PICS: @PayAttentionJA – Saturday June 8, 2013 at @SouthBeachCafeJ

On Saturday June 8, 2013, New Kingston’s Club Indulge (Upstairs South Beach Cafe) was treated to a showcase of Jamaican Hip Hop, this show was called Pay Attention. Hosted by The Sickest Drama (TSD), we got t o witness performances by some of Jamaica’s best talent. Performers included TMO, Gully Cash, Sly Rankin, and Acmatic. The show had a slightly late start thanks to “Jamaican Time” but some old school hip hop hits played by Fatalic Sounds held our attention until showtime. The Sickest Drama held his own as the host for the night with his random freestyles, but not in any way taking away from the main performances.

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Given the decent size of patrons, the performances were great. Gully Cash started off his set with a couple songs which were greeted with approval. The Fo5ifth member also called on two guest performers who did well except the last performer who missed some of his lines at times. The next performer was Sly Rankin who was buzzing recently on the airwaves with his “Tell Dem” which he performed along a few more songs. He also brought guests to further bring the energy at the venue. TMO was the next performer commanded alot of crowd participation. His energetic performances were entertaining and encore worthy especially with his “I Drink, I Smoke” track that had him instructing patrons to keep the bartenders busy. After TMO’s set came the last performers of the night, Acmatic. King Lopo and PlateFace, accompanied by a liter of white Rum and a Red Stripe beer, managed to keep the same level of energy if not higher than the previous performers. Belting out music from their “Almost” EP, they almost broke the stage, dived headfirst into the audience and requested crowd participation. Overall the night was great, the highlights were TMO and Acmatic’s performances and of course TSD’s freestyles. Looking forward to the next Pay Attention event so we can witness more entertainers taking their talents to “South Beach“.