Bashmentisements: Ten Commercials with Dancehall* Soundtracks
Caribbean sounds are being used to sell everything from Fiats to Nikes right now.
Bolt Anthems: Dancehall Bigs Up The World’s Fastest Man
Musical tributes fit for a champion.
Celebrate Usain Bolt’s Record-Breaking Run with this Video of Him Doing The Latest Dancehall Steps
The World's Fastest Man gets in step with Kingston's top dancers in this video from England's Arch Birds.
Toppa Top 10: The Baddest Caribbean Sprinters Under Twenty
Ten Caribbean sprinters under 20 set to shape the future of Track & Field.
Weekend Watch: Jamaica Runs the Penn Relays
Words by Jesse Serwer— The 120th annual Penn Relays track meet started yesterday in Philadelphia, traditionally a huge event for West Indians and Caribbean-Americans.
Call it a Comeback: Watch Ninjaman’s “Ninja Mi Ninja” Video
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley—
If you haven't been following Ninjaman's epic return from a three-pronged precipice of crack addiction, irrelevance and a possible life sentence, well, you'... Read More...
LargeUp Recommends: 15 People To Follow on Instagram
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Like a lot of folks, we've been spending more and more time on Instagram lately. Besides for regularly updating our own feed (Follow us @Largeupdotcom) with exclusive photos from... Read More...
Touch Di Road with Mamachel: Bacchanal Jamaica
Words by Mamachel—
The 2013 edition of Bacchanal Jamaica—Jamaica's ever more popular version of carnival—reached its climax on Sunday, with the road march in Kingston, and the season-ending Big Wall pa... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Jillionaire’s 2012 Best of Everything List
Words by Jillionaire—
LA-via-Port-of-Spain DJ/producer Jillionaire spent the better part of 2012 traveling the world as part of the current incarnation of Major Lazer, spreading Trini vibes everywhere fr... Read More...
LargeUp TV: On the Move with Jamaica’s No-Maddz
Words by Jesse Serwer, Video and Photos by Martei Korley—
Even if you don't know their name, you may already be familiar with No-Maddz from their role as "the World's Fastest Band" in Usain Bolt's Puma c... Read More...
Gal Yuh a Lead: Watch Tifa’s “Hold On” Video
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley—
We first got put on to Tifa as one third of TNT (aka the "Badda Badda Gals") with Natalie Storm and Timberlee a few years back but she's really come in to h... Read More...