Its being described as the The Settlement of All Arguments and its going to be a real sound clash between two of the hottest DeeJays in the history of Dancehall music. The main event is STING 2008 – the 25th Anniversary!!! This will be the stage where Vybz Kartel and Mavado go toe to toe to settle a long running beef. To bring everyone up to speed, the beef/feud began in 2006 when Vybz left The Alliance, a federation of sorts of dancehall artists which includes legends like Bounty Killer and of course, Mavado. Although they had worked together in the past, diss tracks started coming out on various riddims. Violence followed, but nobody was hurt. The feud died down in 2007 after a press conference, but then it came back to life in August of this year (2008). The diss tracks started again and now we will have the priviledge of seeing these two stars go at it through music at Sting 2008.

I had a chance to check out some of the interviews with Vybz and Mavado and the level of Jamaican Slang is everything you dreamed of. The patois flows so naturally as both artists are at ease trying to make a case as to why they are going to win. It might be bold to say this is like Mike Tyson vs. Lennox Lewis in the boxing world, but it is certainly up there with one of the hottest beefs in dancehall. I think these video clips are gems for anyone looking to learn Jamaican Patois/ Jamaican Slang. Check them out…and to learn more Jamaican Slang…check out SpeakJamaican.com

STING 2008 – MAVADO

STING 2008 – VYBZ KARTEL