King Shine wins world fight club championship

New York:

On Saturday night, New Jersey’s King Shine sound came out victorious over Brooklyn’s Kosmik Movements and Platinum Kids from the Bronx, to become the very first World Fight Club (WFC) champion.

Set to the backdrop of Brooklyn, North America’s sound clash mecca, New York region dancehall and clash fans poured into Linden Hall, to witness Platinum Kids, Kosmik Movements, and veteran selector Johnny Killa, and King Shine battle it out for the title.

The exciting rivalry between all three sounds made it a night of settling unfinished business. One part of the rivalry stemmed from the 2016 New Jersey Cup Clash between Kosmik and King Shine which ended in controversy. Additionally, all three contenders faced off in the 2017 US Rumble (along with four additional sounds), which ended in an upset, as the most inexperienced clash competitor of that line-up – Platinum Kids – came out with an unexpected win over other seasoned sounds.

King Shine has had a number of controversial clash endings against clash legends like Ricky Trooper as well as Pink Panther, and most recently, one of Brooklyn’s ‘Big Four’- the legendary Earth Ruler Sound.

A clean win for the New Jersey titan, King Shine’s deadly performance in WFC Round One was a historic moment – the New Jersey native killed two sounds from New York, in New York.

Saturday’s launch of World Fight Club marks the beginning of a new era in the international sound clash arena. Produced by North America’s legendary sound system King Addies, the sound clash icons encourage all sounds and DJs worldwide to get involved. Co-manager of King Addies, Shinez, says “We are about showcasing authentic Jamaican sound system culture to wider audiences … it’s the only way to push the culture forward.”