Epic Combination: Bounty Killer Meets Beres Hammond on “Anything Goes”
The Warlord meets the King of Lover's Rock on this epic track from producer Bulby York.
Toppa Top 8: Beyonce’s Most Dancehall Moments
Words by Emily Shapiro—
The first round of Beyoncé's Mrs. Carter tour sadly came to an end with Queen Bey chopping off her locks, but we are commemorating things Large Up style by giving you Beyoncé’s ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Beth Lesser’s Most Essential Foundation Dancehall Tunes
Words and Photo by Beth Lesser—
With her latest book Rub A Dub Style, dancehall historian/photographer and Reggae Quarterly founder Beth Lesser is taking a comprehensive look back at dancehall's emergen... Read More...
LargeUp TV: Mr. Vegas Unplugged, ‘Sweet and Dandy’
Words by Jesse Serwer:::Photo and Videos by Kevin Ornelas—
Mr. Vegas gets props (although not as much as he should) for being a great dancehall hitmaker but a lot of people don't realize just how awesome... Read More...
Special Techniques: Winston Riley’s Ten Most Essential Tunes
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by David Corio—
As you may have heard, hugely influential and prolific Jamaican producer Winston Riley died last week. As both the producer behind the long-running Techniqu... Read More...
Shop Ranking: Inside Miss Lily’s Variety
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Tono—
Back in April, we shot one of our favorite LargeUp TV episodes at New York City restaurant, Miss Lily's Favourite Cakes. The place had just opened and, as luck woul... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: D.A. Wallach of Chester French’s Favorite Reggae Tunes
Selections by D.A. of Chester French, words by Eddie STATS Houghton
When we asked D.A. to select his favorite reggae jams and fill out this double-selection Top 10 (see his Black Chiney Orchestra partn... Read More...
Heds and Dreds: DJ Quik’s Compton Fried Reggae
Words by Jesse Serwer
The song "Babylon" on Book of David, the most recent album by DJ Quik, has Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs N Harmony interpolating "Ring the Alarm" on the hook. It's certainly novel to hea... Read More...