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Words by Jason “J-Rockaz” Orford and Eddie STATS Houghton

If you live anyplace which receives TV signals from Earth, you are probably aware that the new Pirates of The Caribbean movie, On Stranger Tides, opened this past Friday because it was actually bigger news than The Apocalypse (which premiered Saturday to disappointing box office turnout.) Of course this just confirmed our own irrational belief-system here at LargeUp, which revolves around the idea that all gigantic pop culture phenomena actually start in the Caribbean.Well, then. Here is our top 10 list of the original gun-pon-teeth badmen, the real-life, self-made maritime gangstas who inspired the Disney World ride turned Johnny Depp movie franchise.

Tags:Anne Bonny, Bahamas, Black Bart, Black Caesar, Blackbeard, Captain Morgan, Disney, Hendrick Quintor, Henry Morgan, Jamaica, John Julien, John King, Mary Read, pirates, Pirates of the Caribbean, Samuel Bellamy, ToppaTop10

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton

Yes, you read the headline correctly. In yet another validation of the universal appeal (and selling power) of Caribbean music, entertainment giant Disney recently announced the release of it’s first all-reggae project, with a roots version of Louis Armstrong’s “It’s a Wonderful World” by Ziggy Marley (click here for a preview) as the lead single. As he discussed with LU in our recent interview, Ziggy has carved a niche for himself as the king of kiddy-bop lately with his Grammy win and Nickelodeon theme songs.

Tags:Burning Spear, Cedella Marley, Disney, Gregory Isaacs, Matisyahu, Morgan Heritage, Sly & Robbie, Steel Pulse, Toots, UB40, Wailing Souls, Yellowman, Ziggy Marley