Biz Markie was the "essence of hip-hop" Director Sacha Jenkins on Showtime doc "All Up in the Biz" and how the artist influenced Rakim and Big Daddy Kane Salon · Aug 10, 2023
‘He knew hip-hop could change his life’: how Biz Markie made his name In documentary All Up in the Biz, director Sacha Jenkins looks back on the career the eccentric Clown Prince of Hip-Hop The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2023
‘A reflection of the people’: looking back on 50 years of hip-hop An exhibition in New York takes stock of the genre and its instrumental figures with over 200 illuminating photographs The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2023
Neal Justin: 7 TV shows to watch during Black History Month If you use television to educate yourselves during Black History Month, there are two required courses: "Roots," the 1977 landmark miniseries that opened up naive eyes to the deepest horrors of slavery, and "Eyes on the Prize," the 1987 docuseries honoring unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023
Movie review: ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ spotlights an icon Sacha Jenkins’ engrossing and informative documentary “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” reintroduces one of the 20th century’s most towering and beloved cultural icons to a new generation. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louis (often pronounced Louie) Armstrong was possibly the first racial “crossover” figure in the second half of… Boston Herald · Oct 28, 2022
TV shows to watch this week: Doc gives jazz legend Louis Armstrong the tribute he richly deserves 'Louis Armstrong's Black and Blues' Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues review – swinging doc is a stirring tribute Freewheeling across the trumpeter’s pathbreaking career, Sacha Jenkins’ immensely enjoyable study speeds through giddyingly rich source material The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022