Posts tagged: Reggae

LargeUp TV: The Toppa Top 20 Weed Anthems, Pt. 2 (Hosted by Carlton Livingston)

April 20, 2013

Words by LargeUp Crew, Photo and Video by Jason Zucker—

Sure, hip-hop has The Chronic, “I Got 5 On It,” and Meth and Red’s entire catalog, but when it comes to weed-smoking anthems, reggae is king. With literally tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of reggae weed anthems to choose from, we selected some of our favorites and tapped the artist behind one of ‘em, Carlton “100 Weight of Collie Weed” Livingston, to run down the best of the best. Earlier this week, we rolled out numbers 20-11 in our first video. With 4/20 upon us, here’s the Toppa Top 10.

Tags:4/20, Barrington Levy, Bob Marley, Carlton Livingston, Collie Buzz, Collie Weed, Frankie Paul, herb, herbalists, John Holt, Kaya, Kush, Kushungpeng, Legalize It, Legalize the Herb, Marijuana, Pass the Kutchie, Peter Tosh, Reggae, Sizzla, Sizzla Kalonji, Smokers Anthems, Sugar Minott, The Mighty Diamonds, Weed, Weed Anthems, weed tunes

LargeUp TV: The Toppa Top 20 Weed Anthems for 4/20, Pt. 1 (Hosted by Carlton Livingston)

April 18, 2013

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Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Jason Zucker—

If you know your smokers’ anthems, you know Carlton Livingston. The St. Mary-born, Kingston-raised singer is responsible for one of reggae’s biggest weed tunes ever, “100 Weight of Collie Weed.” And he’s got more where that came from: his “Trodding Through the Jungle” made an appearance on our Toppa Top 10 Slept-On Weed Anthems for 4/20 last year, too. After catching up with Carlton at last month’s Rice and Peas party, we brought him over to the The Kennel Recording Studio in Brooklyn to count down our Toppa Top 20 Weed Anthems for 4/20.

Tags:4/20, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton, Carlton Livingston, Eek-A-Mouse, Frankie Jones, Ganja Tunes, Jigsy King, Marijuana, Marlon Asher, Mykal Rose, One Draw, Reggae, richie spice, Rita Marley, sinsemilla, Sleng Teng, Smokers Anthems, Wayne Smith, Weed Anthems, weed tunes

Mixtape Mondays: Major Lazer, DJ Green B, Killamanjaro x Garnett Silk

April 15, 2013

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Words by Deejay Theory —

Wake the town and tell the people … another big week of Mixtape Mondays is at hand with a rare and major session from the controls at Radio Lily, plus one drop from SF and a sanctified time capsule from sound systems past. Haul and pull up pon a Monday.

Tags:culture, Dancehall, Diplo, DJ Gravy, Dubplates, Garnett Silk, green B, Jillionaire, Jimmy Fallon, Killamanjaro, Major Lazer, Mixtape, Mixtape Mondays, one drop, Radio Lily, Reggae, Roots, silly walks, soca, The LargeUp Sessions, torch, Trini, Walshy Fire

Cosby Reggae: Bill Cosby Dances to Black Uhuru on Fallon

April 14, 2013

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Words by Jesse Serwer—

Cosby Show devotees will recall the “Full House” episode from the series’ first season, when Cliff Huxtable walked in on Denise and her new beau “Eddie Lakehart” grooving to Black Uhuru’s “Sponji Reggae.” The scene—specifically Denise and Eddie’s adlibbed lyrics—was memorable enough it earned Lisa Bonet and actor Clayton Prince an honorable mention on our Hollywood’s Top 10 Worst Jamaican Accents countdown from 2011.

Tags:Bill Cosby, Black Thought, Black Uhuru, Fallon Show, Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Philadelphia, Questlove, Reggae, Sponji Reggae, Tempest Bledsoe, The Cosby Show, The Roots

R.I.P.: Legendary Reggae Producer Harry J

April 11, 2013

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Words by Kieran K. Meadows—

Tags:Bob Marley and the Wailers, Harry J, Harry J Studio, Harry Johnson, Kiddus I, Reggae, rockers, The Beltones

You Rate It: Bobby Tenna’s “Me Mumma”

April 11, 2013

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Words by Jesse Serwer—

Hailing from Montego Bay, singjay Bobby Tenna recently dropped “Me Mumma,” a catchy culture tune on an infectious dancehall riddim of the same name, with Tenna dishing out messages and anecdotes gleaned from his great grandmother. Tenna and his Wilefiya Inc. have gone out and followed up with a full juggling riddim, with tunes from some of dancehall’s biggest names, including Lady Saw, Elephant Man and I-Octane.

Tags:Bobby Tenna, Culture tunes, dancahll, Elephant Man, Lady Saw, MoBay, Montego Bay, Reggae, Wilefiyah Inc