Sherman Escoffery Archives - Page 2 of 3

Carnival Business: West Indian American Labor Day Parade Grind

Words and Photo by Sherman Escoffery, via Billboard.Biz— Celebrating its 45th year in existence, the annual West Indian American Day Carnival is one of the biggest festivals in North America, bringing ou... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Grenadian Gold Medalist Kirani James x Nike

Words by Sherman Escoffery— “Nike athletes demand the best from themselves and their apparel at all times.” Nothing says that you are the best like being in first place, just ask Grenada’s first Olymp... Read More...

Video: Dubstep and Smoking Havana – Mala In Cuba documentary

Words by Sherman Escoffery— Gilles Peterson on Mala In Cuba: “This is the record that reevaluates and realigns the Dubstep movement within sound system culture.” Mala (of Digital Mystikz) initially t... Read More...

Visual Culture: A Q+A with Cartoonist Clovis Brown

Words by Sherman Escoffery, Illustrations by Clovis Brown originally published by the Jamaica Observer— For close to 20 years, Clovis Brown has kept his fingers on the pulse of the Jamaican public with... Read More...

Toppa Top 50: Fifty Great Jamaicans

Words by LargeUp Crew— Today marks 50 years since Jamaica was granted its independence from England, beginning its swift transition from a colony into a cultural capital. The level and pace of musical ... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Tony Rebel’s “Sweet Jamaica”

Words by Sherman Escoffery— There's a lot of history to talk about as we head into Jamaica's 50th anniversary. With that in mind, we're hitting you with a double dose of Throwback Thursdays. First up, La... Read More...

Terror Fabulous Speaks: A Rare Interview with the Elusive ’90s Dancehall Star

Words by Sherman Escoffery Photos by Martei Korley In 1992, dancehall fans went crazy for what many thought was a second track by Buju Banton on the Bogle rhythm. The aggressive delivery, the cadence an... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Author Colin Channer on “Kingston Noir”

Words by Sherman Escoffery— Kingston Noir is an anthology that makes readers feel like a participant instead of just a mere spectator. Expertly curated by editor Colin Channer (who also contributed the s... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Super Beagle on “Dust A Sound Bwoy” + Kanye’s “Mercy”

Words by Sherman Escoffery, Photos by Martei Korley— As a teenager growing up in Kingston, my afterschool job was at Techniques Records, where I auditioned artists, sold records, and spent many evening... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Q+A with Actress/Model Sky Nicole Grey

Interview by Sherman Escoffery— After first catching our attention in Storm Saulter's award-winning Jamaican feature film Better Mus' Come, in which she shined as the female lead Kemala, Jamaican model-t... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Ninjaman Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer, Sherman Escoffery and Spliffington— Ninjaman is dancehall music's Edgar Allan Poe: dark, brilliant, curiously articulate... and possibly mad. Two weeks ago, the artist born Desmo... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Super Cat Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Gravy, Sherman Escoffery and Micro Don— It's been 20 years since Super Cat's Don Dada album and street classics like "Ghetto Red Hot" made him most every hip-hop head's favori... Read More...