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Monday is here, which can only mean new mixes to jumpstart your week. This week, conscious roots music meets baile funk, moombahton, dancehall, soca, UK vibes and more, as we touch down in Oakland, Boston, Brookyln, UK, Trinidad and Toronto. Summer may be a memory but as always the vibes cyan done.
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This week on Mixtape Mondays, we’re privileged to feature another world premier from Project Groundation’s DJ Child, a dude who can’t seem to sit still for even a second. This one is a new combination mix series with Selah Intl clothing, a conscious lifestyle brand who’s signature throwback football and basketball jerseys can be seen on some of the biggest artists in reggae, and host, longtime collaborator and LargeUp bredrin Jahdan Blakkamoore. In addition to blessing you with this mixtape, we’ll also be giving away one of these limited edition Selah jerseys.
To no surprise The Linkup is another boomshot, featuring strictly quality new roots singles and riddims paired with PGM remixes, exclusives, and a bagga specials from Jahdan. When you blend affiliates Jahdan and Child with an old friend and supporter Marv from Selah, this project is a family affair that’s been a long time coming. A no-brainer for folks looking to add a new roots mixtape to their life, and thanks to Selah maybe a fly new jersey to match as well.
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This week for Mixtape Mondays we reconnect with Oakland’s DJ Child for another LargeUp exclusive premiere. Child and his Project Groundation Massive brand have been recognized the world over for their unique and proudly uncensored mixtapes, and his newest creation Politrikkks makes another great addition to his Return To The Classics series of throwback mixes.
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Sometimes when a project is so major we need to put our regularly programmed Mixtape Mondays on hold to give it the proper shine. Revolutionary Culture from Oakland’s DJ Child and his Project Groundation Massive (PGM) is a prime example. We’re privileged to feature the exclusive world premiere here on LargeUp of not one but two full-length mixtapes Child is giving to the people for free. I can tell you with no doubt that these projects have been a long time coming and if you’re familiar with any of PGM’s 50-plus previous mixtape installments you should already know what you’re in store for with these brand new gems.
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DJ Child is the hardest-working man in the reggae biz that you’ve never heard of–if you rely on mainstream channels for your music discovery, that is. As the mind behind Oakland-based Project Groundation, he is a pioneer on several levels; of a new mixtape format that condenses two or three LPs worth of original material into a coherent product with a central theme, of a particular musical vision that combines rasta-inflected reggae (think Sizzla) and fight the power gangster rap (think Dead Prez), and a post-digital DIY indie approach to music that encompasses everything from designing your own graphics to growing your own food. Appropriately, when Child and LARGE UP correspondent and music dude DJ Theory sat down to chop it up, they covered everything from dwarf banana trees to prison documentaries and the reggae scene in Mali.
