Great performances ...at Pepsi Teen Splash

PEPSI Teen Splash 2001 will long be remembered by its patrons for one thing - good performances.

The audience got good entertainment in almost every section of the event. From the accomplished Beenie Man to the upcoming acts, the crowd rarely experienced a dull moment. In fact, whenever there seemed to be a drop in the energy at the Port Kaiser venue in St. Elizabeth, somebody came on to lift it.

The first segment saw upcoming acts such as Ol' Corouches Dancers, Grandfather and Son, Hit Man Wally, Excitement and Ringo ­ the fire dancers ­ entertaining the crowd in one way or the other.

The second segment was equally good and continued on the foundation set by the earlier acts. There were good performances from Apache and Sammy Question as well as Zumjay.

However, the stars of this section were childhood prodigies Little Shotta, N' Daddy and Kitty Paw. They performed solo and at times teamed up to thrill the audience. They delivered lyrics on sex and politics.

After the amateurs, it was time for the big guns. High riding George Nooks was first. He immediately dipped into his lyrical bag. Coming up with hits such as Tribal War, Zion Gate and So Much Love to Give he had the crowd shouting and flickering lighters. Nooks chatted with the audience and played choir director in God Is Standing By before making an exit.

Cobra followed CeCile who had failed to continue the hype that Nooks had built. Cobra, however, was in stinging form. Greeted with lighters and waving rags, he immediately went into his hits. He lashed out at women who he thought were boring in bed and in-between boasted about his sexual prowess. Oral sex practitioners, homosexuals and so-called informers were not spared Cobra's sting as he bashed them with his piercing lyrics. He called up Goofy, who unleashed a barrage of hits, which had the audience in a frenzy.

Tanto Metro and Devonte, who followed, had the crowd singing with them as they reeled off old hits and new songs. They, then, made way for Bling Dawg.

Bling Dawg was his usual self ­ performing his trademark lyrics Who Nuh Like Bling Dawg and Robbery. His performance earned him an encore. He wasted no time in getting down to business and when he left the Port Kaiser venue the audience was satisfied.

Singer J and Elephant Man followed. Singer J doing a short stint before the crowd welcomed Elephant Man. Elephant ­ the "Energy God" ­ was hot. He jumped on stage, climbed the lights and jumped on the sound boxes. He was raunchy at times inviting ladies in the front to touch his private parts and when they touched it, he proceeded to gyrate while their hands eagerly clutched his flesh. He later called on Kip Rich and the two proceeded to electrify the audience before exiting for Beenie Man. Beenie Man's performance was a tale of differing halves. The patrons in the front stayed and enjoyed his performance while those in the back strolled out while he was on-stage.

His performance was the usual.

He chatted with the audience, danced, accused the men who failed to put their hands in the air of being homosexuals and, in between 'rock n roll' and Latin beats, managed to take the audience down memory lane with past chart toppers. He commented on being awarded the title of "Deejay Of The Year" seven times in comparison to everybody else who had two or none.

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