Verse Simmonds on Reggae, the Virgin Islands + His New Project, ‘Rude Boy’ [Interview] 🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮
The V.I. hitmaker opens up about his history, new album + Jada Kingdom.
Head to Rock City with Verse Simmonds in the Virgin Islander’s “Gunstown” Video 🇻🇮🇻🇮🇻🇮
The St Thomas native's island banger gets a fitting visual.
LargeUp Playlist: Listen to “Now Things” on Apple Music
LargeUp yuhself with this continuously-updated playlist featuring our favorite new tunes from across the Caribbean + the Diaspora.
Run Tune: Verse Simmonds Brings The Vibes on “In My Feelings”
VI meets JA on this track produced by Black Chiney's Supa Dups.
LargeUp TV: Virgin Islands Nice at South by Southwest
The sounds of the U.S. Virgin Islands come to Texas
LargeUp Premiere: Verse Simmonds + R City’s “Situationships (Remix)”
The R&B singer gets back to his Caribbean roots with fellow Virgin Islanders R City.
Rock City Soundtrack: A Virgin Islands Playlist From R City
A primer on USVI sounds from Theron and Timothy Thomas
Lovin the Crew: Kardinal Offishall Introduces Island Boy Cartel
Words by Jesse Serwer—
When we spoke with Kardinal Offishall last summer, we noted the quantity of fellow West Indian folks in the Jamaican-Canadian MC's circle, from rapper The Kid Daytona (an Antiguan)... Read More...
Now Things: A Q+A with Watch the Throne Producer Sham “Sak Pase” Joseph
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Haitian-American producer Shama (Sham) Joseph first landed on our radar with his production for Rihanna's "Man Down." The reggae-flavored hit (now officially a touchstone) brought ... Read More...