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Video: Watch Protoje’s “Who Dem A Program”

Words by Nico Simino— Jamaican singjay Protoje is back with a new video for his Don Corleon-produced single, "Who Dem a Program." Corleon's soundbed harkens back to the digital riddims of the '90's while... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Mr. Vegas feat. Alison Hinds, “Bruk It Down” Soca Remix

Words by Jesse Serwer— Mr. Vegas' "Bruk it Down" has been one of the biggest tunes across the Caribbean this year, and it certainly was a hit with the women of Barbados when Vegas came to visit for the R... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Caribbean Athletes at the Summer Olympics

Words by Emily Shapiro and Jesse Serwer— You already know about the expectations for the Jamaican men's track team coming into this summer. Usain Bolt and company head to London not as underdogs but as... Read More...

The Punany Monologues: Natalie Storm Reclaims Her Virginity

Words by Natalie Storm, Photos by Martei Korley— It's been a while since we've heard from our resident pumpum-ologist Natalie Storm but trust us, it was worth the wait. Natalie's latest Punany Monologue ta... Read More...

Outa (Rocky) Road: The Jamaican Ice Cream Shops of Washington D.C.

Words by Jesse Serwer, via the Washington Post From Tuesday's Washington Post comes this great article spotlighting Jamaican ice-cream shops in the Washington D.C. area. Apparently, there are quite a few... Read More...

Unconditional Love: When Donna Summer Met Musical Youth

Words by Simone Serwer— Last week I was approached to write about my affinity for the Donna Summer and Musical Youth tune “Unconditional Love.” I'd resigned myself to tackle it this weekend, only to lear... Read More...

Ticket Giveaway: Lee “Scratch” Perry in NYC, Thurs. May 17

Words by Jesse Serwer— Even during his Beastie Boys-assisted revival in the mid '90s, who would have imagined that in 2012, at age 76, Lee "Scratch" Perry would still be regularly touring the world? Scra... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Q+A with Actress/Model Sky Nicole Grey

Interview by Sherman Escoffery— After first catching our attention in Storm Saulter's award-winning Jamaican feature film Better Mus' Come, in which she shined as the female lead Kemala, Jamaican model-t... Read More...

Run Tune, Successor: Prince Harry’s Reggae DJ Aspirations

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Arthur Edwards— We thought the celebrity DJ phenomenon had reached its endgame with Madonna and Lindsay Lohan (or at least Dennis Rodman) but it seems that we were mistaken.... Read More...

R.I.P: Lloyd Brevett, “True Father of Jamaican Bass”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Bassist Lloyd Brevett, who combined with drummer Lloyd Knibb to form the rhythm section for ska pioneers the Skatalites, died on Thursday. Brevett suffered a stroke in March, just ... Read More...

Video: Inner Circle Remember Jacob Miller on His Birthday

Words by Jesse Serwer, Video by JRoc Today would have been the 60th birthday of Jacob Miller, who died tragically in a car accident 32 years ago. The crew at Miami's Circle House Studios just sent us thi... Read More...

Messages for Marley: Ireland Honors the Legend

Words by Emily Shapiro-- The April 20 premiere of Marley, the documentary of Bob Marley's life, was a highly anticipated event for reggae enthusiasts and music lovers worldwide, one we celebrated by intervie... Read More...

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