In the LargeUp Store: “Di Gyal Dem” Books From Raw Tings
This vibrant photo scrapbook documents the hand-painted portraits of women found on rum shop walls across Jamaica.
Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Chalice’s “Sayonara”
Words by DJ Autograph—
As I’ve mentioned before, I sometimes get flashbacks of music videos that were shown on our local television station, JBC, when I was growing up in Jamaica.
While trying to find... Read More...
Now Things: An Interview with Liam Bailey
Words by Kieran K. Meadows, Photos by Kevin Ornelas—
One of our top artists to watch for 2014, Liam Bailey became a LargeUp favorite last year with his feature on drum-and-bass kingpin Shy FX’s lovers ... Read More...
Pree This: Eve’s Jamaican “Getaway”
Words by Michellee Nelson—
Like many entertainers before her, the rapper and actress Eve has found a second home in Kingston. Esquire TV’s new travel series The Getaway follows celebs as they experience the ... Read More...
Jerk TV: Jamaica on “Bizarre Foods”
Words by Jesse Serwer
Jerk pork, curry goat, Ital stew, saltfish fritters, escoveitched snapper and mannish water don't seem that strange to us but we get why they'd appear exotic to folks who aren't fa... Read More...