LargeUp Mix Series: Essential Trinidad Soca 2018 (Mixed by Nic Peña)
Your official guidebook to TnT Carnival 2018, in mix form.
TOPPA TOP ’17: THE BEST SOCA SINGLES OF 2017
The Carnival anthems that have us jammin still.
Hurricane Sound: Storm-Inspired Songs From Jamaica and the Caribbean
Catastrophic storms are a fact of life in the islands, as these calypso, soca, reggae and dancehall tunes attest.
LargeUp Premiere: Kubiyashi + Walshy Fire’s Chicken and Dumplin Riddim
Catch a Maxi Taxi back to the early '90s on this bashment riddim featuring Shaggy, Sean Paul, Bunji Garlin, Beenie Man + friends.
Badman Rave: The Best Reggae x EDM Records of 2016
Island vibes meet electronic sounds on these Bass x Bashment bangers.
Selector’s Choice: DJ Captain John (St. Vincent)
Here's all of the anthems getting the VIncy massive moving this Carnival season.
Carnival Checklist: Vincy Mas, 101
How to wine, fete and lime your way through St. Vincent's big summertime Carnival.
Vintage Vibes from Vincy: Kubiyashi Pays Tribute to Harry Belafonte
Calypso's crossover king inspires some sweet soca from St. Vincent.
Carnival Soundtrack: Skinny Fabulous + Kubiyashi’s Vincy Mas Anthems
Skinny Fabulous and producer Alex "Kubiyashi" Barnwell are elevating St. Vincent soca to a higher level with tracks like "BTW" and "Like No Tomorrow."
Toppa Top 10: International Soca Monarch Contenders
Words by Tishanna Williams—
Soca Monarch 2014 semi-finals was off the chain! With a first prize of $2 million in play, performers came hard and, in a new twist, the Groovy Soca Category has taken over ... Read More...
LargeUp Exclusive: “Hotness” Skinny Fabulous x Truckback
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Our doopses over at Truckback records have been quiet for a sec but they're about unleash a summer riddim assault in the form of this new juggling called Question It--and we... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Pan-Caribbean Anthems of 2010
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos via FADER
This started out as a list of the biggest Caribbean jams of the year--like the top dancehall, soca, merengue, et cetera songs all thrown in a bag together.... Read More...