Impressions: Sister Nancy & Friends at Brooklyn Bowl
Photos from Sister Nancy's big NYC show with dancehall all-stars Screechy Dan, Red Fox, Nardo Ranks and Yami Bolo.
Playlist of the Week: Listen to “Brooklyn in the ’90s” on Apple Music
These classic tracks will bring you back to a time when Jamaican sounds were blending with hip-hop in New York's outer boroughs.
Impressions: Photos From the Montauk Sessions
Reggae summer Sundays in the East Coast's coolest surf town.
EVENT: LargeUp Presents Nardo Ranks in Montauk
Kick off the summer with some classic dancehall.
Impressions: International Reggae Day
LargeUp teamed with BIG Magazine and Miss Lily's to celebrate International Reggae Day July 1, with guests Nardo Ranks, Anna I and Martei Korley.
EVENT: Dream Live! With Nardo Ranks at the Surf Lodge (7/6)
LargeUp is teaming with Dream Hotels to bring live reggae to Montauk, Long Island, this summer, starting this Sunday.
PHOTOS + VIDEO: LargeUp x Rice and Peas at Great Googa Mooga
Words by Kieran Meadows, Video by Taylor Viera, Photos by Lucio Bracamontes and Mark Dixon—
The rain and clouds may have canceled Day 2 of the GoogaMooga Music & Food Festival in Brooklyn's Prospec... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Major Lazer, Smutlee, Safari Sound, Bud E Green
Words by Deejay Theory —
Welcome to another edition of Mixtape Mondays. We're back to add the necessary soundtrack to your week with vibes from a global roundup of deejays. From one drop to big room, and... Read More...
Audio: Hear Pusha T’s Popcaan Collaboration, “Blocka”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Clipse/G.O.O.D. Music rapper Pusha T has been known to spend his Sundays quoting gunman lyrics, drop references to dancehall classics like Nardo Ranks' "Burrup," and generally give... Read More...
Burrrrrrrruppppp!, Pt. II: LargeUp Interviews Nardo Ranks
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by DJ Gravy—
Last week, we brought you a taste of our recent reasoning session with dancehall legend Nardo Ranks. In round two of our interview, Na-na-na-na-na-Nardo reflects... Read More...
Burrrrrrrruppppp!: LargeUp Interviews Nardo Ranks, Part I
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Nardo Ranks' "Burrup" is one of those underground street classics that hit in NYC and other major U.S. cities right as dancehall was first starting to be embraced by hip-hop and th... Read More...
Top Ranks: Kevin Lyons x Miss Lily’s Variety
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Last year visual artist Kevin Lyons staged a show of his work called Red, Gold & Green for Paris' Colette gallery, inspired largely by the aesthetics of dancehall and Jamaican ... Read More...