Well… where do we begin to tell you about the bash featuring Baby Cham AKA Cham at the Club Center last Saturday? Let’s start with if you missed it – SHAME ON YOU!! Not since the white hot bash this summer with Firelinks has the masses enjoyed themselves at this venue. We can all agree that Stone Love in August was (too damn) hot, Tony Matterhorn was cool, and what I can say about Baby Cham is that this bash was pure madness!
As Chat ‘Bout entered the Club Center at a fashionably late 2am, the bash was in full swing with partygoers feeling the tunes of the featured sounds Star Temple and of course the hosts of the evening, New Horizon. Sample Jack was soon to play as they introduced the crowd to some of their new dub plates and got the crowd hype for the featured artist. The MC of the evening, KC Platinum, kept all his gals in the crowd warmed up with the usual big ups to the hard working independent women, hair stylists, beautiful ladies, etc., etc,…..
Keeping the crowd on edge, performances from Willpower and Morning Star worked the audience for hypeness from Sparticus leading to Blacka as he bought the house down with his favorite tune, “Let It Be”. Chat ‘Bout could definitely feel the love from the crowd during his performance which adds even more anticipation to his HUGE birthnight bash next month, featuring Stone Love.
No faster than the crowd could answer the usual, “Are you ready for Showtime?”, on comes Cham to the stage immediately hitting the crowd with ‘Grounds Man’, followed by dancehall favorites such as ‘So Long Gal’, ‘Mek Jamaica feel proud’, and ‘Strange Things’. Soon Cham began calling for the longtime fans before gracing the crowd with tunes like, ‘Que Sara’ and ‘Suck Ya Mamma’. In true nostalgic fashion, reminiscent of my early dancehall days of Dad’s Hall, these tunes definitely caught me at a, ‘Damn-I-forgot-he-made-that-moment’. By the time he hit us with his recent set of tunes like, ‘Vitamin S’ and ‘Suicidal Mi Buumboclaat’, I’d forgiven him for not singing one of my favs, ‘Middle Finger’. But who cares? What he did sing (and I loved) was his collabo tunes, ‘Boom Boom’ – with out Rihanna (Thanks), ‘Tables will Turn’ and
‘This is Why I’m Hot’ without missing a beat. By the time Cham sang ‘Ghetto Story’, I, like the rest of the crowd was completely satisfied with the bash the contained more show and less dance – as we seemed to like it sometimes….
Although Chat ‘Bout noticed a lot of newbies in the crowd (on account of the Z 107.9 coverage – I’m sure), there were a few dancehall celebs in the crowd that usually come out to big dances. We immediately spotted Lady Sypda in alongside her long lost dance partner, Storm. The always in fashion God Bless Crew was answering the call of metallic – which seemed to be the ladies choice of attire the evening. Also in attendance were the Designing Women Crew, The Untouchable Crew, Maggie and Sharon, Breed, Leisa Engel, Ms. Trini, Ocean Wave Eye, and Marc Dragon. The blast from the past again goes to The Diamond Girls on the laid back and chill tip. Now that the scene is getting back to where it used to be, something tells me that we will be seeing a lot more of den girls that once fade make a comeback in 2008……
Big Up to New Horizon - excuse me, New Horizon Productions for keeping a NICE dance with great vibes and even better tunes. Keep it up fellas! Definitely looking forward to the Couples dance on the 15th. It is sure to be interesting – to say the least!
Keep it coming Cleveland!
(As always) Bashy
As much as Chat ‘Bout Cleveland LOVES a great dance, it is with pleasure that we have the opportunity to showcase an event that focuses on those giving back to the community…..
Chat ‘Bout was on hand to witness the crew at Ocean Wave on their toes as they catered to a packed house from Noon until its end at about 6pm…..
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