LargeUp Premiere: Watch Blakkamoore + Snoop Dogg ‘Get Down Tonight’
An animtated video from the artist formerly known as Jahdan.
Download Angela Hunte’s ‘The R.A.W. Mixtape’ + Watch Her Video for ‘Runaway Love’
Hear the never-before-heard original version of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind."
Toppa Top 10: Drake’s Most Dancehall Moments
All the ways October's Very Own has shown love to Jamaican culture.
Oh Jah Jah: Eddie Murphy’s New Reggae Tune
Eddie's back on the reggae tip.
Throwback Thursdays: Bunny Wailer in the 1980s
Photo by David Corio—
Sorry Snoop, we're still riding with Bunny Wailer. Today marks the 67th earthstrong of the last remaining member of the Wailers trinity, so it's only right to share some footage of Ne... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Jahdan x Kabaka Pyramid — “For The Children”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Over a career spanning 20 years, Jahdan Blakkamoore has collaborated with Smif N Wessun, Branford Marsalis, Major Lazer and, most recently, Snoop, on whose Reincarnated he was a ke... Read More...
VIDEO: Busy Signal Freestyles Over ’90s Rap Classics in Uganda in “All For One”
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley— While we're on the topic of big tunes we missed, we just have to pull up and rewind back two weeks to New Year's Day, when perennial LargeUp favorite and all-arou... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Fuego Campo + Jahdan Blakkamoore, “Don’t Violate”
Words by LargeUp Crew—
We never know where Jahdan Blakkamoore will turn up next. A small sampling of the eclectic singjay's recent catalog includes a reunion with Smif N Wessun (on whose classic "Soundbw... Read More...
The LargeUp Sessions (10/31) with Angela Hunte, Paebak + Uwe Banton
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Who says LargeUp is just a Jamaican reggae ting? We've always made it a point to feature culture from across the Caribbean, the diaspora and behind. And our next episode of our Rad... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Raggamuffin Gangster Rap
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Back when Shabba and Super Cat were killing the game in the early '90s, the influence of dancehall could be felt throughout hip-hop. While East Coast rappers with Caribbean backg... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Jahdan Blakkamoore + Illuminati Congo, “Queen of the Forest”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It's been three years since he dropped his last album Babylon Nightmare but Jahdan Blakkamoore has been keeping real busy. The frequent Major Lazer collaborator was one of the princi... Read More...
Eddie Ranks: Eddie Murphy’s Top Five Caribbean Moments
Words by LargeUp
When video of Eddie Murphy's reggae single "Red Light" with Snoop turned up online last month (the one you saw on LargeUp first), it threw a lot of people for a loop. WTFs were heard a... Read More...