Seems like we JUST launched our anniversary fifth issue, but the time flies when we’re having fun, and here comes the next – the sixth – issue of Big Up Magazine, which is bigger and better once again. With the features like N-Type, Ikonika, Untold, David Rodigan, Joe Nice and Gaslamp Killer as well as featured art by Hellofreaks, Camilla D’Errico, Iain Macarthur, Phil Dunne and Saddo, we leave you no room for doubt.

But that’s not all! Big Up subscribers will get a cover mix made by…. (drumroll)…. Untold! Yes yes, the guy in the top ten of almost every chart of almost every bass music blog this year. This one is full of exclusives for the Big Up subscribers. We take care of you.

And of course we owe a huge Big Up to our cover artist Ashes 57. The girl has got the skills! Obviously.
This issue will hit the stores in the end of January, but you can pre-order it now or subscribe, to conveniently get it at your door.

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Warning! I might get too emotional here, but I’ll try to keep it to the point. And the point is to thank you on behalf of the whole Big Up team. Well ok, maybe the point is also to reflect on how we’ve grown through our first year. And yes, we have grown a lot…

A year ago we’d sneak into Borders with an issue of Big Up and leave it there, as if it’s on sale. Today Big Up is in most Borders and Barnes & Noble stores in the country.

A year ago we had five contributors’ pictures blown up on the first page. Today we’re struggling trying to fit them all in one page.

A year ago we just had our first subscriber – Big Up Joseph Djunya. Today we’re taking a week off to sort hundreds of our mail packages by zip codes to be delivered to all parts of the world (Big Up to Sarkalina from Roudnice in Czech Republic and Rishaal Lodhia climbing the Himalayas in India wearing a Big Up t-shirt)

A year ago we printed our first batch of 50 t-shirts. Today we get messages and comments on Facebook about people being spotted wearing Big Up t-shirts in the airports of Paris and New York.

A year ago we took the dream and dared to turn it into reality. Today we continue to do just that – dreaming BIG and going UP.

So thank you, each and every single one of you, for all the support, incredible amount of support!

Huge love to the local San Francisco Bay Area community, which welcomed Big Up open heartedly from its very first steps and continues to show us love and support in all our endeavours. We love you, fam!

Immense amount of thanks to our subscribers. You have been the fuel for all our dreams, and you are the reason we’re here.

Big up to the heroes of Big Up – everyone who has contributed words, photos, art, music, mixes, shared all kinds of skills to make Big Up happen, and made it look, read, and feel the way it does. Your continued effort is what keeps us running.

And finally, words can not express my personal gratitude to the people behind the scenes. You have believed in the dream and have selflessly put your energy into turning it into reality. Your love, your words, your help, your advice, your wisdom, your smiles have been a great inspiration along the way. The lessons I’ve learnt from you are invaluable and are much bigger than Big Up itself.

I warned you, didn’t I?

Meet, greet and read… Big Up Volume Five!

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Big Up to all of you who made this possible either by writing or interviewing, contributing, giving feedback and great ideas, criticizing, subscribing, promoting, attending the shows, spreading the word, and of course reading. Thank you for all the love!

Special Big Up to Muro for the amazing cover art, the mighty El-B for the exclusive cover mix, and all the people who dropped us emails, messages, notes with all kinds of feedback!

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Can’t stop, won’t stop!

They say three is a lucky number, and they are probably right. Holding the third issue in my hands, I can’t help but feel overwhelmed with pride for all the work the Big Up crew put into it and the excitement to share it with all of you reading this. The amazing collaboration of artists, musicians, writers, promoters, and readers really shines through this time. Too many names to mention, but big up to all of you!

Special thanks to Loïc Sattler for the beautiful cover design, Kutz for the exclusive cover mix, and all the people who dropped us emails, messages, notes with all kinds of feedback!

Can’t stop, won’t stop! Big up!

Since the first day we let the Big Up One out in the streets, a lot has happened. Big Up hit the goal of subscribtions, received overwhelming positive response, put out three monthly podcast mixes, partnered up with WMC in Miami for 2009, and is about to become a registered trademark!

We can’t stop, we won’t stop! This time around we’re bringing you the bigger and better Big Up TWO! And as the list of contributors grew by 300 percent and continues growing every day, we want to thank everyone of you for all you’ve done and continue doing for BIG UP. Special thank you goes out to David Choe for the wonderful cover image! Big Up!

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So after long days and sleepless nights of vanila bean tea, marlboro ultra lights, nutella, endless emails and ocasional break downs I am finally ready to anounce the first issue of the best freaking magazine in the world! That’s right I said it! And in the good new tradition of the Big Up Mag I want to big up all of the crew and good people who got involved and contributed:

Lud for being the jedi-manager and partner in crime, feeding me mochi ice cream and vitamins c&d, reggae mixes for photoshop mood, excell spreadsheets I never looked at, and for making this whole thing possible, Ric for great taste in music, introducing me to afrostep, the very first myspace comment and all the support and contribution from then on, Nicole for all the love, inspiration, contribution and for being the coolest girl out there (<3 and see ya soon). Andria for late night conversations, inspiration, flyer hustling, and leg warmers for my field trip, (all commas in the magazine belong to you, Andria), Anna for being there when it all started and being there whatever happens (!), Lorin for all the hippest art magazines, flyer colabs and support with the launch, Clayton, JSuave and Sam for writing like rock stars, Mikey for not hanging up when I called up in the middle of the night with the "Big Up" idea, and ALL the love and help along the way, Sean for inspiration and support, Ruben, Dan, Nick, Gary, Alex for the hook-ups with cool stuff, Giant crew for all the great dubs (proud of you guys), Daniel, Juakali, Maneesh, Miro, Luke, Crystal for bigging us up and of course all the amazing and talanted people who made the content of the first issue. Fuck, I'm gonna cry now... Big Up.

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