By Leighton Williams, Staff ReporterBABY CHAM turned out to be the surprise act at Spectrum 2002 held at Mas Camp and he did not disappoint in springing surprises of his own.
Gracing the stage at 3:17 a.m., Cham performed The Return. Clad in a blue shirt with a Scooby Doo head on the left side, Cham wasted no time in getting down to business. He went down memory lane with Benz, which had the girls screaming and dancing. Soon, he delivered the National Anthem and then segued into Jamaica.
However, he was not done yet. With the crowd at his mercy, he called up Wayne Wonder, who did Wuk Dem Good and Criss Pack A Boots before exiting. Cham then took charge again. Delivering Babylon Boy in a standing position, he sat and pleaded for peace as he did Let Me See The Peace. Then he called up his surprise for the night.
Foxy Brown touched the stage in a tight jeans shorts that revealed the cheeks of her buttocks. Soon, she combined with him to do Tables Turn and Oh Yeah. During this time, Mr. Junior joined them on-stage and they proceeded to finish the song.
Foxy Brown also made an attempt at deejaying, an act that had the patrons shouting and flicking lighters to show their approval.
When they left, a stampede followed.
Elephant Man graced the stage, doing a short set before exiting in disgust over the crowd's behaviour, cutting short what was warming up to be an excellent performance. During this time, he invited Spice on-stage, who he said had been singing a song called Robbing, which is based on an incident in London, England. The two, who were warming towards an interesting showdown with the crowd firmly behind them, left the stage after a third stampede.
"Mi caan understand how some a unno waan mash up di yute dem ting. Look how hard di yute dem work fi put on dem ting an unno a mash it up," he said in disgust before leaving the stage along with Spice.
While on-stage, Elephant Man was joined by Beenie Man, who appealed for calm after the second stampede. He did a few songs and then exited saying he would be back later, but that promise never materialised.
Sizzla, perhaps the best performer for the night, had the crowd eating out of his hand while he brought the curtains down on the event. With Frisco Kid joining him on-stage, the two proceeded to thrill the audience even further.
Sizzla, reeling off past and present songs, had flames flickering and fires from aerosol cans blazing as he touched on hits such as Karate, Holding Firm and Positively Clear.
Other acts that gave creditable performances included Wayne Marshall, who earned a second stint for his efforts. Vybz Cartel and Assassin also performed well, as did Danny English and Singer J.
(See full report on the Spectrum stampedes in The Star this afternoon).
