DJ Naz crowned queen of clash

Blanks popped, vuvuzelas blared as an all-out war erupted early Sunday morning at the the inaugural Queens of Clash at the National Stadium in St Andrew.

DJ Naz (Gurl Power), DJ Montana (Super Gold Sound), and DJ KK (Yung Gunz Sound) faced-off in a no-holds-barred musical showdown, battling for the inaugural Queens of Clash title.

With basslines dropping like bombs and dubplates cutting like daggers, the fierce female DJs went head-to-head, chanting "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" as they unleashed pure sonic warfare. But when the dust finally settled and the war drums fell silent, only one queen remained standing--DJ Naz, the undisputed ruler of the dancehall battleground.

Although the venue wasn't packed as one would typically expect for a sound clash, the women made it work, battling through the intro, elimination, and best-of-seven rounds, which were cut to four due to the police lock-off.

From the start, DJ Naz made it clear "she nuh 'fraid a nuh gyal or nuh bwoy" when it comes to sound clashes. She stepped out in a Jamaican-coloured tutu with matching beads to rep her home turf. But by the second round, she switched it up, ditching the tutu for a leather romper.

One patron, Tommy G, told THE STAR that Naz "mussi dash wey the tutu 'cause DJ Montana called her out for looking like a fairy/tinkerbell while at 'war'". Anyway, Naz wasn't fazed. She continued to jab at her opponents, dropping a Rooted & Grounded dubplate, and admitted that the battle wasn't going to be easy.

"Me seh me excited... but me nah tell nuh lie, me did stress out!," she told THE STAR following her win, adding,"When me tell you seh me nuh sleep... Me spend months a do bare dubplates and me just wah big up the artiste them weh support me... and the one who never support or ignore me, thanks same way, cause a bayy!"

First to get pulled from the battle was 22-year-old DJ KK from Trinidad. She made it clear it was her first time soloing, and the other deejays used that bit to their advantage. Super Gold's DJ Montana even had a word for her, saying, "We nah take it easy pon nuh newbie."

But DJ KK didn't back down. She fired back, letting them know she wasn't asking for sympathy, dropping her opening dubplate for the first elimination round from Journey Boss, Patexx: "KK, you a di queen of clash... two ol' foot a get kick up by a juvenile." The crowd didn't carry her through to the next round, but they still gave her a round of applause for her effort.

To add to the heat, Naz got personal in the second round, responding to Montana's jabs. According to Naz, the two used to be friends and had worked together, with Naz seemingly looking out for Montana--until recently. In an unexpected move, Naz played two voice notes: one where Montana thanked her for a referral, and the other where Montana was reportedly asking for help to "beat Naz (in the soundclash), 'cause she's not easy to beat." Naz didn't stop there, though. She fired back with accusations, including some scandalous claims and dubplates aimed at Montana, allegedly involving an OnlyFans account.

Montana didn't flinch. Almost as if she saw it coming, she fired back with her own special: " Oh a dat a dem plan? Fi seh the White girl have a bagga man ... DJ Naz yuh fi stop it... the whole Jamaica nuh stop laugh after yuh baby fada 'cause everybody seet seh yuh gi him jacket ". She earned blanks from the crowd.

When asked if she felt intimidated coming to Jamaica to compete, she simply said, "Not at all. I did a lot of preparation... lots of studying the tunes, the greats that came before me and of course, my opponents."

Addressing how she felt when she heard the voice notes, Montana said, "I was prepared for anything, because sound clashes is a dirty sport... and to be honest, I don't have anything against anyone. I live in love and love wins over hate every time."