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AUDIO: No-Maddz Meet Sly & Robbie on “Romance”

Words by Deejay Theory — The "World's Fastest Band" take a moment to slow things down with the legendary Taxi gang Sly & Robbie at the boards lacing their signature sweet chops on the track. A melodi... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Reggae’s Ten Greatest Drummers

Words by Kieran Meadows— With electronic drum programming taking over in rhythm-centric genres like hip-hop, pop, R&B, dance and reggae, drummers have seen their role in modern music shrink in rece... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Suns of Dub – “The Journey to Baltimore” EP

Words by Jesse Serwer— If you've read LargeUp in the last few months, you must know about Suns of Dub by now. We premiered the crew's mixtape with Major Lazer, named them to our Artists to Watch list for 2... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Lee “Scratch” Perry — “Stand In Love”

Words by Jesse Serwer– Anyone with more than a passing familiarity with dancehall knows the name XTerminator. The record label and production house of the late Philip "Fattis" Burrell played a pivotal role... Read More...

Top Honors: Ini Kamoze

Words by Jesse Serwer— Many know Ini Kamoze from "Here Comes the Hotstepper," the massive reggae/hip-hop crossover single from 1994. Others may recognize his as the voice sampled by Damian Marley ("Out i... Read More...

You Rate It: Jesse Royal x The Wizard, “Wadada”

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— We introduced you last year to Jesse Royal but the singer has picked up a lot of traction recently, and is starting to look like he could be the next artist... Read More...

Live + Direct: Watch Shaggy + Beres Hammond “Fight This Feeling” Video

Words by Tami Tsansai— There’s no better time than summer to welcome feelgood tracks and eye-popping music videos complete with scantily-clad dancing girls, beach scenes and popping champagne corks. Enter da... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top Ten Summertime Festivals

Words by LargeUp Crew, Photo by Nicolas LÊ— It's about that time of year when the Caribbean's biggest music acts leave home and hit the road for festival dates around the world. As usual, things kick o... Read More...

AUDIO: Shaggy x Beres Hammond x Sly & Robbie “Fight This Feeling”

Words by Jesse Serwer— As you may have heard, Shaggy has been in the studio working on a collaborative, back-to-reggae-basics LP with none other than the Riddim Twins, Sly and Robbie. We already were qui... Read More...

Toppa Top 8: Eight Reggae Albums By Non-Reggae Stars

Words by Jesse Serwer and Raine Martin— Snoop isn't the first major act from another music genre to suddenly wake up and decide they want to be a reggae artist. Country icons, iconoclastic Irish singer... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Stream Beres Hammond’s New Album ‘One Love, One Life’

Words by Jesse Serwer, Images by Martei Korley— Jamaica's greatest living singer has a new album, and it is one of his strongest records in years. We're still letting it sink in but One Love, One Life... Read More...

‘Parking Lot’ Pimpin: Nelly Furtado Goes Dancehall?

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Aaron A., via OAccessJamaica— Nelly Furtado spent some time in Jamaica while working on her new album The Spirit Indestructible, collaborating with Stephen "Di Genius" Mc... Read More...

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