THERE WAS silence inside Mas Camp on Wednesday night as the audience waited for Mighty Crown to grace the stage. The moment selector Sammy T did so there was a deafening roar as they welcomed him with 'open arms'.
Immediately the selector showed why Mighty Crown won themselves a world clash championship. Before even uttering a word the atmosphere was tense, as he played dubs 'cut' especially for the event.
Mighty Crown gave an all-round good performance. The moment Sammy T began imitating Elephant Man's lisping speech he had the patrons pressuring their lungs, as screams echoed around the venue. He also did a musical skit describing his trip to the show that had the patrons begging for more.
Mighty Crown left the patrons on their heels with a Capleton dub entitled Girl Yuh Too Young for Me, which he dedicated to a young girl in the audience.
Earlier there was reasonable juggling by the Renaissance Crew, who was really responsible for 'waking up' the patrons. At this point there were approximately 40 persons in the venue. The selector played LL Cool J's Luv you Better and dedicated it to the women, who at the time only amount to five.
However, as the night progressed and the wee hours of the morning began to 'roll in' the patrons also began to show up. At about 12:15 a.m. DJ Karim took over at the controls and did not hesitate to remind the patrons that it was the early segment of the show.
While Karim was midway Capleton's Bun out a Chi Chi the electricity went and the audience began to murmur. The disappointment was short-lived, as five minutes later everyone was rocking to the same song once more. This happened twice more, the last power-out being during Elephant Man's performance. DJ Karim handed over the controls to Code Red. The selector got the attention of the patrons almost instantly with a Bounty Killer mini medley. However, his playtime climaxed when he reeled off Sizzla's Get to the Point. The selector stopped midway his gig and asked the patrons who were clustered at the back of the venue and those 'glued' to the sides to make their way to the middle of the venue. This was done after a few more requests and when the audience became aware that artistes were present.
Vybz Cartel, Elephant Man, Wayne Marshall and Ward 21 all gave well received performances, though they tend to stress one subject - sex.
Stainless was a fairly good party, though it is not a session that one will be sorry to have missed. The selectors and artistes that performed relied on expletives and 'burning out' homosexuals to try and get a forward.
At about 4 a.m. when the police turned up the party was already losing the little momentum it had generated. The lawmen did not really have a hard task, as the party was already winding down.
