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After seeing what "Color Me Red" had to offer for Carnival Wednesday, our expectations for Thursday fetes were high. Two events to check out tonight - "Talk of New Yor" at Upper Level and "King of Soca" at Indies Nightclub.

1st stop... Upper Level in Rodney Bay. Relatively small crowd, mostly comprised of the NY based crew that flew in earlier jammin' to the sounds of DJ Back to Basics. As MC Wassy will say, "We just passin' thru!"  Less than a 2 minute drive, we pulled up outside of Indies. Quick link with local carnival contact Swagga Shane, bam the promoter is outside and we're inside.  Again, to our surprise... it's a small crowd on hand.

No scene, this event was all about choosing the "King of Soca" ... and we're not talking about singing either.

It's a "Soca Sound Clash!" 4 of the island's top DJ battling - HP, Shane, Hyper D and DJ Play. The event was hosted by Levy Chin.

By the time we arrived, it was down to the final two - Hyper D vs DJ Shane. Tune for tune ... 5 Rounds! And after the 2 round, it started to become evident that Hyper D was going to take the belt home tonight with his witty soca plate selections. Winner Hyper D also won a BlackBerry phone courtesy of LIME.

2 Rum and Cokes later, and it was time to buss the tape.

Looking forward to "Outrageous in Black" tomorrow night...

Did we forget anything? Add your 2 cents below...

-Chooks aka The Carnival Ref

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