Jamaican dancehall star and self-proclaimed "Up-Top Boss" Timoy "Teejay" Jones chose a peak time in his performance on August 19 to advise thousands of screaming fans at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, to "stop the violence" and remind them that "this is just entertainment."
The massive crowd at he first edition of the Magnum Xplosion SummerStage concert enjoyed performances from Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica's hottest acts, said a release from Overtime Media.
Teejay took the stage around 2 am and worked the audience into a frenzy, but still paused on the adulation to deliver an important message:
“Stop killing one another,” Teejay said, while in the midst of his commanding 40-minute set.
[caption id="attachment_1032005" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Magnum Top Performa Jubba, Magnum Spotlight winner Kesi, and Romeich Major. - courtesy Overtime Media[/caption]
“My name is Teejay, The Up Top Boss, and true me sing badman song, this is just entertainment! Ghetto youths, me wha uno make nuff money, take care of your family scene, yuh understand. We no do petty crime, we no rape women, we no kill lickle pickni, yuh understand. All ah de G dem who know say ah money alone we ah pree. But we bad same way and we na go drop we three points cause we dey ah road."
Not dropping three points is a Jamaican expression meaning to not let one's guard down or make bad decisions, the release said.
Magnum Top Performa "Jubba" and Magnum Spotlight winner "Kesi" opened up the live action around 10 pm and received warm receptions from the rapidly-growing audience. From 8 pm, dancehall fans began streaming into the spacious venue which was lined with bars and booths, promotions and giveaways, all enhanced by the brilliantly visible Campari and Magnum activation centres. Mlulekqi "Jashii" Clarke then ignited the main segment with a thrilling performance, complete with a surprise guest appearance from Spragga Benz and a salute to the Trinibad movement.
[caption id="attachment_1032004" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Jada Kingdom gets close to her fans during the Magnum Xplosion SummerStage concert.. -[/caption]
Rheon Elbourne and Jahllano then delivered a stirring tribute to the late K-Lion, before the seductive Jada Kingdom Murphy took the stage and invoked screams and shrieks from her many adoring fans. Expressing satisfaction with the turnout and the energy of the assembly, she said rhetorically:
"Meh love how the crowd looks! None ah we in here not no losers, don't it? Cause one ting we ah go try how much time, no matter if ah million times, don't it?" Launching into her popular song Win, she grooved and waved, wined and twerked for the litany of cell phones recording every moment.
Skeng followed and built upon the stir Jada had already caused and soon had the audience fixated on his unpredictable movements, indecipherable speech and rock-star type behaviour. Somehow, they knew all his lyrics and sang along as he sprayed champagne and various other beverages all over the stage, the crowd, and himsel
