12 years already?! Ding Dong reminisces on clash between Vybz Kartel and Mavado
Dancehall
artiste Ding Dong brought his followers down memory lane recently when he
shared a clip from the Sting clash between Mavado and Vybz Kartel 12 years ago.
In 2008, there
was a major feud between the two dancehall stars that eventually led to a clash
at Sting on December 26 at the Jamworld Entertainment Centre in Portmore. There
was high anticipation leading up to the Gully vs Gaza clash, and in the end, many
people were still trying to decide who the actual winner was.
Ding Dong
seems to remember the clash vividly, and he paid homage to the two entertainers
in a post on Friday.
“Mi nuh
think we a see something like this ever again in dancehall… respect to dem
living legends ya… @vybzkartel @mavadogully,” Ding Dong said in the now-deleted
post.
The day
after the clash, Vybz Kartel released a diss song for Mavado called Don’t
Run. In that track, he declared himself the winner and recounted the clash.
Mavado also claimed he won the battle.
Their feud
also spread to the dancehall space, and there were even clashes among students.
And in 2009, at the request of then-Prime Minister Bruce Golding, Mavado and Vybz
Kartel publicly tried to make peace.