Vybz Kartel, Bounty Killer take Dancehall Night at Sumfest
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Written by millsy
Friday, 24 July 2009
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Vybz Kartel underlined his dominance as dancehall's top act with a brilliant performance at Reggae Sumfest 2009 this morning. Hitting the stage at a few minutes to 5 a.m., the EME deejay of the year immediately energised the crowd with his trademark line from his recent number one, Money on My Mind: 'idlers mi no have no time fi yu'. And the crowd almost lost its collective mind.
A defeaning roar erupted from the crowd and fa huge orward rolled over the sea of bodies in the venue as he hit the stage dressed in an Arab costume. He blazed with a money medley that included Money Fi Spend, Trailer Load a Money, Million Dollar by a Morning and Dallas, each forward eclipsing the size of the previous one.
Jahvinci of the Portmore Empire distinguised himself with a well-timed performance as well picking his spots to deliver his monster hits, Watch Yu Friends and Rich, and earning big forwards and kudos from the press. Gaza Indu stumbled and fell during her performance of Kartel Completely when The Teacha attempted to give her a backas and she fell on her butt. He laughed it off.
The forward for Teacha's new tune 'Like a Movie' rocked the venue and he was forced to pull it up and perform it again, while his Love Dem got one of the biggest forwards of the night. Blak Ryno, Popcaan, Lisa Hype and Shawn Storm also performed.
Bounty Killer delivered one of his best performances in recent history, showing his more humane side, cracking jokes and witty one-liners that entertained the huge audience. He told the audience that his "battle scars had taught him a lot of lessons'.
"Oonu deal wid me a way last year but is alright, mi is a good yute," he intoned as he attempted to connect with the audience.
He then criticised the recent taxes implemented on taxes and salt before doing Pop It off, and then a quick medley with dancehall classics such as Look Into My Eyes, Another Level, Eagle and Hawk and What Else Yu Waan Mi Do.
He checked himself once when he attempted to do Kill Off Dem BC, cutting it off quickly with a terse 'it makes no sense' and then got a huge forward for Nutten Nuh Change.
He alluded to his recent court cases and various criminal charges with a typical Bounty-ism: 'I are in charge'.
He also bussed the place with a statement to the effect that "ah me mek the gully and the gaza, ah me own the bl---th plaza".
Bounty Killer's performance appeared to eclipse that of Mavado who started strongly with a barrage of his hits, but faded a little at the end before recovering well with Money Nuff for which he earned a huge roar from the crowd. During his set,
Elephant Man was simply brilliant with fire torches stabbing at the sky and fire rockets going off and when he did 'Dancehall Nice Again', it was more than a song, it was a statement of how well the show was going with both Bounty Killer and Mavado bigging up the Gaza fans.
Kiprich performed really well but Flippa Mafia, the king of flossing, seemed to take some of his buzz with a confident extravagant performance that included emptying three bottles of Ace of Spades champagne onto the stage. He also threw money in the crowd which had men and women diving onto the ground to grab US dollars.
Spice did well, closing strongly with Ramping Shop, D'Angel was super-sexy as she danced on a pole and pulled off the best choreographed set of the night while Lady Saw and Macka Diamond both earned their forwards.
SEE FULL REPORT LATER
Readers have left 26 comments.
1. Untitled SHOWKSY, Unregistered
addi mi daddy ya d boss a your time GAZA TIME!!!
Posted 2009-07-24 19:05:08
2. Untitled Sally, Unregistered
Ah Gaza mi seh long *lo**claat time! Addi ah mi Daddy, mi glad him tek di show! Pon anoda note what ah way di crosses dem cause di site fi crash!mi couldn't deal wid it, mi feel stress out whole day yesterday! mi hear seh di war transferr to Facebook an ah bear tings ah gwaan ova deh, where is Abena fi sort wi out todeh. shi nuh really expect wi fi guh inna di weeken dry suh, mi thirsty, Abena mi thirsty!
Posted 2009-07-24 19:05:53
3. Untitled warlady, Unregistered
Big up the warlord everytime, Movado nuh watch nuh face............Alliance fi life
Posted 2009-07-24 19:12:48
4. Untitled Guest User, Unregistered
Killa a d real dads.... but up to this day, Kartel nor Mavado nuh bad like a 90s Bounty nor Beenie
Posted 2009-07-24 19:14:00
5. Untitled mo, Unregistered
killa did give a good proformace at one point it look like him won back the sumfest ppl have not seeing him like this in a long time. killa even say a him make the gully an gaza so a him own the plaza but gaza get fwd till one time me have fi say if me did deaf it would a cure me busy did good i like the part with him an the choir kip rich go hard to an so did assassin did ok but i did not like the intro richie b give flipa it kind a mash him up but he still did good all the ppl in the crowd a fight fi moneylady saw an maka do them thing voicemail do them thing but i was shock when staingel go on the mic did a malfunction she did a mj tribute to when i see the pole i want dead an beg god do no meck she drop cause she no have no little fat fi bounce ponbut she go good still
Posted 2009-07-24 19:32:18
6. Untitled real innocent, Unregistered
this is so f**kin lieeeeeeeee im an alliance fan and a ELEPHANT & BEENIE MAN TEK THE SHOW!! nuh kartel nuh bounty why them *lo**claat toyalist so lie mon??bounty performance was good kartel mi still a try understan whey u did a sey honestly how this man ya ago mek it international? im a jamaican n find it very hard fi understan him muchless him always start out slow in his songs n then him jus start chat gibberishELEPHANT & BEENIE WELL DONE! gaan back a my bed caan wait fi jasmine tonighttttttt *lo**claat what away the baller groupies dem pop dung the site no sah tyler perry needed dung ya box office hit this big all the sussiologist emp, att, mo etc etc im out
Posted 2009-07-24 19:43:56
7. Untitled ###1, Unregistered
Thanks for the early report but where are the pixcome Millsy fix up u thingwe want to see pixs along with the stories especially when Ms. Abena a dash out de groupies dem biznz pan we widout warning
Posted 2009-07-24 19:53:25
8. Untitled Guest User, Unregistered
gwaan back a yuh bed yes RI...u fool fool like. we nuh need ur input
Posted 2009-07-24 19:53:50
9. Untitled Guest User, Unregistered
this is the bounty i knew in the 80s.however,if he contd like this he is definately a role model for all these youngster who look up to him.gaza gully evertime. peace evertime dude
Posted 2009-07-24 19:59:27
10. Untitled WRONG, Unregistered
bWOY MILLSY MI USUALLY AGREE WID YUH BUT FROM WHA MONTEGO BAY A SEH A KILLA THEN BEENIE THEN KARTEL
Posted 2009-07-24 20:01:44
11. Untitled real innocent, Unregistered
GU guh *u*k yuh muma upside dung and while doing it mek sure yuh *lo**claat choke!! unno lil P**yhole caan go nuh whey unno affi wait on ppl like me fi update unno n yet still unno still nuh appreciate it ungrateful drankcrows mek mi ketch mi beauty sleep ya
Posted 2009-07-24 20:10:43
12. Untitled dre-dog, Unregistered
Mi nah lie a Killa tek it me have a new found respect mi him mi tink him did done but him give one a di best performance mi eva see dis morning
Posted 2009-07-24 20:27:49
13. Untitled better than good Guest User, Unregistered
gaza mi seh not beenieman...a wha him feel im can run een pan kartel ting ...abeena deh???????? talk ow beeneie man try married kartel bout till death do us part a wha do da fish ya im tink im ago f**k off kartel like how him did a f**k him manager a shocking vibes claude tell abeena seh beenie a f**k har caw she a keep secret fi him and di whole a sumfest hear what im say
Posted 2009-07-24 20:32:38
14. Untitled real innocent, Unregistered
@better than good Guest User LOL
ALLIANCE~~~~~~~~~~~~``
Posted 2009-07-24 20:36:10
15. Untitled Pengo, Unregistered
ALLIANCE...
Posted 2009-07-24 20:36:32
-- Edited by Dj Quiva on Friday 24th of July 2009 10:12:11 PM
"Mi LOVE Music", Mi base everyting pon music, but one ting mi sure bout is dat if mi nuh have sumting fi do wid music, might as well mi just DEAD Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Gaza Indu stumbled and fell during her performance of Kartel Completely when The Teacha attempted to give her a backas and she fell on her butt. He laughed it off"
-- Edited by Dj Quiva on Friday 24th of July 2009 10:10:49 PM