Mixtape Mondays: Rampage Sound Global, AAA Badboy, Boom Blast Radio X Rayvon
Brand new Caribbean mixtape heat!
LargeUp Mix Series: Dancehall Meets Disco on Deejay Theory’s “Dancehall By Day” Mixtape
Kaboom! The ultimate day party soundtrack blends contemporary dancehall with classic disco sounds.
LargeUp Premiere: Watch Red Fox’s Cameo-Packed “Brooklyn Swing” Video
Red Fox takes things back to the Biltmore Era of dancehall in NYC with this clip shot in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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.
LargeUp Interview: On the Loose with Red Fox
Words by Jesse Serwer, photos by Ashley Sebok—
You can't talk about dancehall in New York City without the name Red Fox. The rough-voiced deejay's combination tunes with Screechy Dan ("Pose Off") and N... Read More...
LargeUp + Safari Sound Present: Red Fox’s “Fiyah Fox” Mixtape
Words by LargeUp Crew—
The deejay who gave New York's dancehall scene its style and swagger in the 1990s is back, and more prolific than ever. LargeUp has teamed with Sweden's Safari Sound to present Fiy... Read More...
Pose Off: The Story of Screechy Dan
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Mark Dixon—
"Prospect Park is like a home away from home," Robert "Screechy Dan" Stephens says of the massive park at the center of Brooklyn, ground zero of New York's ... Read More...
New York Post: No Ice Cream Sound Visits NYC
Words by Jesse Serwer—
As you may already know, our friends over at clothing brand/music blog Shimmy Shimmy have a smartly-designed periodical called No Ice Cream Sound extending their brand into print. ... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Red Fox’s “Soulja” Video
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Red Fox is one of the pillars of dancehall music in New York City. Sure, he originally hails from St. Catherine, Jamaica and came to fame with the classic "Down in Jamaica" (alongs... Read More...
Heds & Dreds: A History of Funkmaster Flex + Dancehall
Words by Jesse Serwer—
New York radio don Funkmaster Flex recently dropped his first mixtape in a decade, Who You Mad At? Me or Yourself? and he saved the best for last, unleashing a pair of new danceh... Read More...
Impressions: Sounds of Reggae at the Barclays Center
Photos by Jason Zucker—
This past Wednesday night, audiences in Brooklyn were treated to the first ever reggae/Caribbean music concert at the borough's newest venue, the Barclays Center. In the two mon... Read More...
Hey, Dude: Introducing The Ranch Entertainment x Rice and Peas 5th Anniversary
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Double the reasons to party, double the vibes. Has someone said that before? Welp, we're saying it now. As New York's famed Rice and Peas party celebrates its fifth anniversary in ... Read More...