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LargeUp Exclusive: Los Rakas “Borracho” + New EP

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Y'all know we have been repping Los Rakas something gargantuan for a minute--and any lingering doubts about them being the leaders of rap's multilingual new school were disp... Read More...

NYC: Los Rakas Release Event at Tammany Hall 8/19 + “Ta Lista” Download

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton As trumpeted, LargeUp is proud to bring you the official release event for Los Rakas' new EP Chancletas y Camisetas Bordadas (translated roughly as: "Flip-flops & Wifebe... Read More...

Universidad de la Calle: Los Rakas Webisode Part Few

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Yes it's part 2 (and 3!) of Soy Rakas University, a seminar in "urban studies" conducted by professors Raka Dun and Raka Rich of Los Rakas, shot by Nina Parks. First we get ... Read More...

Universidad de la Calle: Los Rakas Webisode

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Ever since we featured Los Rakas in our Now Things series it seems like they are on their grind super-heavy. Now they are holding class on how to be Raka with a webisode ser... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Win Tickets to See Los Rakas + Maluca in NYC 7/21

Words by Jesse Serwer and Eddie STATS Houghton Armin Van Buuren, be damned. Heineken might be Dutch but left-of-center Latin music is what it's meant to be drank to, and to prove it they've organized "Th... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Raka Rich, Broken Silence, A-Team, Rampage Sound Global

Words by DJ Theory Welcome back to another edition of Mixtape Mondays, your weekly source for Caribbean-inspired mixtapes hunted and gathered from around the globe. Raka Rich, El Flow Californiano: Ra... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Win Free Tix to JazzReggae Fest at UCLA

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton LargeUp and Okayplayer are offering you the chance to win a free pair of tickets to the 25th Annual edition of the legendary JazzReggae Fest at UCLA (No. 4 on our Toppa Top... Read More...

Hombre a Gallis: Los Rakas “Ta Lista” Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photo by Martei Korley Our Panabay dudes Los Rakas just dropped this video for "Ta Lista"--their newest track to leak off the upcoming EP Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada, wh... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Now Things with Los Rakas

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by Eddie STATS For our newest edition of Now Things series (see the features on Maluca and Kid Daytona here and here, respectively) we caught up with Panaman via Oakl... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: South x Southwest Edition

Words by Jesse Serwer and Eddie STATS Houghton This time every year the US music industry shuts itself down and heads to Austin, Texas for the annual orgy of live music, informal politicking and drink-... Read More...

Heartical: A Lovers Rock Valentine’s Day

Words by DJ Gravy In honor of the Hallmark holiday, we had to bring you a roundup of (relatively recent) lovers tunes today (and check out last year's V-Day post for some more bedroom heat). No long talk... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Pan-Caribbean Anthems of 2010

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos via FADER This started out as a list of the biggest Caribbean jams of the year--like the top dancehall, soca, merengue, et cetera songs all thrown in a bag together.... Read More...

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