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NO I octane, No Mavado and Why didn't Beenie walk out on Bounty Killer at Sting? [VIDEOS] of performances

On a night when many patrons expected several Dancehall/Reggae stars to grace the STINGstage in to their pleasure, fans ponder one question on Tuesday. Where were the stars?

STING 2011 took place Monday night in Portmore, St. Catherine, with promoters and fans alike hoping for a much improved stage show following last year's debacle which witnessed a half empty arena at Jamworld. However, mixed emotions resulted from a night which saw many young superstars stamp their authority on Dancehall's most coveted concert but saw few established entertainers make their presences felt.

The most notable absences from the 28th edition of STING were stalwart singjays, Mavado and I-Octane who were initially billed as two of the main acts for the show. However, earlier that night, I-Octane affiliate and Jag One Productions (JOP) deejay, Ninja Kid confirmed, via a Blackberry Broadcast Message sent during the early hours of STING, that the Badmind Fi The Year singer would not appear at Jamworld. Ninja Kid offered no reasoning for I-Octane's absence but speculation quickly mounted that financial disagreements were at the root of the singjay's no-show. I-Octane performed a night previously, on Christmas Day at the GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza in St. Elizabeth.

Meanwhile, Mavado, scheduled for a 1:45 a.m. performance at STING 2011 also failed to show at the event. Gully Squad deejays, Flexx and Kibaki performed during the time slot but the group's leader was nowhere in sight. Like I-Octane, Mavado appeared at the Jagra-sponsored GT Taylor Extravaganza.

Additionally, Beenie Man, who STING sponsors insisted would perform at the show despite weeks of denials, also failed to show at the event. The self-proclaimed, "King of the Dancehall" was in Montserrat or Guyana on Monday night for a concert in the Caribbean island. But, Hitz 92FM claimed that Beenie Man would return to the island in time to clash long-time rival, Bounty Killer. However, that scenario failed to materialize.

So was the Doctor in the house? Or is Beenie so afraid of Bounty Killer and so he didn't walk up on stage?

Numerous references were made to Beenie Man being at the Jamworld venue, but in a surprising turn of events, the doctor never walked up on stage during Bounty Killer's performance, to settle unfinished business. Every one knows Bounty KILLED Beenie at Diamond Splash in Negril last weekend, and pundits were betting that Part II would be played out on the Sting stage.

Bounty was armed and ready but the war never happened.

Despite superstars abandoning Isaiah Laing's show, STING 2011 still offered some strong performances as emerging stars such as Raine Seville, Black Ryno and deejay of the year candidate, Popcaan all gave positive accounts of themselves on the big stage. Popcaan's first solo performance at STING saw him perform his number one hits such as Ravin', Only Man She Want and Clean, with the latter single earning him the best crowd reception.

On the contrary, a few Dancehall mainstays impressed STING patrons as breakthrough stars, Khago and Teflon energized the Jamworld faithful by performing several of their hit songs while JOP leader, Aidonia also delivered a strong performance. Alliance leader, Bounty Killer made good on his promise to amaze the STING crowd by performing several of his hit songs while also proclaiming "Ah me say Alliance, ah me buss Kartel, ah me buss Mavado, gimme some love,"earning arguably the loudest roar of the STING crowd.

As for the clash segments, last season's Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall runner-up, Specialist showed why he's touted as one of the genre's hottest prospects as he stood tall against last season's winner, Hurricane. Later in the show, Kiprich emerged victorious once again at STING, lyrically annihilating veteran deejay, Merciless; even bringing out a coffin to "bury" Bounty Killer's long-time rival. Furthermore, Alliance Next Generation star, Iyara seemingly prevailed in his lyrical battle against former Portmore Empire deejay, Deva Bratt, who sounded somewhat nervous during the clash.

Finally, as daylight dawned on Jamworld on Tuesday morning, fans witnessed the highly anticipated clash between selector turned deejay, Tony Matterhorn and comedians turned deejays, Twin of Twins. Donning Star Wars outfits, Twin of Twins opened the clash with their sharpshooting singles, A Song Dat and Cigarette Murder. Matterhorn, attired in war fatigues, responded with his share of freestyles and singles Sin of Twins and Dancehall Duppy. As the clash progressed, Twin of Twins seemed somewhat off-key during their lyrical delivery as they answered with their own freestyles and singles. However, Matterhorn sharpened his delivery as the clash progressed; ending the clash with a snippet of his upcoming single, Dancehall Duppy 4, which will be released in early January. The snippet drew a huge reaction from the crowd as Matterhorn exited the stage before the Twins answered with their single, Fraid Like Puss before police asked them to leave the stage after complaints of excess foul language during their performance.

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Comment by zionempress on December 31, 2011 at 10:00am
Thank goodness I saved my money n didn't fly in for this show. I didn't even know the Astists in the video. No show isn't complete unless Beenie is in the line up.
Comment by maria reid on December 30, 2011 at 8:50pm

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Comment by dkmsmell on December 29, 2011 at 3:08am

mad

Comment by YES PAPA!! on December 28, 2011 at 11:04pm

GOOD MUSIC ARE STILL BEING MADE IN JAMAICA, IT'S JUST THE PROMOTERS NOT USING THE ARTISTE THAT DO UPLIFTING SONGS.

Comment by Marlon brown on December 28, 2011 at 8:59pm

This is just  a prime example of how violent out Jamaican society is , are you telling me that artistes cant competitive  without acting like this , The promoters and Sponsors  should be ashamed of this show I listened to it live and it was Horrible . This is just an indication that Sting has exhausted it time.

Comment by exotic eyes on December 28, 2011 at 7:55pm
this s*** was so boring and noisy. Ja should stop this violent behavior and uplift the country. Those two idiots in black and white was horrible. Smh..
Comment by Peter Strong on December 28, 2011 at 7:48pm

Merciless..........time come, just pack up an done!!

Comment by Coozie Mellers on December 28, 2011 at 6:34pm

Poor Merciless. He didn't stand a chance. He was dead before he touched the stage. It wasn't even close.

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