Impressions: West Indian American Day Carnival 2014
Scenes from the road at the 47th annual West Indian American Day Parade in New York City.
Impressions: Our Best Photos From the West Indian American Day Carnival
With Labor Day weekend upon us, went into our archives and dug up our best West Indian American Day Carnival photos from Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
106 & Carnival: BET Gets Ready For Di Road
Watch Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons, A$AP Ferg, Elephant Man, Gyptian, Wayne Marshall, QQ + Kranium on a special Caribbean edition of the BET show.
Throwback Thursdays: Born Jamericans’ “Gotta Get Mine”
DJ Treats revisits the meaning of Born Jamericans' "Gotta Get Mine" (featuring Shinehead and Mad Lion) through the lens of U.S. Independence Day, July 4.
LargeUp Premiere: Island Boy Cartel feat. Lady Leshurr and Anything ILL — Push A Button
Kardinal Offishall's Island Boy Cartel crew drops a new tune featuring U.K. (via St Kitts) rapper Lady Leshurr and Anything ILL of the US Virgin Islands' Planet VI.
Jamaican Designer Mateo Bijoux’s Industrial Strength Jewelry
Fashion blogger Summer Eldemire fills us in on the industry-inspired jewelry line of Jamaican-born NY designer Matthew "Mateo Bijoux" Harris.
Visual Vibration: Bob Marley x Shepard Fairey
Words by Natalie Weiner—
Bob Marley's image has become almost as important a part of his legacy as his music—both are ubiquitous worldwide, and accordingly represent many people's first exposure to Jamai... Read More...
It’s 2014: Get to Know Jah Banks
Words by LargeUp Crew—
We got put on to Jah Banks last summer when he touched the mic with DJ Gravy at the Dream Sessions Dancehall Edition out in Montauk (a/k/a "The End,"), and we've been waiting for t... Read More...
Fashion Fridays: Get to Know Designer Ayana Rivière
Words by Tami Tsansai::Photos by Storm Saulter::Model: Ayana Rivière—
It’s no secret that the Caribbean is home to scores of talented fashion designers, but how many can boast of serendipity and prepar... Read More...
Impressions: Okayplayer x LargeUp Holiday Jam with the Roots
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Justin Pallack—
For the third consecutive year, LargeUp brought the bashment to what has become a Brooklyn holiday tradition: The Okayplayer Holiday Jam with the Root... Read More...
Pop Style: Natalie Barnes
Interview by Tami Tsansai, Photos by Martei Korley—
Welcome to LargeUp’s new street style feature, Pop Style. Every other Friday, we’ll be talking sartorial shop with the most impeccably dressed men and ... Read More...
LargeUp Interview: Samantha J, The New Face of Jamaican Pop
Words by Michellee Nelson, Photo and Video by Kevin Ornelas—
She might prefer to be at home in Ocho Rios, indulging in some of her mother's jerk pasta, but Jamaican singer/songwriter Samantha J has bee... Read More...