Meet Tish Hyman, the Bad Gyal From Puff Daddy’s “MMM”
Meet the soulful voice behind the tough chat on Puffy's surprise mixtape.
Fashion Fridays: Wackies Hoodies + Tees in the LargeUp Store
Words by Jesse Serwer—
When it comes to dub and reggae, Wackie's holds a special place on our turntables. The first reggae specialist label of note in the U.S., the Bronx-based imprint founded by Jamaica... Read More...
Back To Borinquen: The Rock Steady Crew In Puerto Rico
Words by Kieran K. Meadows—
Most of the time when we reference rocksteady on LargeUp we're talking about a late 1960s Jamaican music genre that slightly predated reggae. But there's another "Rock Steady"... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Wackie’s Tunes
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Bullwackies played a major role in the history of Jamaican music as the first to set up a reggae recording studio in New York City, a hub for newly arrived West Indians in the late... Read More...
Dance Hall Style: Supreme’s Wackies Collection
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Normally, we wait until the end of the week to catch you up on fashion runnings. But when a clothing label like Supreme teams with a record label like Wackie's, we have to interrup... Read More...
Throwback Thursday: DJ Prince on Bounty Killer + The Fugees’ “Hip Hopera”
Words by DJ Prince—
New York's DJ Prince recently caught our attention with Test My Sound, an upcoming, reggae-themed hip-hop album that taps into the underground rap selector/producer/MC's West Indian r... Read More...
Photo Series: New York’s Dancehall Record Spots
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Aymann Ismail—
Like every other city, New York has seen most of its record stores close up shop in recent years. But, even as dancehall and reggae have seen some of the s... Read More...
Boricua Beatles: The Ghetto Brothers’ Vintage Puerto Rican Rock
Words by Jesse Serwer—
In the South Bronx of the early 1970s, just around the time when Afrika Bambaataa and his Black Spades gang were refocusing their energies into community activism and music, the lead... Read More...
Ron-NYC: Tirado Rum Brings Puerto Rican Moonshine to NY
Words by Jesse Serwer—
New York City has become home to a thriving spirits business in recent years but this renaissance for the most part has not included rum. Recently, however, a local doctor of Puert... Read More...
Now Things: Exclusive Interview with The Kid Daytona
Words and Interview by Jesse Serwer
The Kid Daytona is one of New York hiphop's best kept secrets. The dapper Antiguan MC from the Bronx balances style and substance in a fashion that reminds us of Slick... Read More...