'Fully Loaded 2003' rocked!
published: Monday | August 4, 2003

By Nagra Plunkett, Staff Reporter

WESTERN BUREAU: EXCEPT FOR a fight that had patrons scurrying minutes before the show ended and a police officer escorting disc jockey Tony Matterhorn momentarily off-stage for using profanity, 'Fully Loaded 2003' rocked!

Friday night's event, which was part of the Appleton Temptation Isle series of parties, saw local and international sound systems and deejays taking turns at the turntables along with appearances by several deejays.

Tony Matterhorn had the Wavz Beach in Negril, Westmoreland, 'locked'. The selector took the stage in an obviously defensive manner has he countered a selector from the Miami-based Innocent Sound, who he claimed was "...bright fi a com call up mi name when 'im deh pon stage." Matterhorn wasted no time in annihilating whatever musical power the young man thought he had and proceeded to entertain and build the 'vibes' of the crowd. He did just that using a combination of some profanity-laced comments and his unique mixes, which were too much to keep up with, and were collected from dancehall, reggae, hip hop and rhythm and blues tunes.

During his selection of 'dancing tunes', while obedient patrons were executing dances like 'Pon Di River, Pon Di Bank', 'Signal Di Plane', and 'The Run', Police Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Lascelles Taylor of the Negril Police Station went to escort Matterhorn off-stage. Fears that the officer's move would bring a premature end to the DJ's stint had the crowd openly expressing their disappointment at the lawmen. However, DSP Taylor later allowed Matterhorn to return on-stage after he gave him a stern warning and a leniency plea by the promoters of the show. The police's move did not go over well with the DJ and his fuelled rage made him retaliate against the police with his music
and the crowd went wild with
satisfaction.

Bounty Killer and his 'Alliance' ­ Elephant Man, Wayne Marshall, Kip Rich, Predator, Vybz Cartel, Predator and Angel Doolas ­ gave a good showing and had the patrons at their fingertips. The 'Energy God' Elephant Man brought his usual exuberance to the packed venue and was an instant crowd-favourite. Wayne Marshall had Q-Tip, a 7-year-old rapper/dancer, as part of his act. The supposedly 'mentally-ill' artiste, Predator, was well-received by the patrons with his Mad and Nah Nuh Head and teamed up with Kip Rich to deliver Mad, Sick, Head Nuh Good. Bounty Killer brought down the curtain on the event at approximately 2:05 a.m. on Saturday, doing songs like Good To Go, Summertime, Sawda Dem and Fitness with Angel Doolas. The fight broke out during his stint on-stage. A performance by American hip hop artiste Cam'ron came next. He was a hit among the ladies as he did songs like Horse and Carriage, Oh Boy and Hey Ma. There were also cameo performances by Regan, Marlon Binns and Kid Kurrupt.

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