MadHouse Experience cops Red Bull Culture Clash

The moment former opponents Bounty Killer and Beenie Man ran on to the stage at the Red Bull Culture Clash early Sunday morning inside the National Arena, the MadHouse Experience crew believe they should have been declared the winner.

Bringing out the two men who helped to build Jamaica's 'clash culture' and who were presented with national honours inside the same arena on Heroes Day, was enough, in his view, to make MadHouse Experience be considered creative enough to be announced as the winner.

While speaking with the media immediately after being announced the winner, Cham, the main voice of the crew, lauded the dancehall legends.

"Big-up to Bounty Killer. Big-up to Beenie Man. Big-up to Louie Culture. Big-up to Buju Banton. Big-up to Eddie G Bomba, Busy Signal, Tanya Stephenson [and] all of the people who played their part, and big-up to the general, Dave Kelly. And I want to say big-up to the whole Red Bull Culture Clash and all of the fans dem that came out, even [though] whole heap a rain fall; the people still forward out and the energy was crazy!" Cham said, while holding the Red Bull Culture Clash trophy. MadHouse Experience actually tied with the Jamaica We Seh crew, but the latter lost out on the victory after being accused of using two repeated lyrics.

Another reason the MadHouse Experience members thought they came out victorious was because they started their segment of the clash with God, by playing CeCe Winans' gospel hit Goodness of God. The team also included a drama piece of a farmer, and had a contribution from Eddy G Bomba, who recently came under fire by some police for the song No Cap.

In throwing words at their Lon Don Crew opponents, at one point, a member sang the popular London Bridge is Falling Down song by The Wiggles. Cham, who reminded everyone that the MadHouse Experience came out of Sherlock Crescent in 1997, added that it was proper planning and good thinking that pushed the crew - which consisted of himself, Colin 'The Captain' Hines, CopperShaun and Game Changaz - to victory in the end.

"I would have to say just how we sort out everything. If you even listen the first round, where it was the rapping verse round and we took them back to school. We are the only sound that played for the females. The second round was females only. We weren't even worrying about points. We wanted the people to be entertained and enjoying themselves," Cham said.

"We nuh call no sound name in a none a wi dubs, straight up! Because, to me, no sound nuh de de! Everybody dead from Red Bull call dem!" he added.

Present inside the National Arena was Vybz Kartel, with a cabana beside the Jamaica We Seh crew. His son, Little Addi, also had a segment during that crew's performance, with other great highlights from ZJ Chrome, Ishawna, Pretty Pretty, Debbie Burp and Capleton.