Nutty O explains Rick Ross show absence
Mako Jerera
Dancehall artist Nutty O says he was denied a performance at the Rick Ross concert on Friday night.
Nutty O was supposed to was billed to curtain raise for the US rapper and perform just before Rick Ross.
However, the dimunitive chanter did not go on stage.
Quelling debate, after a morning of bitter exchanges among sympathisers and critics Nutty O released a statement.
He said the organisers, Roar Entertainment failed to treat him with respect.
“As you know, we were much excited about yet another link-up and witnessing the Mustard Seed in effect, but due to circumstances beyond our control as Team ABX, despite arriving at the HICC at 9 pm in good time for the program-stated performance time of 22.15pm we were not granted access to the stage area and event by the promoter,” Nutty O said.
According to the statement, efforts by the artist, band and team to get access tags had failed since the morning of the day of the show.
By the time we managed to get in, the visiting artist was performing and no other local artist had performed yet, we communicated with our gig contact, and they assured us that we would perform after another visiting Artist who was next.
“This did not however happen, the visiting artists all performed and we were backstage until 3 am when the venue had emptied up and the organizers themselves had left.
Nutty O raised three fundamental points which he says contributed to his non-performance:
1. Balance was not paid up by their official stated time of performance (which we had highlighted and assured it will be sorted)
2. Nutty O, band and team were not granted access tags nor access to the event before and during the event
3. Nutty O, the band and the team were denied a performance slot on the stage. (when we eventually got to the backstage) We were therefore not able to perform as we expected
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