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.
Throwback Thursdays: Shaggy, Back in the Day
Classic clips from Mr. Lover Lover's early days.
LargeUp Premiere: Screechy Dan’s “My Story” Mixtape
The criminally underrated dancehall great Screechy Dan connects with DJ Shirkhan (Safari Sound), Kenny Meez (Federation Sound) and DJ Autograph (Brand New Machine NYC) for his first-ever mixtape.
LargeUp Premiere: Red Fox Feat. Screechy Dan, “We Run the Party”
Words by Jesse Serwer— We've heard a lot of talk lately about the 20th anniversary of classic hip-hop albums such as Wu Tang Clan's Enter the 36 Chambers and A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders, but danc... Read More...
The LargeUp Sessions (10/17) with Mr. Easy + Ricky Blaze
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Mr. Easy's name might not be a household one, but the Jamaica-by-way-of-NYC singjay has been making hits for well over two decades. An original member of Brooklyn's Ruff Entry Crew... Read More...
Don Status: Mr. Easy’s Ricky Blaze-Produced “The Don”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It's Friday night, and we'd rather not be typing away at our laptop, but we just had to break our weekend silence early and put you on to one of the best new reggae/dancehall recor... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Red Fox’s “Show Mi Di Wine” Video
Words by Jesse Serwer—
You might know Red Fox best from old-school classics like "Pose Off" with Screechy Dan, "Bashment Party" with Rayvon, and "Down in Jamaica" with Naturalee, but the Brooklyn deejay ha... 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...
Throwback Thursdays: Red Fox on Red Fox’s “Born Again Black Man”
Words by Red Fox—
Earlier this week we premiered "Soulja," the new video from NYC dancehall legend Red Fox. Seeing as its also the 20th anniversary of Red's As A Matter of Fox LP, we asked him to remembe... 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...