LargeUp Premiere: Listen to “Badness,” A New Single From Ninjaman + Producer Monkey Marc
The Don Gorgon returns with a message for the youth
Mixtape Mondays: Shotz, Lukie Wyniger, DJ Arems x Hoppa x Real West
New mixtape fiyah for the week ahead.
Visual Culture: Colouring Dancehall with Illustrator Robin Clare
Robin Clare's Dancehall Colouring and Activity Book is now available through the LargeUp Store.
Run Tune: “Dub Pirates” Feat. Tarrus Riley, Ninjaman, Mad Cobra + Joe Lickshot
A ragtag tag team of swashbuckling dancehall buccaneers.
Fashion Fridays: Pinnacle Clothing’s Dancehall Tees
The German fashion label's new line features tees inspired by Chronixx, Garnet Silk, Ninjaman and Super Cat.
Toppa Top 10: LargeUp Holiday Gift Guide 2014
Spread pure vibes this Christmas with these Caribbean-centric holiday gift ideas.
Throwback Thursdays: Stone Love with Ninjaman + Shabba at Biltmore Ballroom in 1989
Watch a 1989 Stone Love dance at Brooklyn's Biltmore Ballroom featuring Ninjaman, Major Mackerel, Sluggy Ranks and a young Shabba.
VIDEO: Burna Boy is Nigeria’s “Don Gorgon”
Burna Boy drops a video for "Don Gorgon," a fresh new pop tune that shows off the Nigerian deejay's dancehall influences.
LargeUp Premiere: Stream DJ Prince’s “Test My Sound” LP
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Coming out of NYC's Duck Down camp, DJ Prince makes hip-hop with a reggae- and dancehall-influenced point of view. Think "Sound Bwoy Bureill" by Smif N Wessun mixed with Busta Rhym... Read More...
In the LargeUp Store: Ninjaman Prints by Lord Blakely
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Drawing from his love of dancehall music, early animation, European history, Saturday morning cartoons and the collision of cultures, Portland, Oregon-based Blakely Dadson, a/k/a Lor... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Tunes You (Probably) Missed in 2013
Words by LargeUp Crew—
So you're at the club every night, spend your days scanning Soundcloud and check your inbox every other moment for blasts with the latest tunes. You're up on your music. Even so, w... Read More...
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...