Unruly Stumpy wins first knockout round in Magnum All-Star Sound Clash
Published:Saturday | April 8, 2023 | 12:29 AM
Unruly Stumpy was victorious in the first knockout round of the Magnum All-Star Sound Clash. The St Thomas and New York-based sound group competed against popular St Elizabeth sound Ruff Kut, at the All-Star Headquarters on 153 Olympic Way last week Friday. Unfortunately, Ruff Kut’s popularity was no match for Unruly Stumpy’s clash tactic, as they won all five rounds of the clash.
“We feel 100 per cent confident in the clash because, think about it, in this type of clash, you have to be prepared and just think outside of the box,” said Stumpy who is the owner of the Unruly Stumpy Sound Group.
At their preliminary clash on March 10, Ruff Kut was victorious. However, Unruly Stumpy took the feedback from the judges and, this time around, they executed a stellar battle.
“We hurt ourselves in the preliminary clash because the selector was late, and we played back a song ... that’s the reason we lost the clash. At the knockout round now, we went back to the drawing board and fix what we had to fix and brought our A game,” Stumpy said, as he revealed that, in the sound community, there is an ongoing musical feud between the group and the Ruff Kut sound.
“A lot of persons didn’t know, but this is the third time we have clashed. We are the only sound that has ever gone to St Elizabeth and beat them in their hometown,” he shared.
Ruff Kut had a strong start to the clash in round one but ran afoul when their MC uttered a prohibited word, resulting in the round automatically going to Unruly Stumpy. However, the judge’s votes were unanimous for the last four rounds, giving Unruly Stumpy the win for their preparation, delivery, and execution.
This clash continues with Five Star who will face-off against the Twin Star Sound.
At the end of the competition, the winning sound system will walk away with a cash prize of $1,000,000, a trophy, the best sound-system title and bragging rights.