LargeUp Premiere: Watch Kiprich’s “Dash Pon Dem” Video
The baby-faced dancehall veteran is current with a brand-new tune produced by Brooklyn’s Mr. Barnacle.
Impressions: Onstage At Sting’s 30th Anniversary
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Varun Baker—
For dancehall fans, Christmas comes the day after the holiday. Or another holiday, to be precise. For the last 30 years, dancehall's greatest spectacle, St... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Classic Clashes at Sting
Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy—
Founded by "Jamaican bad man police" Isaiah Laing 30 years ago, Sting is Jamaica's longest-running annual stage show. While the island's other marquee festivals, Reg... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Beenie Man’s “Rock the World” Video
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Beenie Man takes an Audi ride into space in his trippy new video for "Rock the World," on Portmore-based production team Brukkout's Sewage Breath riddim. But, as with so many dance... Read More...
Now Hear This!: Download Ninjaman x Kiprich, “Don Gorgon is Back”
Words and Artwork by Herbert Spliffington—
In a move that initially inspired disbelief, late last month Ninjaman was granted bail from the Horizon Remand Centre after spending three years in jail since t... Read More...
Slackness Is Back!: Hear Truckback Records’ SeXXX Tape Riddim
Words by Jesse Serwer—
So there's been some rumors swirling around the last few weeks about a sex tape involving some high-profile dancehall artists. Last evening some of the named parties—ahem, Mr. Lex... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Top Dancehall Riddims of 2011
Words by DJ Autograph and Hanna Herbertson—
For our last countdown looking back at the highlights of 2011, we had LargeUp contributor/Brooklyn selector DJ Autograph and choreographer (and now a DJ, too... Read More...