LargeUp Premiere: Watch Spragga Benz’s “Trilogy” Video Feat. Killa P + Harry Shotta
"Chiliagon" is out now.
LargeUp Premiere: Watch Spragga Benz’s “If Yuh Ready” Video Feat. General Levy 🇯🇲🇬🇧🇯🇲
Jamaica meets London on the first single from Spragga's upcoming album, 'Chiliagon.'
Impressions: Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise 2018
The 5th annual staging of the Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise was as epic as you could hope for.
Listen to LargeUp’s “Duppy and Vampire” Playlist on Apple Music
A set of spooky reggae selections for Halloween.
Impressions: A Night Aboard the Jamrock Cruise
Photos from Night One of the 2015 Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise
Double Barrel: Reggae Samples and Hip Hop Classics with DJ Gravy + Corey Chase (Mixtape)
The history of hip-hop is deep with sounds borrowed from Jamaica.
LargeUp Premiere: DJ EFN, Smif N Wessun, Kardinal Offishall + Spragga Benz — “Fiyah Gun”
Miami, Cuba, Jamaica, Toronto and Brooklyn meet on a hip-hop posse cut with global appeal.
Throwback Thursdays: Kevin Lyttle on “Turn Me On”
Kevin Lyttle shares the story behind the biggest soca crossover tune of the last decade in an oral history of "Turn Me On."
Watch The Nuh Fraid Riddim Video Medley Feat. Mr Vegas
Filmed at Killamanjaro Sound's studio in Jamaica, the Nuh Fraid medley video matches the riddim's old-school vibe from Suku’s mesh marina to Mr. Vegas’ gigantic rope chain to the use of a vinyl dubplate.
Vintage Vibes: Mr.Vegas + Joe Lickshot’s “Real Don”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It seems like everyone in reggae and dancehall is going back to basics. You could say Mr. Vegas helped kick off this trend back in early 2012 when he released Sweet Jamaica, an alb... Read More...
Now Things: An Interview with Liam Bailey
Words by Kieran K. Meadows, Photos by Kevin Ornelas—
One of our top artists to watch for 2014, Liam Bailey became a LargeUp favorite last year with his feature on drum-and-bass kingpin Shy FX’s lovers ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Best Dancehall Riddims of 2013
Words by DJ Shirkhan and DJ Autograph—
Another year has passed with a ton of new riddims being released. As we continue with Toppa Top 10 week (see our dancehall and mixtapes countdowns here and here, ... Read More...