, you've surely noticed this dance crew called BlackGold. They're seriously out repping their squad like nobody's ... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Vybz Kartel x Wayne Marshall “New Millennium”/”Why You Doing It”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photo by Peter Dean Rickards Given the recent fuss and flap-up around Vybz Kartel and his new LP Kingston Story (A sitch I take partial responsibility for) we thought it wo... Read More...

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