Summer ’17: The LargeUp Guide to the Season’s Best Fests, Fetes + Carnivals
From soca-soaked carnivals in the islands to massive reggae fests overseas, LargeUp your summer with our preview of the season's peak events.
Visual Culture: Colouring Dancehall with Illustrator Robin Clare
Robin Clare's Dancehall Colouring and Activity Book is now available through the LargeUp Store.
Mixtape Mondays: Mixpak, Gumbuzz, DJ Crown Prince
This week, a dancehall takeover with Mixpak (BK), Gumbuzz (Germany) and Crown Prince (Miami/Antigua/UAE).
Shabba Ting: A Trailer Load of Songs Inspired by Dancehall’s Top Ranking
The '90s dancehall icon has become a touchstone for a new generation of rappers + singers.
Selector’s Choice: Jillionaire (Trinidad/Major Lazer)
Trini Chris puts us up on Kiwi bass and Swedish electro space dancehall.
Oh Jah Jah: Eddie Murphy’s New Reggae Tune
Eddie's back on the reggae tip.
Mixtape Mondays: David Rodigan x Barry G, DJ Yonnie, Thee Mike B
Wrap up 2014 with some historic moments from dancehall history and some tuff new dancehall.
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.
Wheel + Come Again: Watch Assassin’s 90s Bashment-Inspired “Sekkle an Cease” Video
Agent Sasco rides the Nuh Fraid riddim back in time to an early '90s bashment party, complete with mesh marinas, DHQ Carlene look-a-likes, and jerk chicken. Scratchy video quality included for full effect!
Throwback Thursdays: Maxi Priest On His Classic Shabba Collaboration “Housecall”
The Lovers Rock crooner recalls how "House Call," his classic duet with dancehall's reigning emperor Shabba Ranks, bridged two sides of reggae in 1991.
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: Gappy Ranks + P-Money – The Baddest EP
Gappy Ranks and P-Money follow up their hip-hop/dancehall banger "Baddest" with an EP of trunk-rattling anthems fusing their distinctive styles.