Sherman Escoffery Archives

Brownsville Rock: BRNGTN’s “Rise Of The Machine” Video

Words by Sherman Escoffery__ BRNGTN’s “Rise The Machine” video is not set in the fictional Brownsville like Antoine Fuqua’s Brooklyn’s Finest, where the cops take 10 minutes to respond to a shooting. In ... Read More...

Modern Lovers: Two New Singles From Beres Hammond

Words by Sherman Escoffery, Cover Photo by Martei Korley— There is no need to wonder why Beres Hammond is the King of Jamaican Lover Rock. It is because Beres’s music deals with reality: the reality of l... Read More...

LargeUp Interview: Cocoa Tea on ‘In A Di Red,’ Payola + Being a ‘Slow Leak’ Artist

Words by Sherman Escoffery, Photos by Niketa Thomas— Calvin Scott, known simply as Cocoa Tea, is a humble singer who once worked as a fisherman. In order to understand his latest album, In A Di Red (ou... Read More...

An Exorcism In Dub: Scientist, Roots Radics + Johnny Osbourne Purify BB Kings

Words by Sherman Escoffery, Photos by Richard Rose— "I want blood" was the theme of the evening Friday night at BB King's in NYC, and trust me, it was a bloodfire show. Roots Radics, with Scientist at... Read More...

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...

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: 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...

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