SOLID AGENCY'S ANNUAL FULLY LOADED 2007 covered by Christopher Campbell...........

Rain or shine Fully Loaded 07 was bound to be one of the better events for the summer and that it was. Hosted at the lovely James Bond Beach venue solid agency one again proved that they are amongst the best party production teams in Jamaica. With this year being its 11th Anniversary the event kicked off at about 2:30pm with the sound systems building a vibe for the early comers who had the beach at their disposal and the hard at work production crew who was busy preparing the property. As time elapsed and more and more patrons filled in the venue the tempo changed drastically at about 1:30am when early opening act and sound systems took to stage generating "forwards" and "lighters raised high" from the thousands who were now visible. By this time several top entertainers worked their way through the V.I.P entrance to mix, mingle and converse with the backstage guests who enjoyed the exclusive V.I.P bar.

Drama was never short in supply as several surprising things occurred. Beenie Man was spotted stage side to the shock of many people, Black Chiney Sound System went all out and disrespect the show organizer Sharon Burke then was humiliated himself after being kicked of stage and out the venue. Don Mafia took to stage uninvited and was booed after displaying a Star publication with Beenie Man & Barbee on the cover and probably the biggest surprise of the morning was Fire Links being booed and shown the Beach after Blaze torched him in a fierce Dub for Dub showdown. Tony Matterhorn jeered him by saying “I’m Tony Matterhorn I’m a Super Star” much to the amusement of his fans.

Some of the better performances of the night came from Teflon who brought out the spray torches with “Guns Rise”, Pressure who declared “Love & Affection” and Etana who swayed the crowd with both “Wrong Address” & “Roots”. The showstoppers however caused mass pandemonium & chaos. Fabolous was up first and the New York based rapper deliver hits like “Keepin It Gangsta”, “Diamonds”, “Superwoman” and the Junior Reid assisted “Real Warriors” which sat well with the raving crowd. Next up was the Three M’s and a B (Movado, Munga Honorable and Busy Signal) who combined sets and launched an anything goes segment. They literally DONE THE PLACE with hits like Movado’s” Squeeze her Breast”, “Full Clip” and “Bad mind”, Munga’s “Bad from me born”, “Gangsta don’t play around” and “Wine pon it and talk to me”, While Busy Signal slurred “Rising to the top” “ Bad Man Place” and the chilling “These are the F**king Days”. The crowd also enjoyed short stints from Bling Dawg, Wayne Marshall, Einstein, Flex and Bugle. The five star general Bounty Killa was not present at the venue and that was that.        

Unforgettable moments of the event was Swamp King accidentally dropping the microphone on stage “which is a BIG No No on any show”, Macka Diamonds electrifying performance about money, western union & herself getting married to Bounty Killa like Beenie Man & Angel and the unbelievable quality of the Dub plates that won the battles for Code Red, Tony Matterhorn and Renaissance. Not excluding however Movado and his over 20 member entourage one of whom took to stage and cause a fracas with police officers and security personnel as well as the bottle throwing incidents which MC Matterhorn quickly dispelled.

Despite minor glitches the show was well attended and entertaining, great production, memorable performances and perfect date. SOLID AGENCY Gone a lead !!!

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