Brooklyn Archives - Page 2 of 11

Maestro of Melanin: Jahdan Blakkamoore Toasts to “Smood Blakk Skin”

Words by Jesse Serwer Jahdan Blakkamoore's got a thing for his girl's smooth black skin. And spelling black with two K's. These conveniently overlapping fetishes fuse on "Smood Blakk Skin," an innuendo-l... Read More...

LargeUp TV Presents Monk Monté: Monarch Meditations with Machel Montano

A spiritual journey with the King of Carnival.

LargeUp Premiere: Munga — “Stainless” (Prod. by Ricky Blaze)

A boasy new anthem from the deejay who was bad from him born.

Frequent Flyer: Ricky Blaze teams up with Kranium & Shaggy on “Overrated”

Ricky Blaze combines with the veteran Shaggy and new star Kranium for one of the biggest tunes we've been pulling up at the LargeUp headquarters lately

Pop Style: Patty Nicius (Haiti/Brooklyn)

Welcome to Pop Style, LargeUp’s street style series, in which we talk sartorial shop with the most impeccably dressed men and women of the Caribbean and the diaspora.

Hanging with Leadpipe and Saddis… and Porgie and Murda

We caught up with the duo behind Barbados' biggest new soca tunes... and its most popular sitcom.

Blacka’s World: Elephant Man Does The “Shmoney Dance”

Hip-hop's latest dance craze makes it to the dancehall. Blacka Di Danca breaks it all down.

Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Kalique and Jaden

Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Kalique and Jaden, stilt walkers from St. Vincent.

Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Patricia London

"The most fun I every had was playing J'ouvert. The night before you don’t even sleep, knowing that you have free downtime coming when you can just let yourself go from all the stress."

Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Barrington From Jamaica

Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Barrington, a Jamaican contractor with an elaborate headpiece and a chain that represents his new lease on life.

Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Cody From Grenada

Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Cody, a Grenadian fifth grader who turned a flag into a cloak.

Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Godfather

Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Godfather, a Jamaican military man with a kingly approach to fashion.

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