We Are Ready! - The 6ixes promise big Sumfest performance

Six Boss Squash says he and the other members of the dancehall's hottest crew are ready to give Reggae Sumfest fans the experience of a lifetime.

"Self-confidence a everything and we a guh dweet man. We a put in rehearsal time and we ready," the fast-rising Montego Bay artiste said.

Squash, as well as and St Thomas-native Chronic Law, is slated to close Festival Night One at Reggae Sumfest on July 19. Jahvillani and Montegonians Shane E and Unknown Gringo have also been tasked with maintaining the morning crowd.

"Artistes deh deh weh coulda close the show, but yuh have a set a people weh feel hurt say a di 6ixes a close so dem have all type a things fi say. Is a ting weh we never fight fah innu. Is wah di people dem did wah and a dat di people dem a go get," he said.

"6ix a di hottest but dem feel we can't close the show because we young. But even though we young, a we a di toughest and di roughest out deh and we nuh feel no way when dem talk, because nuff a dem get fi dem time and dem make use a fi dem time. A fi we time now and we a guh make use a it," Squash said.

ABILITY DOUBTED

Since it was announced that the 6ixes would be tasked with closing dancehall night, some critics have cast doubts on their ability to deliver.

And last week, when one of the group's members was put to the test at Red Stripe Live, snippets of patrons walking out of the venue while the artiste was still on stage have caused even more unease among some patrons, especially as the day of reckoning inches closer.

Squash, the artiste who had the unfortunate experience at Red Stripe Live last Saturday, told THE WEEKEND STAR that his 'vibe' to perform was broken when he arrived at the venue and thus his entire set was affected, resulting in the videos many have been circulating on social media.

"Yuh see deh so now, me just never have no vibes, mi spirit did done corrupt already. As me just reach me hear say me affi go pan the stage now. Me not even get fi say make me drink one beer or nothing. First thing me hear a say the inspector a say dis and dat and so me just get corrupt and me never inna no mood fi perform," he explained.

"Performance come naturally innu, but definitely me like fi deh a one place weh me can relax before me touch the stage. Me nuh like come and nobody a rush me a say 'go on now' because me nuh take programme, nuh like the bully thing. Me need a likkle time fi mi self so me can gwaan charge up and vibes up," the 6ix boss said.

Meanwhile, Jahvillani has promised "crazy shellings" for dancehall night.

"Right now, we a trending artiste inna the business and no matter the artistes weh we see [on stage], at the end of the day, it is going to be about going out there to put out my best."

"I want this show to launch me on the Germany festivals (like Summerjam in Cologne) and across Europe because the international festivals different from what happens in the base," Jahvillani said.